Did therapy really help you with infertility?

[Anonymous]

I'm really struggling with my infertility issues and I did try working with a therapist. I found it completely useless and it did not help at all. I feel really depressed that I cannot get pregnant. It's been 4 long years of infertility. Did therapy really help you come to an acceptance of your infertility? If so what specifically helped you? I cannot seem to accept and move forward.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it is helping me. I probably would have given up but my therapist has helped me work through all the pain and disappointment and find a way to carry on even when I felt overwhelmed and exhausted. I would give it another try. Did you like the therapist you saw? Maybe just not the right fit?

[Anonymous]

For me it personally didn’t help. I felt like I was just venting and frankly I didn’t see how reframing things was going to give me some peace. What did finally help, last fall after a failed IVF cycle was getting on Zoloft. The Zoloft helped through my subsequent miscarriage and back to back retrievals. I can’t believe how much we tolerate physically, emotionally and financially to have a baby- and it’s ok to get help in whatever form you need and works for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is helping me. I probably would have given up but my therapist has helped me work through all the pain and disappointment and find a way to carry on even when I felt overwhelmed and exhausted. I would give it another try. Did you like the therapist you saw? Maybe just not the right fit?

Any recommendations for infertility therapists in the DC area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is helping me. I probably would have given up but my therapist has helped me work through all the pain and disappointment and find a way to carry on even when I felt overwhelmed and exhausted. I would give it another try. Did you like the therapist you saw? Maybe just not the right fit?

Any recommendations for infertility therapists in the DC area?

Joan Liebermann specializes in these types of issues.

[Anonymous]

Heal from Within has an excellent support group. I personally have found this group much more helpful can any other therapist because it is a group of women all going through the same thing. It's really been a life-saver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heal from Within has an excellent support group. I personally have found this group much more helpful can any other therapist because it is a group of women all going through the same thing. It's really been a life-saver.

https://heal-from-within.com/fertility-workshop/

[Anonymous]

Therapists can really vary in quality and you definitely should see one who really specializes in infertility. We saw one in the DC area who spent most of our sessions talking about herself and her own family. Saw another one who was really good though. Try a different therapist.