IVF and Fertility Counsellors

Expert Counsellors to Guide Your Fertility Journey

Receiving a diagnosis of infertility can be overwhelming, and for many, it marks one of the most emotionally challenging times in their lives. It is common for people to experience a range of emotions on their fertility journey which is why we have counsellors available to help you.

Our experienced infertility counsellors play a vital role and can offer you a positive experience and independent support. For any patients using donor services, including counselling is a requirement of treatment.

Why is IVF Counselling Essential?

Infertility and IVF Counselling is an important part of fertility treatment offering support during what can be an emotionally complex journey. Everyone will deal with the emotional aspects of fertility treatment in different ways and it’s not uncommon to experience feelings of anxiety, stress or isolation along the way. These emotions can affect your personal relationships with others, yourself, and your outlook on life. Managing these emotions can be difficult and each person will respond in their own way which is why support from an infertility counsellor can be so valuable.

How We Support Your Fertility Journey

Infertility counselling provides a safe and confidential space to talk openly, build resilience and develop healthy coping strategies. Whether you’re navigating decisions, setbacks, or simply need someone to listen, experienced infertility counsellors are here to help you.

Counsellors can help you with:

• Emotional support – Our counsellors can help you emotionally prepare for treatment and manage feelings of stress, anxiety, hope and isolation.  They can help you deal with feelings around treatment, your friends who are falling pregnant and having babies, handling unwanted questions and deciding how much to share with others. IVF counsellors will help you gain a greater sense of control and provide you with specific coping strategies.

• Decision making – There are many significant decisions on a fertility journey. Our experienced infertility counsellors can help you with decisions around the management of treatment, stored gametes and embryos or how to deal with treatment outcomes you might not anticipate or desire.

• Donor and surrogacy guidance – Individuals pursuing fertility treatments that involve the use of donated gametes (eggs or sperm) or embryos will require two sessions of implications counselling before starting treatment. This type of counselling is designed to help donors of gametes or embryos, and recipients, to understand the psychosocial and ethical implications of treatment, their rights and responsibilities and any legal considerations.

Complimentary counselling at City Fertility

At City Fertility, you have the opportunity to benefit from one complimentary counselling session during each stimulated cycle. We encourage you (and your partner, if applicable) to access our counselling services at any time at any stage of your journey if you feel you need extra support.

Meet Our Team of Experienced IVF Counsellors

City Fertility have a trusted network of experienced infertility counsellors near you, all qualified with ANZICA qualifications. Our team can help you connect with the right counsellor for your needs.

Meet our team of Expert Infertility and IVF counsellors.

FAQs

To learn more, please visit our Counsellors section for more information about our counsellors.