Fertility & Family Planning

HONOURING THE COMPLEXITY

OF THE JOURNEY TO

GROWING A FAMILY

Whether you’re navigating uncertainty in TTC, undergoing ART treatments, or considering your options, you don’t have to go through it alone. We offer compassionate fertility counselling to support your emotional well-being through all stages of fertility and family planning.

This is really

hard. And,

you deserve care

that holds space for

hope and healing,

(however that may look).

30%

to 40% of Canadian women presenting with infertility also experience significant depression or anxiety (CIHR, 2023)*.

↑ RATES

OF QUALITY-OF-LIFE

AND PREGNANCY

have been documented following therapeutic interventions that support the lowering of fertility-related psychological distress (Rooney & Domar, 2018)**.

Fertility Struggles Impact

1 in 6 couples in Canada

If only people understood the path to growing our families isn’t always linear. Fertility struggles and reproductive decisions can bring up a lot: grief, isolation, shame, and uncertainty.

Therapy can help you process the emotional toll of fertility challenges, advocate for your needs, reconnect with yourself and your partner, and process mental health challenge such as anxiety, depression, grief, or trauma, all of which are common in fertility journeys.

We know your struggle can deeply impact your identity, sense of worth life meaning, relationships, and daily functioning. Our therapists are specialized in offering compassionate fertility counselling to genuinely validate your experience and support your mental health in times when you feel most profoundly tested.

Does this sound familiar?

Your life feels consumed by your fertility challenges, your identity feels lost in the struggle

You struggle to maintain a sense of trust in your body, this feels unsettling

Your family and friends are sympathetic, but you don’t truly feel seen by your closest circles of support

You are grieving in a way that others simply cannot understand

You and your partner are both exhausted and afraid, your intimacy sometimes feels forced

You have tried “not being so stressed” already, thank you very much, not helpful

You feel a sense of loss as your journey to becoming a mother is vastly different than you ever imagined

You feel isolated and unseen in conversations about motherhood

IF THIS RESONATES, LET’S CONNECT

Thank you for your interest in Workshop! We’re in the midst of building our practice and launching our services. Please fill out this form to join our waitlist and let us know if our therapy services are of interest to you.

HOW WE CAN HELP

Our approach to supporting clients with fertility and family planning is grounded in trauma-informed care, inclusivity, and compassion.

  • We support clients to process grief, disappointment, and complex emotions that can uniquely surface in fertility challenges and options.

  • If exploring or experiencing ART, we navigate decision-making and medical processes, helping clients advocate for themselves with medical providers and in their workplace.

  • We aim to help clients strengthen their relationship and communication with their partners, working together as a team and sharing the mental load of fertility concerns.

  • We work to rebuild our client’s trust in their bodies, reducing anxiety, and supporting interventions that improve quality of life during difficult times and manage the psychological distress of their experiences.

 Frequently Asked Questions

  • No, not at all. We support people at every stage—whether you’re just starting to explore your options, are mid-treatment, or are processing a decision to pause or stop.

  • No, all are welcome here!

    While many of our clients identify as women, we support individuals and couples of all genders and identities who are navigating fertility or family planning decisions.

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References

*Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, & University of Calgary. (2023). Testing an evidence-based self-help program for infertility-related distress in women. In Testing the Efficacy of the “Coping With Infertility” Self-Help Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial. University of Regina.

**Rooney, K. L., & Domar, A. D. (2018, January 1). The relationship between stress and infertility. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 20(2), 41–46.