Infertility Therapists in Scottsdale, AZ

Infertility can be a time that bonds a relationship and helps the couple feel close, yet for many, this stressful time is one that can pull them apart. Below are a few signs that you should seek an infertility counselor:

• Intimacy is replaced with only “procreation sex”
• Arguments are increasing around how infertility should be addressed
• The couple cannot agree on when/if to pursue assisted reproductive technology to form a family
• Either partner is feeling anxious, depressed or despair
• Infertility is taking over the couple’s life
• The couple is lacking support from friends or family who understand their stress

Any one of these is reason enough. You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from having somewhere to put this.

Couples counseling for infertility will focus on identifying the places in the relationship that are causing distress, misunderstanding, or feelings of distance. At times of difficult decisions, it will focus on helping the couple express their needs, fears, and desires while also listening to the other partner’s perspectives.

If infertility has caused places of pain in the relationship, the focus will be to help the couple repair their relationship and feel supported by the other. Individual counseling for infertility will help the individual process through negative feelings of loss, grief, anger, confusion, and stress related to the process.

Infertility is an inherently stressful process. Couples experiencing infertility go through grief, shame, self-blame, financial stress, scheduling stress, information overload, and despair. In fact, research by Dr. Alice Domar shows that a woman going through infertility is as stressed as a woman diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.

Numerous big decisions and disappointments can stress even the best of relationships, leaving many feeling misunderstood and unsupported. Couples can benefit from infertility counseling when the stress on the relationship reaches a tipping point and is starting to drive a wedge in the relationship. Yet, couples can also benefit from infertility counseling when they are first faced with infertility as a way to help them stay close through each decision and hard moment.

Further reading: How Infertility Can Impact a Relationship

Yes. Individual counseling for infertility will help the individual process through negative feelings of loss, grief, anger, confusion and stress related to the process.

We see Scottsdale clients for couples counseling, grief counseling, anxiety counseling, depression counseling, marriage counseling and family counseling, among others. Many people working through infertility find that more than one of these is relevant at different points, and everything else we offer locally in Scottsdale starts with the same free consultation.

Our counselors are held to the highest standards of excellence and bring the best of their education, experience, and professional knowledge to their practice. Counseling at BPC is a dynamic, active process, and counselors work with each person to understand, engage, and overcome even seemingly insurmountable difficulties.

Our office is in Phoenix at 6245 N 24th Parkway, near 24th Street and Camelback beside Biltmore Fashion Park, about 20 minutes from Old Town Scottsdale on Camelback Road. We have served the Scottsdale area since 2012, and we also offer online sessions to any Arizona resident.

Yes. Online sessions are available to any Arizona resident, individually or as a couple. For people in an active treatment cycle this is often the practical option, because it fits around monitoring appointments and does not add another drive to a week that already has several. You can also mix formats. Call (480) 999-7070 to arrange it.

Biltmore Psychology & Counseling is an out-of-network provider and does not bill insurance directly. If your plan includes out-of-network mental health benefits, we provide a receipt you can submit to your insurer for reimbursement, and many clients are reimbursed for a portion of each session.

Fees vary by clinician and by the type of session, so call (480) 999-7070 and we will give you the current rate before you book anything.