Perinatal psychologist for the fertility journey
A space to hold the wait when the wish to become a mother starts to weigh on you.
Trying to conceive can become a long, silent wait, in which every cycle seems to test your patience and your hope.
When pregnancy doesn't arrive when you expected, the wish to become a mother can fill with anxiety, control, and comparison. You may live attentive to symptoms, dates, and tests, or feel that your life has been put on hold waiting for a result that doesn't depend on you alone.
Often a sense of loneliness and of being misunderstood is added: the people around you don't always understand what this process involves, and it's hard to explain why it hurts so much. You're not overreacting, and you don't have to go through it alone.
I can support you if you feel:
- Anxiety during the wait
- Obsessing over symptoms, tests, or cycles
- Frustration each time pregnancy doesn't happen
- A sense of being misunderstood or alone
- The emotional impact of fertility treatments
Does this sound like you?
You don't need to tick every one of these boxes for this support to make sense for you:
In everyday life
- Counting cycle days almost automatically
- Avoiding plans or celebrations out of fear of how you'll feel
- Finding it hard to feel happy for other people's pregnancies
- Checking symptoms and fertility forums several times a day
In your relationship with yourself and your partner
- Feeling like your body has "failed" you
- Sex has become a scheduled task
- Noticing distance or tension with your partner over this
- Finding it hard to talk about it without feeling like a burden
How I support you while trying to conceive
We work so you can regain some calm and a life of your own while the process lasts: setting limits on information overload, managing the anxiety of waiting, and holding the uncertainty without letting it take over everything.
If you're going through fertility treatments, we also care for the emotional toll they take, the difficult decisions, and their impact on your relationship and on how you see yourself. I adapt the support to your moment, with evidence-based tools (CBT, ACT, and emotional regulation).
What the process looks like, step by step
There's no single formula, but this is how it usually unfolds:
Free assessment call (20 min)
You tell me where you are — just starting to try, months in, or in fertility treatment — and we see whether I can help.
First sessions: naming what you feel
We explore how the wait is affecting you, which thoughts keep repeating, and the role trying to conceive is playing in your life right now.
Tools for everyday life
We work on the anxiety of waiting, comparison, and control with concrete tools (CBT, ACT), adapted to your cycle and your medical timeline.
Ongoing support
We continue session by session, adjusting the pace to each cycle, result, or medical decision as it comes up.
Sessions are weekly or fortnightly, depending on what you need; many women start to notice more calm in the wait after the first 4-6 sessions.
Frequently asked questions about trying to conceive
Do I need to have been trying for a long time to ask for help?
No. You can start therapy from the first month if you notice the wait already causes you anxiety, or after years of trying. There's no minimum time you need to "earn it".
Do you work with couples, or only individually?
Sessions are individual, but we often talk about the impact on your relationship and how to communicate better during the process.
Can I come if I'm in fertility treatment?
Yes, that's common. We work alongside your medical process, focusing on the emotional toll, the difficult decisions, and the wait between attempts.
What if I don't end up getting pregnant?
That's a possibility we can also hold together, without rushing and without you having to face it alone, exploring which paths make sense for you.
Are sessions online?
Yes, all sessions are online by video call, which makes it easier to keep continuity even with medical tests or frequent schedule changes.
You don't have to wait until you're at breaking point to ask for support while trying to conceive.