Infertility & Family Building

The journey to parenthood doesn’t always unfold the way we hope. Whether you’re navigating infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, IVF, IUI, egg retrievals, donor conception, surrogacy, adoption, or simply the uncertainty of trying to conceive, the emotional toll can be profound.

Each month can bring a cycle of hope, disappointment, grief, and difficult decisions that others may not fully understand. You don’t have to face this journey alone. I offer infertility and family-building counseling as a licensed clinical psychologist and Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) provider.

I work with clients in Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Calabasas, and Hidden Hills, elsewhere in the Conejo Valley, and throughout California through secure telehealth.

The hidden weight of waiting

Infertility can affect how you see your body, your relationship, your friendships, and your plans for the future. Appointments, medications, and test results can take over the calendar. Well-meaning questions from other people can sting. It can feel as though life is on pause while everyone around you moves forward.

Therapy provides a compassionate space to process the complex emotions that often accompany infertility and family building, strengthen your relationship with yourself and your partner, and develop healthy ways to cope with uncertainty. Together, we’ll work toward helping you navigate this chapter with greater resilience, self-compassion, and hope—wherever your path to parenthood may lead.

Family building in all its forms

There is no single story of how a family is built. Some people are in the middle of treatment. Others are deciding whether to continue, to pause, or to explore a different path. Some are already parenting after a long road and still carrying what it took to get there.

If loss has been part of this journey, you may also want to read about pregnancy loss therapy. When pregnancy does begin, perinatal psychology can help you feel supported through a season that may hold both hope and fear.

Infertility therapy for Westlake Village and the Conejo Valley

Clients in Westlake Village often look for an infertility therapist who can sit with the medical and emotional sides of family building. I also work with clients in Thousand Oaks, Calabasas, and Hidden Hills. In-person sessions are available in Ventura County, and California telehealth makes it possible to meet around monitoring appointments or recovery days.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to be in fertility treatment to start therapy?

No. You might be deciding whether to begin treatment, taking a break, or coping with the impact of trying to conceive without a clinic involved. Therapy can be useful at any of those points.

Can therapy help my relationship too?

Infertility often puts strain on a partnership, even when both people want the same outcome. We can talk about communication, mismatched coping styles, and how to stay connected while you make hard decisions. If it would help to include a partner in a session, we can discuss that together.

What if I feel guilty for how hard this has been?

Guilt and grief often travel together on this path. Therapy is a place to tell the truth about what this has cost you without having to tidy it up for anyone else.