Areas of Counselling:

  • Couples Counselling

  • Reproductive Counselling, including:

    • assisted reproduction (e.g., IVF, IUI)

    • use of donor gametes (sperm donation, egg donation, embryo donation)

    • surrogacy

    • adoption

    • personal dilemmas that may be experienced when considering reproductive choices

  • Counselling for in/fertility challenges during treatment

  • Helping clients to explore family options beyond fertility treatment

  • Counselling for considerations specific to single women and LGBTQ couples

  • Perinatal Counselling, including:

    • Pregnancy support

    • Birth Trauma support

    • Fourth trimester support

    • Transition to parenting

    • Maternal mental health concerns, such as postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum anxiety (PPA)

  • Trauma-informed support for grief and loss associated with miscarriage, pregnancy loss, fatal diagnosis, infant loss

  • Grief associated with unmet expectations for a ‘traditional family’

  • Support for those considering child-free living

This list is not exhaustive so please contact us if you have concerns other than those listed above and are interested in working with Hopeful Pathways Counselling.