Infertility Therapy
Infertility Therapy in Ontario
If you are looking for infertility therapy in Ontario, our team is here to help.
Take the first step towards healing. At Nūrish Psychotherapy, we offer to individuals supportive and specialized infertility therapy to Ottawa residents and beyond.
Compassionate Support Through Every Step of Your Fertility Journey
The journey to parenthood is not always straightforward. For many individuals and couples, infertility brings feelings of grief, uncertainty, anxiety, and emotional exhaustion. While medical professionals focus on your physical health, it is equally important to care for your emotional wellbeing.
At Nūrish Psychotherapy, we understand that infertility can affect every aspect of your life. Whether you are trying to conceive naturally, undergoing fertility treatments, navigating IVF or ICSI, coping with pregnancy loss, or struggling with unanswered questions, our therapists are here to support you with compassion, understanding, and evidence-based care.
You do not have to face this journey alone.
Understanding the Emotional Impact of Infertility
Infertility is more than a medical diagnosis. It is an experience that can leave you feeling isolated, overwhelmed, and uncertain about the future. You may find yourself living month to month, hoping each cycle will bring different news while carrying the weight of disappointment when it doesn’t.
Many people experience increased anxiety before appointments, fear during the two-week wait, sadness following unsuccessful treatment cycles, and grief after pregnancy loss. Relationships may become strained, social gatherings can feel difficult, and it may seem like everyone around you is moving forward while your life feels paused.
These emotions are valid. They are a natural response to an incredibly challenging experience.
How Therapy Can Help
Therapy offers a safe and supportive space where you can process the emotions that often accompany infertility. Together, we can help you navigate anxiety, manage stress, cope with grief, strengthen your relationships, and reconnect with yourself throughout your fertility journey.
At Nūrish Psychotherapy, we recognize that infertility is deeply personal. There is no right or wrong way to experience it, and no timeline for how you should feel. Our goal is to provide a warm, non-judgmental environment where you can speak openly, process difficult emotions, and develop tools to navigate the uncertainty that often comes with fertility challenges.
Whether you are seeking support as an individual or as a couple, we are here to help you feel understood and supported. You deserve support, compassion, and a place where you do not have to carry everything on your own.
Therapeutic Modalities, Approaches and Consultations:
Our work is grounded in evidence-based, compassionate care.
Approaches and services include:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Mindfulness & Self-compassion Practices
We Support Individuals and Couples Experiencing
Trying to conceive
IVF and ICSI treatment
IUI treatment
Recurrent pregnancy loss
Miscarriage and reproductive grief
Secondary infertility
Male factor infertility
Unexplained infertility
Pregnancy after infertility
Relationship challenges related to fertility
Stress, anxiety, and depression throughout the fertility journey
You just made the first step in your journey!
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ALINE ASSAAD
Registered Psychotherapist
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PATRICE HALL-JOHNSON
Registered Psychotherapist
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JESSICA WONG
Registered Psychotherapist
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Lets start the journey of healing together.
Infertility Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Infertility can bring up a lot of emotions, including grief, anxiety, anger, sadness, guilt, and frustration. The uncertainty and constant decision-making can also leave you feeling emotionally exhausted or disconnected from yourself. You may find that infertility starts to affect your relationships, work, or how you feel about your body. These reactions are understandable, and you do not have to navigate them alone.
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No. You can come to therapy at any point in your fertility journey. You may be trying to conceive, considering fertility treatment, going through IVF, taking a break from treatment, or trying to figure out what comes next. Therapy can give you space to process whatever you are experiencing at that stage.
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Yes. Fertility treatment can involve a lot of waiting, uncertainty, appointments, and difficult decisions. Therapy can help you manage the anxiety that comes with not knowing what will happen next, while giving you tools to cope with the emotional ups and downs of treatment.
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It is common for infertility to affect the way you see yourself and your body. You may find yourself feeling betrayed by your body or wondering what you did wrong. Therapy can help you work through these thoughts and develop a more compassionate relationship with yourself without minimizing how difficult the experience has been.
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Absolutely. Couples can experience infertility very differently. One partner may want to continue treatment while the other needs a break, or you may cope with stress and grief in completely different ways. Therapy can help couples communicate openly, understand each other's experiences, and feel more like a team through the process.
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Infertility can feel incredibly isolating, especially when friends or family members are having children or making comments that unintentionally hurt. Therapy can provide a space where you do not have to explain or minimize what you are feeling. We can also work on boundaries and ways to navigate difficult conversations.
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Yes. A fertility treatment that didn’t go as hoped can bring up a real sense of grief and loss, even when others may not fully understand why it feels so painful. Therapy can give you space to process what happened, work through the emotions that come with it, and decide what you need moving forward.
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Not at all. You do not need to have all the answers before coming to therapy. Sometimes therapy is simply a place to slow down, make sense of what you are feeling, and figure out what feels right for you one step at a time.
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Either is completely okay. Some people benefit from having individual space to process their own experience, while others find it helpful to attend with their partner. We can also work with you individually and include couples sessions when it feels helpful.
