Fertility & Infertility Therapy in New York and Michigan
Reflect to Grow Counseling provides virtual therapy for people navigating infertility, fertility treatment, trying to conceive (TTC), and pregnancy loss. I’m Brittany, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with postgraduate training in fertility counseling. Sessions are fully virtual for anyone located in New York or Michigan.
When trying to conceive takes over everything
Maybe you started this process hopeful and organized: tracking cycles, researching clinics, doing everything “right.” And somewhere along the way, it stopped feeling manageable. Now every month has a rhythm of hope and dread. You know more about follicle counts and beta numbers than you ever wanted to. You’re fielding well-meaning questions from people who have no idea what to say, and dodging baby showers that used to be easy.
If that sounds familiar, you’re not being dramatic, and you’re not doing it wrong. Fertility struggles are genuinely hard on your mental health.The uncertainty, the waiting, the loss of control over something that feels like it should be simple. Therapy can’t make the outcome certain. What it can do is help you organize the swirl of thoughts, hold the complicated feelings (yes, you can be hopeful and devastated at the same time), and feel less alone in the waiting.
Who I work with
I work with adults in New York and Michigan who are:
- Trying to conceive and struggling with the monthly emotional cycle
- Going through fertility treatment: IUI, IVF, egg or embryo freezing, donor conception
- In the two-week wait and finding it unbearable
- Grieving a miscarriage, failed transfer, or pregnancy loss
- Facing decisions about next steps, changing clinics, or stopping treatment
- Supporting a partner through treatment while managing their own feelings
- Navigating fertility as an LGBTQIA+ individual or couple building a family
There’s no right or wrong way to grieve a loss or feel about this process. Some people cry through sessions; some people want a plan and a place to think out loud. Both are welcome here.
How fertility therapy helps
Our work together is tailored to where you are in the process. That might look like:
- Managing TTC and treatment anxiety – practical, evidence-based tools for intrusive “what if” thoughts, scan-day dread, and the compulsive urge to symptom-spot and Google
- Surviving the two-week wait – structure and coping strategies for the hardest days of the cycle
- Processing grief and loss – space to grieve miscarriage, failed cycles, or the loss of the path you imagined, without anyone rushing you toward silver linings
- Decision support – thinking through next steps when every option feels heavy
- Protecting your relationships – navigating partners, family, friends, and the coworker who keeps asking when you’re having kids
- Holding your identity – staying connected to who you are outside of treatment
Why work with me
I became the therapist I wish I’d had during my own infertility and IVF experience. I know what it’s like to sit in a clinic waiting room, to hold your breath through a beta call, to feel like your body and your calendar belong to a protocol. Although that lived experience informs my work, your story is your own, and this space is entirely about you.
Professionally, I bring:
- LCSW licensed in New York and Michigan
- Postgraduate training in fertility counseling
- Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) in progress
- Evidence-based, compassionate care for anxiety, including specialized support for the specific ways anxiety shows up during fertility treatment
- LGBTQIA+ affirming
- Neurodivergent-affirming
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you offer virtual fertility therapy?
Yes. All sessions are conducted via secure telehealth. You can meet with me from home (or your car between appointments, no judgment) as long as you’re physically located in New York or Michigan at the time of your session.
Do I need a diagnosis or referral to start therapy?
No. You don’t need an infertility diagnosis, a referral from your reproductive endocrinologist, or any particular stage of treatment to begin. If trying to conceive is affecting your mental health, that’s reason enough.
I’m not in treatment yet. Is this still for me?
Absolutely. Many clients start therapy while TTC naturally, while deciding whether to pursue testing or treatment, or while sitting on a waitlist for a clinic. Earlier support often makes the road ahead easier to navigate.
Can therapy help during the two-week wait?
Yes. The two-week wait is one of the most anxiety-provoking parts of any cycle, and it responds well to targeted, evidence-based strategies: managing intrusive thoughts, reducing compulsive symptom-checking and Googling, and building a plan for test day no matter the result.
Do you work with people who have experienced miscarriage or pregnancy loss?
Yes. Grief after miscarriage, failed transfers, or pregnancy loss is real grief, and there’s no right or wrong way to move through it. We go at your pace.
Do you take insurance?
Reflect to Grow Counseling is a private-pay practice. I can provide superbills for you to submit to your insurance for possible out-of-network reimbursement, and I’m happy to walk you through how that works during a free consultation.
How do I get started?
Schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation. We’ll talk about what’s going on, what you’re looking for, and whether we’re a good fit. No pressure, no commitment.