Book contents
- Fertility Counseling: Case Studies
- Fertility Counseling: Case Studies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Therapeutic Approaches
- Chapter 3 Fertility Counseling for Individuals
- Chapter 4 Fertility Counseling for Couples
- Chapter 5 Fertility Counseling with Groups
- Chapter 6 Sexual Therapy Primer for Fertility Counselors
- Chapter 7 “It’s Complicated”: The Intersect Between Psychiatric Illness and Infertility
- Chapter 8 “Be Fruitful and Multiply”: Addressing Spirituality in Fertility Counseling
- Part III Third Party Reproduction: Assessment and Preparation
- Part IV Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations
- Part V Special Topics in Fertility Counseling
- Part VI Practice Issues
- Index
- References
Chapter 3 - Fertility Counseling for Individuals
from Part II - Therapeutic Approaches
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2022
- Fertility Counseling: Case Studies
- Fertility Counseling: Case Studies
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Contributors
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Therapeutic Approaches
- Chapter 3 Fertility Counseling for Individuals
- Chapter 4 Fertility Counseling for Couples
- Chapter 5 Fertility Counseling with Groups
- Chapter 6 Sexual Therapy Primer for Fertility Counselors
- Chapter 7 “It’s Complicated”: The Intersect Between Psychiatric Illness and Infertility
- Chapter 8 “Be Fruitful and Multiply”: Addressing Spirituality in Fertility Counseling
- Part III Third Party Reproduction: Assessment and Preparation
- Part IV Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations
- Part V Special Topics in Fertility Counseling
- Part VI Practice Issues
- Index
- References
Summary
As a psychologist who also has a personal history of infertility, I have been treating fertility patients for nearly 40 years. I never fail to be moved by their emotional pain, shame, frustration and profound sense of loss.
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- Fertility Counseling: Case Studies , pp. 15 - 19Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022