Trying to conceive
The grief of waiting. The math of cycles. The way TTC starts to take over the calendar and the identity. Decision fatigue around treatment, donor options, or stopping.
Services · Fertility, perinatal & postpartum
Steady support across a tender season.
Online psychotherapy across Ontario for fertility, trying to conceive, perinatal experiences, postpartum, and pregnancy loss. Individual and couples sessions, paced around what you are carrying.
About fertility and postpartum therapy at Anchor & Bloom.
This is virtual psychotherapy for adults and couples across Ontario, focused on the stretch of time that includes trying to conceive, fertility treatment, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, the perinatal months, and postpartum life.
The work is trauma-informed and attachment-based. Sessions hold space for the parts of this journey that rarely get held anywhere else.
What clients bring in
Common reasons people reach out.
Fertility treatment
The emotional load of IUI, IVF, retrievals, transfers, two-week waits. The way treatment affects body, body image, partnership, and work.
Pregnancy
Anxiety in pregnancy, especially after loss. Identity shifts. Mixed feelings that do not match the cultural script. Body changes and what they bring up.
Pregnancy loss
Miscarriage, stillbirth, termination, ectopic pregnancy, secondary infertility. Grief that is often invisible to people around you.
Postpartum
Postpartum depression and anxiety, intrusive thoughts, sleep deprivation, identity loss, relationship strain, body recovery.
Partner experience
The often-overlooked partner role across fertility and postpartum. Therapy for partners individually or together.
How sessions work
A typical course.
- First session. A conversation about where you are in the journey, what is hard, and what you want therapy to help with.
- Following sessions. Therapy paced around real life. Sessions can adapt around appointment schedules, treatment cycles, or postpartum chaos.
- Modalities used. EFT, attachment-based therapy, ACT, CBT, somatic-informed approaches, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care.
- Frequency. Weekly is common in active treatment or acute postpartum periods. Biweekly works for steadier stretches.
- Format. Online video sessions through Jane, a PHIPA-compliant Canadian platform.
- Length. 50 to 60 minutes for individuals. 60 to 80 minutes for couples.
Who offers this
Clinicians who work with fertility and postpartum.
Katelyn Matias, RP
Registered Psychotherapist, CRPO #10340
Trauma-informed, attachment-based fertility and postpartum work for adults and couples.
About KatelynDaniella Simas Medeiros, RP (Qualifying)
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Affirming fertility, TTC, perinatal, and postpartum support for adults, queer-parenting families, and clients navigating fertility alongside neurodivergence.
About DaniellaCommon questions.
I am trying to conceive. Is therapy useful before I am actually pregnant?
Often, yes. The TTC phase carries grief, anxiety, and decision fatigue that is rarely talked about. Therapy can hold that weight, support partner conversations, and offer a steady space across cycles, treatments, or waiting.
What if I am in the middle of IVF or fertility treatment?
Therapy can support the emotional load of treatment. Sessions can adapt around appointment schedules, retrieval cycles, and the unpredictability of fertility work.
I am pregnant and struggling. Is this for me?
Yes. Perinatal therapy supports anxiety, depression, body and identity changes, history-of-loss concerns, and relationship shifts that come with pregnancy.
I am postpartum and not okay. Can you help?
Yes. Postpartum therapy supports postpartum depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, identity shifts, and the recovery work that does not get talked about enough. If symptoms are severe, we coordinate with your physician or refer to higher levels of care.
Do you work with pregnancy loss?
Yes. Miscarriage, stillbirth, termination, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility-related grief are part of the work many fertility clients bring in. Sessions hold space for the grief without rushing it.
Can both partners come?
Yes. Both individual and couples sessions are available across the fertility, perinatal, and postpartum journey.
How much do sessions cost?
Individual sessions are $180. Couples sessions are $200 (50 minutes) or $285 (85 minutes). Most extended health benefit plans cover Registered Psychotherapist services. Psychotherapy is exempt from GST/HST as of June 2024.
For plan-by-plan coverage details, direct billing notes, and how to submit a claim, see Fees & Insurance.
Further reading
Trusted Canadian resources.
The Canadian Mental Health Association publishes information on perinatal mental health.
Fertility Matters Canada offers support resources and advocacy for individuals and couples navigating fertility.
For information on the regulation of psychotherapists in Ontario, see the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.
Related services
What often pairs with this work.
Start with a free conversation.
A 15-minute consultation to ask questions and decide if the fit feels right.