Infertility Counselling
Therapy for Infertility and Fertility Challenges in Calgary
At CPC Clinics, we provide specialized infertility counselling in Calgary for individuals and couples navigating fertility challenges or treatment. This support helps you manage grief and anxiety, ease tension in your relationship, and feel more grounded and supported at every stage of your fertility journey.
Your care is structured, collaborative, and paced to match where you are. Here’s what our bipolar-informed approach typically includes:
Fertility & Emotional Assessment
Fertility & Emotional Assessment: We begin with a comprehensive assessment of your fertility history, past treatments…
Fertility & Emotional Assessment: We begin with a comprehensive assessment of your fertility history, past treatments, losses, beliefs, supports, and current stressors. This helps us understand your emotional landscape and tailor a counselling plan to your needs and goals.
Processing Difficult Emotions
Processing Difficult Emotions: Infertility and pregnancy loss can bring grief, anger, shame, and anxiety. We offer…
Processing Difficult Emotions: Infertility and pregnancy loss can bring grief, anger, shame, and anxiety. We offer a grounded, non-judgmental space to process these emotions and navigate the uncertainty and “what if” scenarios that often intensify distress.
CBT Tools for Anxiety
CBT Tools for Anxiety: Using CBT-informed strategies, we help you challenge self-blame, reduce rumination, and…
CBT Tools for Anxiety: Using CBT-informed strategies, we help you challenge self-blame, reduce rumination, and manage overwhelming worry between cycles, appointments, and tests. You gain practical tools to build emotional steadiness and strengthen coping.
Couples Communication Support
Couples Communication Support: Fertility challenges can strain connection and communication. We support couples…
Couples Communication Support: Fertility challenges can strain connection and communication. We support couples in understanding each other’s coping styles, improving communication, and staying aligned during complex treatment decisions.
Managing Social Triggers
Managing Social Triggers: Pregnancy announcements, baby showers, intrusive questions, and cultural expectations can…
Managing Social Triggers: Pregnancy announcements, baby showers, intrusive questions, and cultural expectations can be overwhelming. We help you set boundaries and build coping strategies to navigate these moments with more stability and self-compassion.
Values-Based Decision Support
Values-Based Decision Support: We guide you through thoughtful, values-aligned decisions about continuing treatment….
Values-Based Decision Support: We guide you through thoughtful, values-aligned decisions about continuing treatment, exploring third-party reproduction, taking a break, or redefining your path to parenthood so you can move forward with clarity and support.
How Infertility Counselling Supports Your Emotional Wellbeing
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1. CBT for Infertility-Related Anxiety and Mood:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a widely used, evidence-based approach that looks at how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours influence.…read more
2. Grief and Loss-Informed Therapy:
Infertility often involves ambiguous and complicated grief. This can include grief for a pregnancy that has not happened yet, grief after pregnancy....read more
3. Emotionally Focused and Relationship-Centred Counselling:
Fertility challenges can put intense pressure on communication, intimacy, and feeling…read more
4. Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Stress Regulation:
Ongoing appointments, monitoring, and waiting can keep your nervous system in a constant…read more
5. Psychoeducation and Decision Support:
CPC Clinics does not provide medical treatment or fertility procedures, and we do not replace your fertility specialist or family doctor. Instead, we help you...read more
Meet Our Calgary Infertility Counsellor:
Marggie Marks
MSW, RSW – Clinical Social Worker & EMDR Clinician
Flexible & Accessible Counselling Options :
We’re committed to making infertility counselling compassionate, accessible, and easy to fit into your life—whether you’re in Calgary or anywhere across Alberta.
Sessions start from $240 CAD per session
Insurance billing available under specific conditions
In-person sessions available in Calgary
Virtual therapy sessions offered throughout Alberta
Let’s find a time and format that works best for you.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Ans : No. You do not need to be in medical treatment to attend infertility counselling. Many clients come while trying to conceive naturally, considering fertility treatment, taking a break, or thinking about stopping interventions. Counselling focuses on your emotional and relational wellbeing at any stage of the journey, not only during procedures.
Ans :
Yes. You are welcome to attend alone or with your partner. For many couples, coming together helps improve communication, make shared decisions, and feel more like a team in the face of infertility or treatment stress. Some people prefer a mix of individual and joint sessions. Your therapist will work with you to decide what feels most helpful.
Ans : No. Infertility counselling does not replace your fertility specialist or family doctor, and it does not provide medical advice. Instead, it focuses on emotional support, coping skills, and decision-making. The goal is to help you attend medical appointments feeling more prepared, informed, and supported, while your medical care continues with your healthcare providers.
Ans : We can communicate with your fertility clinic or family doctor if you provide written consent. In some cases, brief collaboration can support coordinated care. In general, counselling is confidential, and your information is not shared without your permission, except in rare situations where we are legally or ethically required to act, such as safety concerns.
Ans : There is no fixed number of sessions. Some people find a few focused sessions helpful around specific decisions or treatment cycles. Others benefit from ongoing support over a longer period of time. Your therapist will talk with you about your goals, review how things are going, and adjust the frequency of sessions as your needs and circumstances change.
Ans : Yes. CPC Clinics offers both in-person sessions in Calgary and secure virtual sessions for clients across Alberta, in line with regulatory and clinic guidelines. Online options can make it easier to access specialized infertility counselling when scheduling, travel, or frequent appointments make in-person visits difficult.
