Infertility Psychiatry

Building a family should be filled with joy and excitement, but for one in 8 couples this is sadly not the case. Infertility is often filled with significant stress, grief, loss, and can even be experienced as traumatic.

In addition to Dr. Veguilla's medical and residency training, she completed a Women's Mental Health fellowship which included training in perinatal/reproductive psychiatry at Harvard's Brigham & Women's Hospital and has lived her own personal journey of infertility. Therefore, TreeLight Wellness can offer a uniquely safe space to process your feelings around your infertility diagnosis and help support you through your journey.

 

How we can help

TreeLight Wellness offers psychotherapy, as well medication management if appropriate to navigate through the varied emotions that arise with a diagnosis of infertility, as well as any underlying mood and anxiety disorders that become exacerbated in the process. If your aim is to continue to become pregnant, we can help you understand the risk and benefits of psychiatric medications vs risks of untreated anxiety and mood disorders during pregnancy. If you are still going through an infertility work-up or you are now pursuing assisted reproductive technology, then we are happy to collaborate with your other physicians, Ob-gyn, and/or reproductive endocrinologist for the best possible outcome. Integrative psychiatry approaches remain an overall part of treatment, however during pregnancy, use of nutraceuticals and botanicals are typically limited or eliminated depending on the evidence of safety in pregnancy.

 

The Dragonfly Club at TreeLight Wellness

Virtual group therapy providing support for women with primary infertility. This is a process group though mind-body skills & cognitive behavioral skills are discussed. Women may be actively in treatment for infertility, going through the adoption process, or may still be considering their options & looking for support on whether they should pursue medical treatment, adoption, or other options. This group has started, but there are still spots available. The next group is Saturday April 10th 2021. The group is 1-2X per month & times/days could change depending on preferences. Contact 708-202-9859 if interested.

 

Next Steps

Schedule an assessment and we'll get started

 

 

Treelight Wellness is a proud partner of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. Click here to find more resources to help on your family building journey.