Integrative Perspectives Counseling and Consulting PC
Infertility • Pregnancy & Postpartum • Third-Party Reproduction • Couples • Trauma Healing
Serving Chicago, IL • Virtual Illinois • Virtual Ohio

Warm, Supportive Therapy for the Fertility Journey and Beyond

Welcome. I’m glad you’re here.

Whether you’re navigating infertility, pregnancy after loss, postpartum challenges, or the emotional complexities of third-party reproduction, you deserve to feel seen, supported, and understood.

At Integrative Perspectives Counseling and Consulting, I offer warm, compassionate, nonjudgmental therapy that helps you heal emotionally, gently reconnect with your body, and strengthen your relationships — with your partner, with your baby, and with yourself.

You don’t have to carry this alone.

🌱 Specialties

Infertility & Fertility Treatments

• IVF, IUI, and medicated cycles

• Reproductive fatigue and stress

• Navigating fear, grief, shame, or identity shifts

• Supporting individuals and couples together

Pregnancy After Infertility or Loss

• Navigating anxiety and uncertainty

• Balancing hope with fear

• Restoring emotional safety

Pregnancy Loss & Recurrent Loss

• Tender, compassionate space to grieve

• Processing trauma, sadness, and anger

• Rebuilding trust in your body and future

Postpartum Depression & Anxiety

Especially when the journey to parenthood was complex:

• Mood shifts, overwhelm, worry

• Difficulty bonding with baby

• Identity changes

• Exhaustion beyond “normal newborn” fatigue

Third-Party Reproduction (Assisted Family Building)

• Gestational carrier (surrogacy) support

• Reciprocal IVF

• Donor sperm, donor egg, donor embryo

• Emotional processing for individuals and couples

Couples Counseling

Using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help partners:

• Reconnect emotionally

• Communicate safely

• Support each other through fertility challenges

• Repair relationship strain

Trauma Healing & Nervous System Regulation

• Medical trauma

• Reproductive trauma

• Loss

• Attachment wounds

• Emotional shutdown or overwhelm

💞 Therapy That Honors Your Whole Self

Our Work May Include:

• EMDR to process trauma and emotional pain

• EFT for Couples to deepen closeness and responsiveness

• Parts Work (IFS-informed) to understand and care for inner emotional experiences

• Polyvagal-informed therapy to calm anxiety and support nervous system safety

• Attachment-focused counseling to strengthen relational bonds

• Supportive counseling to feel heard, held, and understood

Every part of you is welcome here.
There is no judgment — only compassion and support.

❤️ A Warm, Human Approach

You’ve already carried so much.
You may be balancing hope, grief, fear, excitement, exhaustion, and maybe even guilt — sometimes all in the same moment.

Here, we slow down enough to let you breathe.
To make sense of complicated emotions.
To nourish your nervous system.
To reconnect with your inner wisdom and resilience.

You don’t need to show up “strong” — just show up as you are.

📍 Locations & Services

Chicago, IL — Virtual Illinois — Virtual Ohio
Serving individuals, couples, and parents with flexible scheduling options.

🧭 What You Can Expect

Safety, warmth, and attunement.
Therapy moves at a respectful pace.
You set goals; we collaborate.
Your lived experiences and values guide the work.

✨ You’re Not Alone

This path can feel heavy, confusing, and isolating — but there is support.

Together, we create space for healing, clarity, connection, and hope.