Infertility Therapists in New Bedford, MA

Infertility is always devastating to couples suffering from it. It is psychologically distressing to get one’s mind and heart set on adding a child to the family only to learn that it will be harder than expected. In some cases, all avenues to being a parent are or appear to be blocked – adding to the heartbreak, frustration, depression, anger, and anxiety. The truth is, it is expected for couples, especially married ones, to have children.

Supportive individual and group therapy, Cognitive behavioral therapy and other modalities along with medication management.

I completed training at the University of Michigan's Women and Infant Mental Health Clinic where I received training in evidence-based approaches to treating concerns related to fertility, childbirth and parenting.

Perinatal, infertility and postpartum challenges are a unique set of issues I am especially passionate about and appreciate the opportunity to support clients going through one or more of these issues. The silent hardships one might go through while trying to conceive, pregnant or navigating postpartum anxiety/depression can feel incredibly isolating and paralyzing. I have worked with many clients that have dealt with pregnancy/infertility related issues and I assure you, you are not alone. I hope to help clients navigating these issues with providing emotional support and coping skills that can offer ease through the process. Through sessions, I also share psych-educational information that may be helpful to understand the possible reasons for the way we feel to help reduce self-judgement and catastrophic thinking about the future.

With many years of experience in the field of foster care and adoption—including six years as an Adoption Assessor and Birthparent Counselor—I’ve had the privilege of supporting numerous families through the emotional and practical steps of this journey. I understand the deep and complex issues that can arise along the way and approach each situation with empathy, sensitivity, and respect for every member of the family.

New Bedford is a southeastern Massachusetts city with one of the most distinctive identities of any American city of its size—Herman Melville's Moby-Dick opens here, and the city was once the richest per capita in America thanks to its whaling industry—now home to the highest-volume commercial fishing port in the United States by dollar value, with an economy still anchored by fishing, manufacturing, and logistics. The city has a large Cape Verdean-American community (one of the largest in the world outside Cape Verde), as well as significant Portuguese and Brazilian populations, and the intersection of these communities' mental health needs—including the specific experiences of Cape Verdean identity, immigration, and intergenerational stress—creates important considerations for culturally competent care. Southcoast Health provides behavioral health services, and community health organizations serve the diverse population. Common therapy concerns include fishing industry occupational trauma and risk, Cape Verdean and Portuguese-American identity and immigration stress, economic anxiety, substance use (New Bedford has been significantly affected by opioids), and the mental health challenges of a proud working-class city navigating industrial and demographic change.

Gender ID

	92%	Female
	8%	Male

Session Type

	77%	Online Only
	23%	In Person and Online

Top Treatment Approaches

46%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
46%	Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
46%	Somatic Therapy
38%	Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
38%	Psychodynamic Therapy
31%	Art Therapy
31%	Behavioral Therapy

Ages Served

100%	Adult
38%	Senior
31%	Teen
23%	Young Adult
15%	Children

Client Focus

69%	Women
46%	LGBTQ+
38%	Men
38%	Middle Eastern
31%	Black / African American

Infertility therapists in New Bedford, MA

Ellen S Leventhal

Chaya Bhuvaneswaran MD

Andrea Kamins

Daniell Cohen Bertagnolli

Mary Mesiha