Infertility Therapists in Portland, OR

I seek to support clients through issues of infertility or adoption.

As the adoptive mother of a teen and half of a couple diagnosed with unresolved infertility, I understand the unique experiences of alternative pathways to growing families. I'm here for you, whether you're still considering options (including remaining childless), actively navigating family planning challenges, or in a process of grieving lost dreams - and maybe discovering new opportunities.

Infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy causing profound mental health challenges (anxiety, depression, grief, and emotional trauma). Adoption can be an option to family planning. It is a legal process that permanently transfers all parental rights and responsibilities from a child’s birth parents to adoptive parents. Navigating the system can be challenging and stressful. I had issues with infertility and I have adopted a child.

In therapy, I support individuals and couples navigating the grief, uncertainty, and identity shifts that often accompany infertility and adoption. Our work centers on meaning-making, emotional regulation, and deepening relational support through these complex experiences.

We provide space to process the grief, hope, loss, and complexity of infertility or adoption journeys. Therapy supports emotional resilience through uncertain and deeply personal transitions

Portland has a strong therapy culture deeply intertwined with its progressive values, with high demand for therapists who specialize in LGBTQ+ identity, non-traditional relationship structures, trauma, and social-justice-informed approaches to mental health. The city's visible homelessness crisis and political tensions have contributed to significant community-level anxiety, and therapists here frequently address activist burnout, moral injury, and eco-anxiety alongside more traditional presenting concerns. Oregon Health & Science University provides major institutional mental health resources, complemented by a dense network of independent practitioners across the inner eastside, Hawthorne, and Northwest Portland. Oregon's relatively permissive telehealth laws make it particularly easy to access care from across the state.

Gender ID

100%

Female

Session Type

	60%	Online Only
	40%	In Person and Online

Top Treatment Approaches

60%	Psychodynamic Therapy
50%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
40%	Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)
40%	Somatic Therapy
30%	Christian Counseling
30%	Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
30%	Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Ages Served

100%	Adult
50%	Young Adult
40%	Senior
40%	Teen
20%	Children

Client Focus

100%	Women
90%	LGBTQ+
70%	Buddhist
70%	Christian
70%	Persons with Disabilities

Infertility therapists in Portland, Oregon OR

Catherine Saunders

Dr. Dawnn R. Meiers

Malama Counseling, LLC

Dr. Shelby Kittinger

Hannah Nyznyk Christian