Therapy for Single Women-
Childless Not by Choice
For single women wanting a partner and a family, life can be hard.
Despite being smart, kind, and hardworking, you may feel discouraged, sad, and lonely. You’re used to achieving your goals, but no matter how hard you’ve tried, you don’t have what you want so badly. You might try to distract yourself, but it’s hard when the images of happy couples and families seem to be everywhere: social media, at work, in the park.
It can feel like a race against the clock.
Well-intentioned friends and family can contribute by saying things like “you’re such a catch, how are you still single?” or “don’t worry, there are plenty of fish in the sea.” Weddings, birthdays, Mother’s Day, and other holidays can be especially painful when you’re a single woman who wants a partner but hasn’t found the right person.
What is Social Infertility?
Increasing numbers of women experience what’s sometimes referred to as social infertility – difficulty meeting the right partner in time to create the family they want.
You might be spending time on dating apps like it’s your job. Or you may be googling things like ‘egg freezing and age’ and ‘how much does it cost to freeze my eggs?’ Or maybe you’re considering single parenting options like fertility treatments or adoption, but just the idea of having a baby on your own is overwhelming.
THERAPY FOCUS AREAS
Adoption Issues
Dating & Breakups
Donor & Surrogacy Options
Egg Freezing / Fertility Preservation
Grief & Mourning
Relationship Concerns
Single Mothers by Choice
Stress & Burnout
Trauma & PTSD
How Does Therapy Help?
Through our work together, my clients are supported while creating meaningful lives that take many different forms. To figure out what this looks like for you, we’ll draw from your unique strengths and identities, while addressing social pressures and the impact of systems in which you live and work. We’ll work together to improve your relationships with yourself and others.
In therapy, you’ll get help managing the many thoughts and feelings that come with wanting a partner or family but not having one. We may spend some time identifying past relationship patterns to clarify what you want (and don’t want!) moving forward. Therapy often includes attention to self-esteem, building community, improving communication, and healthy coping skills.
You don’t have to do this alone. As a certified perinatal mental provider and licensed psychotherapist with more than 20 years of experience, I have the knowledge and skills to help you navigate being a single woman who is childless not by choice.
