Compassionate support for the emotional layers of building a family through donor conception and surrogacy.
Third-party reproduction can be one of the most meaningful paths to parenthood—and one of the most emotionally complex. There's grief mixed with hope, big decisions with no clear roadmap, and feelings that are hard to explain to people who haven't been there.
I provide online third-party reproduction consultations for intended parents, donors, and couples in Florida and Maine to help you feel informed, emotionally prepared, and genuinely supported as you move forward.
Third-Party Reproduction Consultations in Florida & Maine
When Building Your Family Looks Different Than You Pictured…
Choosing donor conception or surrogacy often means letting go of the family-building experience you imagined—and that can carry real grief, even when you feel sure about your decision.
You may be holding excitement and loss at the same time. Wondering how you'll talk to your future child about their story. Navigating relationships, expectations, and boundaries with a known donor or carrier. Sitting with uncertainty about whether any of this will work.
It's a lot to carry, and you don't have to sort through it alone.
You Deserve A Space To Think It Through Honestly. A Consultation Can Help.
Donor conception and surrogacy can stir up grief, anxiety, hope, ambivalence, and questions about identity—sometimes all at once. None of that means you're doing this wrong. It means you're taking it seriously.
You don't have to have it all figured out, and you don't have to feel only one way about it. You deserve support that honors how layered this experience actually is.
This is a meaningful way to build your family. It's also okay for it to be hard.
This Is Complicated—And Your Feelings Make Sense
My Approach to Third-Party Reproduction Consultations
I offer online consultations that are supportive, educational, and grounded in honest conversation. My training and approach follow the guidelines of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), so the consultation meets the standards clinics and agencies look for.
Whether you're an intended parent, an egg or sperm donor, or considering embryo donation, reciprocal IVF, a known donor arrangement, or directed donation with a friend or family member, this is a space to think it through.
If you're a donor or gestational carrier, your experience matters just as much here. Choosing to help someone build their family is a generous and significant decision, and you deserve space to consider the emotional, relational, and long-term aspects of that role—and to feel supported in it, not just screened for it.
Together, we can explore:
Emotional readiness for donor conception or surrogacy
Grief and loss related to genetics, pregnancy, or the family-building experience you imagined
Disclosure decisions and what current research says about telling children their origin story
Choosing a donor or gestational carrier aligned with your values
Boundaries, expectations, and communication in known donor or carrier arrangements
Long-term considerations for donor-conceived children and families
Considerations unique to single parents, LGBTQ+ families, and non-traditional family building
This work is collaborative and paced to meet you where you are—without pressure.
How a Consultation Can Help
Through this work, you can:
Feel more emotionally prepared for the path ahead
Process grief and uncertainty without bypassing it
Make disclosure and decision-making choices that fit your values
Set clear boundaries and expectations in known donor or carrier relationships
Strengthen communication with your partner or support system
Move forward feeling informed and steady, rather than overwhelmed
Move Forward With Clarity, Confidence, And Real Support Behind You!
Supportive, collaborative conversation
Space where nothing has to be minimized or explained away
Education and reflection tailored to your unique family-building path
Documentation for your clinic or agency, if requested and with your signed consent
All consultations are provided via secure telehealth to intended parents, donors, and couples in Florida and Maine.
What to Expect From Working Together
You May Still Have Some Questions About Third-Party Reproduction Consultations
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Many fertility clinics and agencies—and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)—require or strongly recommend a psychoeducational consultation before moving forward.
Because my consultations are conducted in line with ASRM guidelines, the documentation I provide is designed to meet those requirements.
Even when it isn't required, it's often one of the most grounding steps you can take—giving you space to think through the emotional and relational pieces before you're in the thick of treatment.
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These sessions are interactive, educational, and supportive. We'll talk through the emotional, psychological, and relational aspects of your specific path—whether that's egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, gestational surrogacy, reciprocal IVF, or a known donor arrangement.
There's room for your questions, your reflections, and honest conversation throughout.
The goal is for you to leave feeling more informed and emotionally prepared.
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Not exactly. These consultations are psychoeducational and supportive in nature, which is different from ongoing psychotherapy.
If you'd like continued emotional support during treatment, we can absolutely talk about that too.
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No—and there's a specific reason why. Insurance billing requires a mental health diagnosis, and a third-party reproduction consultation is psychoeducational and supportive, not diagnostic.
You're not coming to me because something is wrong; you're here to think through an important decision with clarity and support.
Since there's no diagnosis to bill, this service is offered on a private-pay basis.
Many clients find that worth it for a confidential space that's entirely focused on their family-building path, with no diagnosis attached to their record.
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Yes, if you'd like.
With your signed consent, a summary letter or any required documentation can be sent directly to your clinic or agency, typically the same week as your consultation—so a deadline on your clinic's end doesn't become one more thing to worry about.
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In most cases, this is a single session lasting 60 minutes. That's typically enough time to talk through everything you need and to provide any documentation your clinic or agency requires.
If you'd like additional emotional support during treatment, we can always discuss ongoing counseling separately.
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The consultation is a flat fee of $350.
To schedule, $175 is due at the time of booking, and the remaining $175 is due at the time of your appointment.
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There's nothing you need to prepare or bring. Just come as you are, with whatever questions, feelings, or uncertainties you're carrying.
This is your space to think things through, and we'll take it from there together.
Take the Next Step Toward Building Your Family
YOU DON'T HAVE TO NAVIGATE THIS ALONE
5575 S Semoran Blvd, Orlando, FL 32822, United States
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