July/August 2020

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Editor's Note

Rich Simon

What is it like for the more than six million women in the U.S. who face reproductive challenges? In simpler terms, what happens when you want a baby but things don’t turn out as you dreamed? With so many options in reproductive medicine these days, how can therapists knowledgeably guide clients on this complicated and harrowing journey?

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Detours on the Fertility Journey

Helping Clients Navigate Their Options

Janet Jaffe

Over 48 million couples experience infertility every year, and over 20 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. Although hope and love propel most people through the physically and emotionally taxing process of infertility treatments, the journey is made even more arduous by the sense of secrecy that often surrounds it. Read More
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Lost and Found

Scenes from a Miscarriage

Martha Manning

The story of a miscarriage is often about crushed hope, but it can also bring unexpected possibility. Read More
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Therapeutic Approaches to Miscarriage

Four Tips for Processing Grief

Martha Manning

We still don’t have a clear and reliable road map for navigating the unique grief that comes with losing a wanted pregnancy. Read More
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Lori Gottlieb on Fertility Counseling

Finding Strength and Resilience

Psychotherapy Networker

The bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone shares her experience using a sperm donor to have a child, and how she helps clients with reproductive struggles find strength and purpose, no matter the outcome. Read More

Extra Features

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A Black Therapist in America

Speaking Out Against Learned Voicelessness

Kenneth V. Hardy

Black people know all too well that their daily experience of racism doesn’t matter unless it interferes with the lives of the white mainstream. As a result, life behind the wall-less prison of Black America still remains a mostly untold story. Read More
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Finding the Balance

How to Meet Stress with Tenderness during COVID-19

David Treadway

During the pandemic, our clients’ relationships need special attention and nurturing. Sometimes that means helping them recalibrate what they can hold for each other. Read More
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Meeting the Moment

The Importance of Risk in Therapy

Daniela Gitlin

The therapist’s office is a zone of creative adventure and unpredictability, where the most powerful moments often come out of the blue. Read More

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