For many couples, psychotherapeutic support during fertility treatment is a good way to lighten the emotional burden and cope better with potential stress factors.
In many couples, fertility treatments trigger an emotional rollercoaster: hope and disappointment, wishes and fears, courage and despair. Psychotherapeutic support gives the couple the opportunity to reflect individually or as a unit on their desire to have a child and the treatment, as well as to process the associated feelings and experiences. It is often a matter of strengthening self-confidence, developing a relaxed attitude towards the desire to have a child and the treatment as far as possible, improving communication within the partnership and overcoming relationship conflicts.
Couples who ultimately have to let go of their desire to have a child due to unsuccessful treatment or who decide to withdraw for other reasons may find that psychotherapeutic support provides significant assistance in overcoming potential crises of meaning and identity and in looking towards new horizons in life.