Supporting Clients through Fertility Challenges

Introduction:

This workshop will equip therapists to support clients navigating the emotional, relational, and identity based complexities of fertility challenges.

Course Content:

Clients experiencing fertility challenges often face profound emotional strain, identity disruption, grief, and relational stress. Many therapists feel under prepared to navigate the unique complexities of fertility journeys, including uncertainty, medical processes, loss, and the impact on the therapeutic relationship. This workshop provides a structured, compassionate framework and practical tools to enhance therapeutic confidence and competence.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Understand the emotional, relational, and psychological impacts of fertility challenges.
• Recognise themes of grief, identity, uncertainty, and hope within fertility journeys.
• Support clients with attuned, compassionate, and ethically grounded therapeutic responses.
• Reflect on their own emotional responses, assumptions, and countertransference.
• Strengthen their capacity to hold clients through complex reproductive experiences.
• Develop a basic understanding of common fertility treatments to contextualise client experiences.

Entry Requirements

These courses will be of interest to:

• Psychotherapists and Counsellors
• Trainee therapists
• Perinatal mental health practitioners
• Mental health professionals working with women, couples, or individuals on their path to parenthood
• Coaches or support workers in fertility, reproductive health, or women’s wellbeing
• Professionals in related fields (e.g., doulas, midwives, fertility support roles)
• Anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of fertility related emotional processes

Award: CPD Certificate of Attendance

CPD: 6 hours per workshop

Cost: €95 with a reduced rate for IICP Students /Alumni, or the 3-for-2 option is available where you book two workshops and get a third free!

Date: 15^th August 2026

Delivery:  Onsite

Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm

For further information call 01 466 4205 or to get further details on the workshops and book online, visit Click here ....  Select Summer Series in the drop down box, tick Supporting Clients Through Fertility Challenges -August 2026 and click Next to start the application.