ARIA SUPPORT HUB.

At Aria Fertility Clinic, we understand that fertility treatment is a huge emotional commitment and our caring and empathetic staff work hard to ensure you feel supported every step of the way. We offer patients the opportunity to access counselling support from the very beginning of their journey. Here is also a guide to some of the organisations offering fertility support, advice and information.

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ARIA SUPPORT HUB.

At Aria Fertility Clinic, we understand that fertility treatment is a huge emotional commitment and our caring and empathetic staff work hard to ensure you feel supported every step of the way. We offer patients the opportunity to access counselling support from the very beginning of their journey.

Here is also a guide to some of the organisations offering fertility support, advice and information.

Counselling

Support is available for all patients and donors attending the Aria Fertility Clinic before, during and following treatment.

Call us on +44 (0) 203 263 6025 or email us at admin@ariafertility.co.uk to discuss our counselling service in more detail.

To access more counselling options, the British Infertility Counselling Association (BICA) is a registered charity and is recognised by the HFEA and British Fertility Society.

We work closely with Senior Fertility Counsellor Tracey Sainsbury who provides counselling for individuals and couples around all fertility issues.

“My therapeutic approach acknowledges how our conscious and unconscious belief systems are transformed when we are contemplating conception. I believe we experience a paradigm shift when we are ready to parent and this in itself can promote us being too hard on ourselves, especially around stress.”

Tracey ensures you have the strategies and resources to create your own toolkit to promote self care, helping to manage stress so it doesn’t become a problem.

Tracey offers a reduced fee for counselling appointments for people exploring or progressing treatment with Aria. The cost is £80 per appointment, appointments are always provided online via Zoom or Teams and last around 50-60 minutes.

Please contact Tracey at ivfcounsellor@gmail.com to discuss your requirements and make an appointment.

As part of the counselling service we offer, we also work closely with Caroline McLean Counsellor MBACP (Accred), AMBICA.

She provides counselling for individuals and couples before, during and after their fertility treatment. Caroline works in an integrative approach and her work is centred on the needs of the client.

Caroline has been a counsellor for 25 years, and for 15 of those years she has worked specifically in the area of fertility, either directly with fertility clinics or in her private practice.

Counselling fees for Aria patients are £80 per session. Each session will be 50 minutes in duration. Caroline can provide online sessions over zoom, Teams or Skype or by telephone.

Please contact Caroline at caroline@mcleancounselling.co.uk to discuss your requirements and make an appointment.

General fertility resources

The UK’s national fertility charity. Offers a free Support Line, run by two former fertility nurses, with lines open from 10am to 4pm every weekday.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Diane: 0121 323 5025; support@fertilitynetworkuk.org

Tuesday and Thursday
Janet: 07816 086694; janet@fertilitynetworkuk.org

HealthUnlocked is a social networking service for health where you can find the Fertility Network UK community and receive peer to peer support from others who are struggling to conceive.

The UK government’s fertility regulator offering impartial information on fertility treatments and clinics in the UK.

Click here to see our clinic rating on HFEA

UK organisation representing fertility professionals that also offers some science-based resources for the public including a range of BSF Quick Guides to specialist areas of fertility assessment and treatment.

Donation Counselling

Donor resources:

Supportive charity network for families with children conceived with donated eggs, sperm or embryos, for those who are thinking about or undergoing donor conception and for donor-conceived people.

Provides advice, support and information to prospective donors, intended parents and surrogates.

Surrogacy Counselling

Surrogacy resources:

Leading UK surrogacy experts who can help different-sex couples, same-sex couples or single parents to find a surrogate in the UK, USA or Canada and guide you through the process.

My Surrogacy Journey brings together experts to support intended parents, surrogates, donors and their families in the UK.

Not-for-profit surrogacy organisation that links surrogates and intended parents. Provides advice and support throughout the surrogacy journey.

Not-for-profit surrogacy organisation that matches surrogates and intended parents. Offers counselling sessions and joint agreements sessions for all parties.

Surrogacy resources:

Leading UK surrogacy experts who can help different-sex couples, same-sex couples or single parents to find a surrogate in the UK, USA or Canada and guide you through the process.

My Surrogacy Journey brings together experts to support intended parents, surrogates, donors and their families in the UK.

Not-for-profit surrogacy organisation that links surrogates and intended parents. Provides advice and support throughout the surrogacy journey.

Not-for-profit surrogacy organisation that matches surrogates and intended parents. Offers counselling sessions and joint agreements sessions for all parties.

Surrogacy Counselling
Miscarriage Counselling

Miscarriage resources:

Provides support to people affected by miscarriage, molar pregnancy or ectopic pregnancy.

Pregnancy loss helpline, Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm: 01924 200799

Live Chat service, usually available from 10am-3pm Monday to Friday

Support Groups

Forum

Involuntary Childlessness Support

Involuntary Childlessness Resources:

Support community for those dealing with involuntary childlessness.

The global friendship and support network for childless women.

Offers support, advice and coping strategies for those who are childless by circumstance. Support is not just for women, but also extended to men, either individually or as part of a couple.

Involuntary Childlessness Resources:

Support community for those dealing with involuntary childlessness.

The global friendship and support network for childless women.

Offers support, advice and coping strategies for those who are childless by circumstance. Support is not just for women, but also extended to men, either individually or as part of a couple.

Involuntary Childlessness Support

Complementary fertility support

Acupuncture

The British Acupuncture Council is the leading self-regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture in the UK. You can search the register to find an approved acupuncturist local to you.

Alice Douglas works with all aspects of women’s health, particularly supporting women along their fertility journey. Alice is highly trained and earning a masters of Science degree in women’s health. She practises Traditional Chinese Acupuncture, intergrated with a deep working understanding of biomedicine. Alice takes a holistic view of health. There is so much confusion and misinformation when it comes to hormone and reproductive health. Alice is here to cut through the noise, and provide support that is clear, informative, accurate and effective.

Eca Brady specialises in infertility, pregnancy and birth, using Traditional Chinese Medicine methods of treatment (acupuncture, herbal medicine, diet and lifestyle advice). She offers an integrative approach to health that goes beyond simply relieving your symptoms but addresses the deeper causes of your infertility and other health imbalances.

The practitioners at the London Acupuncture Clinic are some of the most experienced practitioners in their fields.

Melanie’s focus is solely based on all aspects of fertility, such as IVF preparation, conditions causing infertility & sub-fertility issues relating to both partners. She also has a wide network of contacts should you need fertility nutritionists, endocrinologists, reflexologists and hypnotherapists.

Li Ping Bartlett has over 35 years’ clinical experience and currently practices in acupuncture as well as Chinese herbal medicine.

Eva is passionate about supporting women trying to conceive naturally or with assisted conception and working with women with egg quality issues. Working at an integrative women’s health clinic and two IVF clinics set her on the path to become a fertility acupuncture specialist. Aside from acupuncture, Eva offers fertility massages and she is a certified Mercier Therapy practitioner. She also introduced Low Level Laser Therapy, a pioneering therapy in the field of reproductive health.

Fertility Reflexology

Reproductive Reflexology:

The Association of Reproductive Reflexologists are a professional body of practitioners with an advanced standard of Reproductive Reflexology training. The organisation exists to promote best practice in this important area of therapy both for the public and for the Members.

To find a reproductive reflexologist you can search the register to find a practitioner close to you.

Natalie is a qualified reflexologist and full member of the Association of Reflexologists (AoR), passionate about sharing the many benefits reflexology can bring to your life. Natalie takes a holistic approach to health and wellbeing to support and improve the body’s natural healing process.

Seren Natural Fertility is dedicated to tackling infertility and to enhancing fertility through reflexology, hypnotherapy and other holistic therapies.

Barbara Scott is acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading reflexologist experts in working with couples undergoing assisted fertility treatment. Contact Seren Natural Fertility to understand how reflexology can help to complement your fertility treatment.

Reproductive Reflexology:

The Association of Reproductive Reflexologists are a professional body of practitioners with an advanced standard of Reproductive Reflexology training. To find a reproductive reflexologist close to you, search the register.

Natalie is a qualified reflexologist and full member of the Association of Reflexologists (AoR), passionate about sharing the many benefits reflexology can bring to your life. Natalie takes a holistic approach to health and wellbeing to support and improve the body’s natural healing process.

Barbara Scott is acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading reflexologist experts in working with couples undergoing assisted fertility treatment. Contact Seren Natural Fertility to understand how reflexology can help to complement your fertility treatment.

Fertility Reflexology
Fertility Diet Specialist

Nutrition:

Melanie Brown has an MSc in Nutritional Medicine and over twenty years working in fertility and preconception nutrition. Mel is especially interested in supporting male infertility, and women with low ovarian reserve, endometriosis and PCOS.

Alex Ballard is a UK registered dietitian and is registered with the British Dietetic Association and the Health & Care Professions Council. Her current NHS role allows her to help individuals with various dietary related concerns. Outside of her NHS role, Alex collaborates with local fertility centres and specialises in preconception nutrition. She is passionate about using the science behind nutrition to help individuals to achieve personal goals and live a healthier, happier life.

Ro offers specialist fertility nutrition services to males, females or couples looking to improve their fertility. For a comprehensive and educational overview of the dietary, supplemental and lifestyle changes needed to enhance your fertility, contact Ro.

Komal Deepak Kumar is a Fertility Specialist Dietitian with experience in running men and women’s health clinics. She has 14 years experience as a dietitian in different specialities, which gives an all rounded approach to her dietetic treatments. Komal aims to help streamline preconception and fertility care and facilitate timely evidence based dietetic for patients with infertility.

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