Wel­come

As a family therapist, I have been offering fertility counselling as well as couples and family therapy since 1993. I have supported people in a wide variety of situations: before and during fertility treatment, following miscarriages, with questions regarding sperm or egg donation, and considering a life without children.

In the 1990ies, when I began working with families built by donor insemination, there was hardly any literature, little research and even fewer counselling services available. Today, things have become much more open. At the same time, new questions have arisen: what about the identity of people conceived via third party reproduction, how do families fare when have have a structure that is very different from what we consider the norm, where do you draw limits when confronted with all the possibilities offered by reproductive medicine.

To this day, I consider it a privilege to have been able to accompany these developments over many decades.

I have learnt that there is no single ‘right’ way of building a family. But it helps not to have to walk that path alone.

What is important to me:

People come to me with a wide variety of questions. Some are just starting fertility treatment, others are considering sperm or egg donation, whilst others are seeking guidance after many years of struggling to conceive.

I believe that people are best placed to make the right decisions when they are well-informed and feel able to express their thoughts openly. That is why listening, respect and supportive guidance are central to my approach.

You don’t need to have the ‘right’ answers when you come to see me. Often, a good conversation begins precisely where questions remain unanswered.