Individual and couples sessions are useful if you are looking for a safe space to talk about your stress and that stress is high. After all, the more stressed you are, the less suitable a group offer is for you.
An unfulfilled desire to have children is a particular psychological burden that leads to very different thoughts and feelings in couples. When the hectic pace of everyday life, stress or a professional crisis are added to the mix, it is particularly important to keep an eye on one's own resources. An essential aspect of our treatment concept is to provide you not only with medical care, but also with psychological support. The type and extent of psychological support depends on your personal needs. Please discuss this with our psychotherapists.
If the natural, existential desire to have a child can only be fulfilled with medical help, powerlessness, insecurity, fear, grief and anger are frequent consequences. Nevertheless, you must not lose your confidence and faith in a solution. However, success in this can vary. Many of those affected are able to see involuntary childlessness as a challenge and go through treatment with a positive attitude. Others have a greater need to talk and require more encouragement and support. That is what we want to give you.
We do not want to leave you alone with your worries. Why not take a moment, review your need for psychological support and find out if you could benefit from one of our services:
We offer you a protected space to discuss your stresses. Bring up your concerns in the first consultation - and we'll look for solutions together. You can take advantage of this consultation offer alone or as a couple. However, we recommend that you come together for at least the first session so that our psychologist can get as full an impression of your situation as possible.
If you have a tumour and wish to have another child after your treatment, ovarian tissue can be removed endoscopically before chemotherapy, frozen and transplanted again after the disease has healed. For more information, see cryopreservation.
Individual and couples sessions are useful if you are looking for a safe space to talk about your stress and that stress is high. After all, the more stressed you are, the less suitable a group offer is for you.
To give you an idea, we present three of many possible topics:
Call on 0221 2776-200 or use our contact form to make an appointment for an initial orientation consultation. In this consultation, you describe your concerns and your stress so that we can plan the next steps together. This can range from a brief consultation to psychotherapy.
As a rule, private and statutory health insurance companies as well as the state aid cover the treatment costs, provided that they are included in the catalogue of benefits. Please check with your insurance company whether this also applies to you.
Our doctors are registered in the doctor/psychotherapist register of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Doctors North Rhine (according to §4 of the Medical Licensing Regulation). All costs are based on the fee schedule for psychological psychotherapists (FSPP).
We offer groups on the following topics: "Emotionally and Mentally Coping with Involuntary Childlessness," "Understanding and Coping with a Mood Low," and "Men Need Support Too."
Fighting your way out of misery
Despite modern medicine, the path to having your own child is uncertain. Dealing with it requires psychological resources and coping with a wide range of emotions. Because rarely do hope, sadness, disappointment and anger lie so close together as with the wish for a child of one's own. And yet: You are not alone in your situation. Our group offers serve the exchange of the patients and should help to classify the own feelings and to get to know new coping strategies.
Many patients are in the same boat. The longing for a child of one's own is great, the way there is uncertain. This particular life situation requires the management of a wide range of emotions. Many patients report that they deal with their worries and feelings mainly with themselves. This group offer enables the exchange between patients. The aim here is to learn about one's own and alternative mechanisms for coping with the difficult situation. In addition, the interaction of thoughts and feelings should be understood and be able to be applied in everyday life.
We not only have our patients in mind, but also the partners involved. Because men also suffer from the unfulfilled desire to have children. Some may feel guilty because the physical cause of not having a child is with them. The others feel overwhelmed by their wife's sadness. And still others know no way out of their disappointment, anger or grief.
One thing these men often have in common: They become speechless in the face of their unfulfilled desire to have children. This offer counteracts that.
Then do not hesitate to contact us. Surely we can find a solution to support you mentally as well.
Learn how Autogenic Training or Progressive Muscle Relaxation according to Jacobson can help you to relax better and to find a more relaxed attitude and inner peace. Finally, stress symptoms are not uncommon during fertility treatment.
This relaxation training can improve your well-being. It is used specifically to reduce and prevent stress-related illnesses. Psychological tension, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders or depression can be positively influenced.
Through PMR you can achieve a deep physical feeling of calmness and thereby mental serenity.
Autogenic training is also used for stress management. Psychological tension, anxiety disorders, sleep disorders, high blood pressure, tinnitus can be positively influenced. In addition, physical tensions are reduced and you counteract back pain, muscle aches and headaches.
Through AT, you can work towards a deep physical sense of calm and thereby mental serenity.
The start of the courses is variable. They start when the group reaches a certain number of participants. Please contact us to learn more.
The participation fee is €150.00 plus VAT.
PMR is recognised by the statutory health insurance funds as a primary preventive measure in accordance with §20 SSC V. They reimburse up to 80% of the costs. At the end of the course you will receive a certificate of attendance to present to your health insurance company.