Surrogacy is emotionally, legally and relationally complex. The right support can help intended parents, surrogates and their families feel clearer, safer and more prepared. The wrong support can do the opposite. It can increase confusion, pressure, mistrust, guilt or conflict....
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Surrogacy Advice: How to Weigh Lived Experience, Peer Support and Personal Opinion
Read MoreSurrogacy can feel isolating, especially because it is not something most people encounter in everyday life. Intended parents and surrogates often find themselves searching for people who understand the process, the language, the emotions and the uncertainty. This is why...
Psychologist, Fertility Counsellor or ANZICA Member: What Is the Difference?
Read MoreWhen people begin a surrogacy journey, they are often told they need counselling. Sometimes they hear different terms used: psychologist, fertility counsellor, surrogacy counsellor, ANZICA counsellor, clinic counsellor, implications counsellor or therapist. It can be confusing. These terms are sometimes...
Why Qualifications Matter in Surrogacy Counselling
Read MoreSurrogacy is one of the most generous and emotionally significant pathways to creating a family. It can also be complex. Alongside the medical treatment and legal steps, there are relationships, expectations, grief, boundaries, pregnancy, birth, parenthood, identity and the future...
Same-Sex Intended Parents and Hospital Birth in Surrogacy: What to Consider Before Baby Arrives
Read MoreHospital birth can be one of the most anticipated and emotionally significant moments for same-sex intended parents in surrogacy. It is the moment a long-imagined baby becomes real in the room: a first cry, a first cuddle, a first photo,...
Surrogacy Counselling: Supporting the Emotional Transitions Before, During and After Surrogacy
Read MoreSurrogacy is often described in terms of milestones: matching, legal agreements, conception, pregnancy, birth, and the handover of the baby to their intended parents. While each of these stages is significant, surrogacy is also a deeply emotional and relational experience....
Surrogacy Counselling: Stopping Being a Surrogate and Moving Forward After the Journey
Read MoreSurrogacy is often spoken about as a journey towards birth. There is so much focus on the lead-up: the decision to become a surrogate, the relationship with intended parents, medical appointments, embryo transfer, pregnancy milestones, and the preparation for labour...
Surrogacy Counselling: Asking for Help as a Surrogate and Why It Matters
Read MoreBecoming a surrogate is often an experience shaped by generosity, care, and a deep wish to help another person or couple build their family. It can be joyful, meaningful, and profoundly rewarding. Many surrogates describe feeling honoured to play such...
Boundaries in Surrogacy Relationships: Protecting Trust Between Surrogates and Intended Parents
Read MoreSurrogacy is often described as a journey of generosity, hope and shared commitment. It can create deeply meaningful relationships between a surrogate and intended parents, sometimes lasting well beyond the birth of the baby. But like any emotionally significant relationship,...
How Discrimination Shows Up in Surrogacy — and Why It Matters
Read MoreSurrogacy is often spoken about in terms of generosity, hope and family creation. And for many people involved, that is exactly what it is: a deeply considered, carefully supported arrangement that allows a child to be welcomed into a loving...
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