Leeya Schachter

About Leeya

Hello, my name is Leeya and I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC. I have a Masters Degree in Counselling from City University and have worked in the helping profession for the last 16 years. I offer accessible therapy via phone or video in the comfort of your own home. I work with individuals and couples who are struggling to conceive or undergoing fertility treatment, who are experiencing difficult emotions during pregnancy, and those who are suffering with pre and postpartum mental health challenges. I also support individuals and couples faced with involuntary childlessness with grieving the loss of their dream and finding new meaning in their lives.

Growing up, most of us were taught how common an unwanted pregnancy is, which led many of us to assume that getting pregnant (and staying pregnant) would be a simple straight-forward process. For 1 out of 6 couples in Canada, this is not the case. Trying to conceive and navigating fertility struggles can be incredibly isolating. As an individual who has personally dealt with infertility, I understand the anxiety, sadness, helplessness, grief, envy, shame, perfectionism, and anger that tracking cycles, managing the two week wait, seeing others? pregnancy announcements, and advocating for yourself with health professionals can trigger. I use my personal and professional experience to support my clients struggling to conceive through deep empathy and understanding, helping them to process the complicated and conflicting feelings that come with struggling to conceive, as well as to develop coping strategies to manage this world of unknowns.

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