This road is harder than anyone tells you it will be.
Therapists in Irving, Texas
"Every month is a cycle of hope and grief. Nobody warns you it's this hard."
Infertility affects 1 in 8 couples — the emotional toll is comparable to a cancer diagnosis.
+9 moreNo commitment. We'll confirm your coverage before your first session.
Virtual therapy for Irving families
The planes come in low over Las Colinas every few minutes, and you have started to notice them the way only someone home all day with a newborn does. You moved to Irving for a job, or your partner did, and the people who would have filled your kitchen in the first weeks after birth are a flight or a time zone away. Irving is a city built around DFW Airport and the constant motion it creates. Nearly one in seven residents lived somewhere else a year ago, well above the regional norm. For an expecting or new mother, that often means facing the hardest months of your life without your family, your old friends, or the doctor you trusted before you arrived. Irving holds two very different cities inside its borders. In Las Colinas, Valley Ranch, Cottonwood Valley, and Hackberry Creek, relocated corporate families and South Asian professionals often arrive with good benefits but no one nearby, and a quiet expectation to keep any struggle private. In the older, south-central parts of the city like Heritage Crossing, many working-class families have no coverage at all, and the county safety-net clinics can take months to schedule a first mental health visit. More than one in five Irving residents is uninsured, which for a new mother can decide whether help comes this week or not at all. Phoenix Health therapists hold PMH-C certification, the specialty credential in perinatal mental health, and typically see clients within one week of intake, by secure video. There is no commute, no parking, no extra logistics between you and a session. We accept most major insurance plans and verify your benefits before the first appointment.
Irving neighborhoods: Las Colinas · Valley Ranch · Cottonwood Valley · Hackberry Creek · Heritage Crossing
You might benefit from therapy if…
- ✓You've been trying to conceive for months or years and the emotional weight is becoming hard to carry
- ✓You're dreading social events, baby announcements, or pregnancy reveals from friends
- ✓Your relationship has changed under the pressure, and intimacy doesn't feel like intimacy anymore
- ✓You feel angry at your body, at your partner, or at people who got pregnant easily
- ✓You're isolating from people who don't understand, and that isolation is making it harder
- ✓You're holding it together for work and family and you're exhausted from the performance
Dr. Emily Guarnotta
Psychologist & Founder
From our founder
Infertility is one of the most underestimated experiences in my practice. The cumulative weight of each month, each appointment, each negative test, is enormous, and most people are carrying it without anyone really seeing it. Therapy doesn't shorten the road. It does change what it's like to walk it.
What therapy looks like
Our Infertility specialists in Irving, Texas
Most Phoenix Health therapists hold PMH-C certification — the gold standard in perinatal mental health.
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Tiara Okoruwa
PhD, LCSW
Tiara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Texas specializing in perinatal mental health, supporting expecting and new parents through anxiety, grief, and the transition to parenthood using a trauma-informed, integrative approach.
Licensed in TX
Amanda Flowers
LPC, PMH-C
Amanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Montana specializing in perinatal mental health, supporting clients through pregnancy, postpartum, and infertility using a collaborative, trauma-informed, and mind-body approach.
Licensed in TX, MT
Ashlyn Parides
PHD, PMH-C
Dr. Ashlyn is a licensed psychologist and certified perinatal mental health provider (PMH-C) in Texas, licensed to practice in over 40 states through PsyPact.
PsyPact provider — 40+ states
Real clients. Real relief.
What our clients say about their experience.
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“"What nobody tells you about infertility is that it changes how you see pregnant people. I couldn't go to baby showers. I hid from social media. I felt like a horrible person for feeling what I was feeling. My therapist helped me understand that grief doesn't follow rules and that I was allowed to feel all of it without shame."”
— TTC, 2 years
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“Two years of treatments and nobody talked about what it does to your relationship, your identity, your sense of self. I felt like my body had failed me. My therapist helped me separate my worth from my fertility, and helped my husband and I find each other again in the middle of it. Still trying. Feeling more like myself than I have in years.”
— TTC, 3 years
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“My emergency C-section left me with nightmares and panic attacks. I couldn't talk about the birth without shaking. Therapy helped me process the trauma and reclaim my story. I'm pregnant again now, and I actually feel ready.”
— expecting mom of 1
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“I had stopped telling people we were trying because I couldn't handle one more well-meaning comment. My therapist understood the language and the timing, and I never had to explain a single thing twice. After six months I felt like I had my life back, even though we were still in treatment.”
— Nina, in treatment 2 years
Expert care.
Covered in Texas.
- ✓Aetna (incl. CVS Health, First Health, & Meritain)
- ✓BCBS (incl. Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, & state plans)
- ✓Cigna / Evernorth
- ✓United Healthcare (UHC) / Optum (incl. UBH, UMR, Surest, Oscar, & Oxford)
Most clients pay less than $20 per session.
Accepted Insurance Networks
Ready to start Infertility therapy? Here’s how it works.
The whole process takes about 5 minutes. We handle insurance — you just show up.
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Book your free call
A quick 15-minute chat to hear what you're going through, answer your questions, and make sure we're a great fit for your needs. No cost, no commitment.
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Get matched
We'll pair you with the right specialist for your specific situation. We'll also check your insurance, so you know your exact cost per session before moving forward.
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Start your first session
Meet your therapist from the comfort of home. No commute, no waiting rooms, no judgment. Most clients notice a real difference within just 2 to 3 sessions.
No commitment · Most insurance accepted · Available this week
Common questions
- It helps. A generalist may inadvertently say things that don't land well. A therapist trained in reproductive mental health understands the medical timeline, the language, the relationship strain, and the specific kind of grief that infertility produces.
- Yes, and it's also something therapy can help with directly. Infertility puts couples under sustained pressure, and partners often process it differently. Individual therapy can help, and sometimes couples work added in is the right call.
- No. Setting limits on what you can attend is a reasonable response to grief, and your therapist can help you figure out how to communicate that without losing relationships you care about. It is not a moral failing to take care of yourself.
- Therapy is not a fertility treatment. What therapy does is reduce the stress, isolation, and depression that come with infertility, which improves quality of life during a very hard chapter. Some research suggests that lower distress may have modest effects on treatment outcomes, but the primary value is in how you live, not in the outcome.
- Yes. Phoenix Health provides telehealth therapy to residents of Texas. Sessions are conducted via secure video from your home, office, or anywhere private — no commute required. All Phoenix Health therapists are licensed and authorized to practice in Texas.
- PMH-C (Perinatal Mental Health Certification) is awarded by Postpartum Support International (PSI) to clinicians who have completed advanced training in perinatal mental health — covering postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, birth trauma, and related conditions. It represents the gold standard of specialization in this field.
- If you're struggling — with your mood, your thoughts, your relationship, or just how you're coping — that's enough of a reason to talk to someone. You don't need a diagnosis. A free consultation is a low-commitment first step.
From the Phoenix Health resource center
Articles and guides about infertility
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The sooner you start,
the sooner you'll
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You've been surviving. It's time to start healing.
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Learning resources
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