Megan Downer - Counsellor
Specialising in pregnancy loss and infertility
Counselling Services
Pregnancy Loss Counselling
The experience of miscarriage can often be lonely and confusing and it may be hard to find someone who understands the extent of your loss. I am an experienced pregnancy loss counsellor who offers counselling at all stages of pregnancy or following a baby loss or birth trauma. Counselling may be helpful at different stages: directly following miscarriage or baby loss; sometime afterwards if you are finding things tough; if you are feeling traumatized by your experience; if you are feeling anxious or depressed, or if you are trying to become pregnant again.
Some people face the difficult decision to terminate their pregnancy and I offer pre-decision counselling and post counselling, supporting you to make the best decision for yourselves. People may struggle with the decision, they may feel traumatized, ashamed and keep it a secret from others making the grieving difficult. Counselling offers a non-judgemental place to grieve openly about your loss and to heal.
Some people face the difficult decision to terminate their pregnancy and I offer pre-decision counselling and post counselling, supporting you to make the best decision for yourselves. People may struggle with the decision, they may feel traumatized, ashamed and keep it a secret from others making the grieving difficult. Counselling offers a non-judgemental place to grieve openly about your loss and to heal.
Infertility Counselling
I understand the emotional journey of fertility uncertainty, the physical and medical aspects of treatment and most of all, the significance of the loss. I offer counselling to those dealing with an infertility diagnosis, under-going fertility treatments or making decisions about treatment options. For those that have reached the end of their fertility journey, counselling offers a place to grieve and heal and explore a future that was different to what you had imagined. I am familiar with the stress of fertility uncertainty on relationships and the differences in the way men and women cope and grieve. Counselling can help couples to better understand and support each other.
I offer counselling to those seeking alternative ways of building families, through egg or sperm donation, surrogacy, embryo donation or seeking overseas treatments. Following a challenging journey of loss or infertility and finally becoming pregnant or post devlivery, women can become overwhelmed, at times depressed and anxious. I offer post-birth counselling and am skilled in working with mental health challenges.
I understand the emotional journey of fertility uncertainty, the physical and medical aspects of treatment and most of all, the significance of the loss. I offer counselling to those dealing with an infertility diagnosis, under-going fertility treatments or making decisions about treatment options. For those that have reached the end of their fertility journey, counselling offers a place to grieve and heal and explore a future that was different to what you had imagined. I am familiar with the stress of fertility uncertainty on relationships and the differences in the way men and women cope and grieve. Counselling can help couples to better understand and support each other.
I offer counselling to those seeking alternative ways of building families, through egg or sperm donation, surrogacy, embryo donation or seeking overseas treatments. Following a challenging journey of loss or infertility and finally becoming pregnant or post devlivery, women can become overwhelmed, at times depressed and anxious. I offer post-birth counselling and am skilled in working with mental health challenges.
Supervision
I offer supervision to social workers, counsellors and health professionals where grief and loss or health services is a focus of their work.
I offer supervision to social workers, counsellors and health professionals where grief and loss or health services is a focus of their work.