For patients proceeding with a standard IVF cycle  at Oregon Reproductive Medicine, an introductory wellness session is offered free of charge, compliments of the doctors at ORM who want to promote your optimal physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being during your cycle. 

​In your introductory IVF packet, you will have received  a complimentary service coupon, which you may redeem for ONE of the following  -> -> ->
To benefit most from your session, please:
Arrive 10 minutes early to complete necessary paperwork, and
Drink plenty of water so that you are fully hydrated prior to massage.
One 50 minute counseling session with Britta Dinsmore, Ph.D. or Paula Wagenbach, Psy.D. at
​Family Building Connections
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One 50 minute massage therapy session with Sarah Watson, L.M.T.  or
​Laura McCorkle L.M.T.
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One Back-to Back Massage and Counseling Session
This combined session involves a 40 minute  massage and then a 40 minute counseling session.  
To make an appointment for a Back-to-Back Massage and Counseling  Session, email Sarah Watson at fertileconnection@gmail.com 
Please give preferred dates and time of day.
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Counseling 

The complimentary counseling session is offered through Family Building Connections.  Each session is tailored to the client's unique situation and needs.  Through a variety of interventions, you will gain strategies for responding more effectively to distressing thoughts, feelings, and situations.  A healthy mind-body connection is promoted through teaching stress reduction techniques that promote a state of relaxation. 

You will also be supported in becoming more connected to your body by listening to and being responsive to your body's needs for nurturing through healthy physical activity, nutrition, rest, and self-care.  Fertility challenges can undermine a woman’s relationship with her body, potentially causing her to feel “broken” or angry at her body for not doing what she wants it to do.  Counseling can support relating to one’s body with more compassion and appreciation.

Massage

Our primary goal is to  encourage rest and reduce stress.   This will help lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety and soften the symptoms associated with fertility treatment.

During your session we encourage you  to increase a sense of connection with your body.  Often, when patients experience pain in a particular part of the body, they detach from that area to protect themselves from suffering even more.  For instance, when a woman has to inject into her belly numerous medications, multiple times a day for weeks, she can become disconnected with the very place that she needs to connect with.  Soothing, gentle massage combined with breath work can re-establish that connection.   
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