Modern care for life’s most personal journeys.
Fertile Ground is a national telehealth psychology practice specializing in psychotherapy, trauma recovery, reproductive mental health, and third-party reproduction services. We offer compassionate, expert support to individuals, couples, and families — wherever you are in your life path.
About Us
At Fertile Ground, we provide thoughtful, evidence-based care for people navigating major life challenges and transitions. We offer consultations and evaluations for family-building and third party-reproduction; psychotherapy for couples and individuals; and support for infertility and pregnancy loss. We also work with a wide range of mental health concerns — including anxiety, postpartum mental health, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges.
Our providers are recognized leaders in their field who bring decades of experience to their work. Whether you’re seeking support after a setback, preparing to become a parent, or simply looking for a trusted space to reflect and grow — you’re in the right place. We’re here to listen, guide, and walk alongside you.
Our Services
Third-Party Reproduction
Specialized, psychoeducational guidance for individuals and couples exploring third-party reproduction. As well as, comprehensive psychological evaluations for donors and gestational carriers.
Consultation & Training for Professionals
Support for clinics, agencies, and legal partners on best practices and the psychological aspects of third-party reproduction.
Infertility Counseling & Support
We provide care for individuals and couples coping with infertility, and all types of pregnancy loss, including: miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination for medical reasons (TFMR). We also work with donor-conceived adults and their families as they seek understanding, connection, and support.
Perinatal & Postpartum Therapy
Compassionate, evidence-based support during pregnancy and after birth, including help with mood and anxiety changes, birth trauma, adjustment to parenting,
bonding, and navigating loss or complex family-building journeys.
EMDR
EMDR is an evidence-based therapy that helps people process and heal from traumatic or distressing experiences, reducing the emotional charge of painful memories and supporting healthier patterns of thinking, feeling, and responding.
Individual & Couples Counseling
Personalized support for depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns, including therapy for individuals and couples focused on growth, healing, and well-being.
Provider Highlights
Our team is made up of psychologists with deep experience and national recognition in reproductive mental health.
They are nationally recognized therapists and speakers.
Dr. Lauren Berman
Dr. Lauren Berman is authorized by PSYPACT to accept telehealth appointments in 41 states. She does NOT provide services in AK, CA, HI, IA, LA, MA NM, NY or OR. She provides in-person and telehealth services in Georgia.
Dr. Claudia Pascale
Dr. Claudia Pascale is authorized by PSYPACT to accept telehealth appointments in 41 states. She also provides services in New York State. She does NOT provide services in AK, CA, HI, IA, LA, MA NM, or OR. She provides in-person and telehealth services in New Jersey.
Testimonials
Expertise counts. The professionals at Fertile Ground Psychology Group are experts in the field of reproductive psychology, egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy. They have guided our fertility practice in establishing the standards for psychology and we breathe easier when they care for our patients. In addition to vision and expertise, the professionals at FGPG are warm and empathic therapists. Our patients love working with them.
Dan Shapiro, MD
Reproductive Endocrinologist
Our work is rooted in trust, collaboration, and care. Here’s what some of our clients and professional partners have shared:
Family building is complex—emotionally, ethically, and logistically—and even more so when third-party reproduction (donors or gestational carriers) is part of the plan. The clinicians at Fertile Ground Psychology Group bring the rare combination of deep expertise and genuine compassion you want when decisions carry lifelong implications. Their team has been an invaluable partner to our patients and our clinic—clear and steady during evaluations, thoughtful and fair in mediation, and unwavering in emotional support. The psychological side of reproduction—assisted or not—is far too important to treat as a checkbox. With Fertile Ground, you get a thorough, incisive, and truly collaborative group in your corner.
Jarret Zafran, Esq.
Founder and Executive Director of Brownstone Surrogacy, NY, NY
The professionals at Fertile Ground Psychology Group have been invaluable assets to the Jewish Fertility Foundation, propelling our organization's growth with their expertise. Their meticulously crafted organizational curriculum for our volunteers and leaders has been instrumental in shaping our approach. They have consistently provided invaluable guidance, enriching our services. Their leadership is not only professionally impactful but also personally significant, making a profound difference in our approach and my own perspective.
Elana Frank
CEO and Founder, Jewish Fertility Foundation
As a reproductive endocrinologist, I’ve worked with several clinicians who now make up the Fertile Ground Psychology Group, some, for many years. While FG is a new organization, its providers are seasoned, evidence-based, and consistently compassionate. Together they bring clarity to complex decisions in infertility and third-party reproduction, deliver thoughtful assessments, and steady patients and care teams in high-stress moments. Our program is stronger because of such partnership, and I refer to FG with complete confidence.
Serena H. Chen, MD
Past Director for the Division of Reproductive Medicine at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Director of Advocacy at CCRM | IRMS