Psychological Consult for Intended Parents Using a Gestational Carrier

Choosing to grow your family through a gestational carrier is a deeply personal decision that involves emotional, ethical, and practical considerations. Our psychological consultations are designed to support intended parents with expert guidance as they navigate the surrogacy process.

What Sets Us Apart?

To help ensure that every candidate is emotionally prepared and well-qualified to embark on the family planning journey, Makana Health follows a careful and customized evaluation process that includes the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI), a well-established tool for understanding mental health and personality, as well as additional screening tools for depression and anxiety. All comprehensive mental health evaluations and consultations are completed via HIPAA-compliant video conferencing. Our services ensure privacy, accessibility, and personalized care in a secure virtual environment.

Makana Health champions diversity and inclusivity through ongoing expansion of our translation capabilities, making clinical evaluations and consultations accessible for every patient, regardless of language. We honor and embrace all forms of family, affirming each individual’s journey, and we proudly stand as allies to the LGBTQIA+ community.

What the Consultation Includes?

  • 1. Emotional and Psychological Readiness.

    Explore emotional expectations, concerns about control, and your connection to the pregnancy throughout the journey.

  • 2. Bonding with your Gestational Carrier.

    Clarify preferences around communication, boundaries, and your relationship before, during, and after the pregnancy.

  • 3. Legal, Ethical, and Medical Considerations.

    Review key aspects of your surrogacy agreement, parental rights, and embryo transfer decisions.

  • 4. Meeting Clinic and Agency Requirements.

    Understand what’s needed to fulfill psychological consultation requirements for fertility clinics and surrogacy agencies.

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