Mindful Mama Counseling
Jacqueline Shea Vance, LICSW, LCSW
Serving clients in Washington State and California
"Mindfulness is a way of befriending
ourselves and our experience. "
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Services
Mindfulness Fertility Support
Embodied Trauma Recovery
I support women seeking motherhood through infertility treatments-in particular older women-by offering tools for mindful self-compassion, stress-reduction and managing catastrophic thoughts. For example, I teach skills to recognize and manage mood fluctuations resulting from hormone injections and the uncertainty of the two-week wait for the outcome of an IVF cycle. Mindfulness' emphasis on bringing awareness to the moment is a freeing experience from regrets and losses along the way and preoccupation with the crucial outcome.
Infertility is a risk factor for mood disorders during and after pregnancy, such as major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and postpartum depression. Infertility treatment can be traumatic. We will mindfully transition to your pregnancy with sensitivity to embodied trauma. I will gently guide you to release the stress of reproductive trauma and loss so that you will be fully present to the joy and wonder of your pregnancy and birth.
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Alternative Family Building
I empower clients to make educated and informed choices every step of the way on their journey to parenthood. We explore and discuss current research on ART (assisted reproductive technology), which includes IUI (intrauterine insemination), IVF (in vitro fertilization), and Third-Party or Donor-Assisted Reproduction (donated eggs or embryos), surrogacy, adoption and the world of parenting non-genetic children.
"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops - at all."
Emily Dickinson
Contact Me
I know first hand how challenging this journey can be. I am here to be your ally and to offer my support and skills to navigate through it all.
Jacqueline Vance
Business Voicemail
425-340-6853
In-person appointments
Maple Valley
Seattle
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101 Elliott Ave W Ste 500, Seattle, WA 98119