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Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I have specialised in Fertility counselling since 2004, offering counselling for both individuals and couples dealing with infertility, loss and grief.
All areas of fertility covered including: IVF, Loss and grief, Miscarriage, Egg Donation, Sperm Donation, Surrogacy, Fertility Preservation and Gender Transitioning.
I have a small private practise based In York for face to face appointments and offer online appointments via video platform and telephone.
Areas of interest
Fertility; IVF; IUI; Infertility; Fertility Preservation; Donation; Egg donation; Sperm Donation; Embryo Donation; Surrogacy, Gender Transitioning; Stress; Coping Strategies; Relational; Psychodynamic; Couples Counselling; Family formation
Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions
About me
Current NHS consultant posts held
QE Gateshead Fertility
Kingston Fertility
Bridge Fertility - London
IVF London
Cryos - Manchester
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
• “Counselling challenges associated with donor conception and surrogacy treatments – time for debate†– Human Fertility – July 2021 – Crawshaw M, Pericleous-Smith A and Dark S
• Survey of fertility counselling provision in UK licensed treatment centres during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic – March 2021 – Pericleous-Smith A, Dark S, McCluskey G, Mizen L and Crawshaw M
• Patient experiences of fertility clinic closure during the COVID-19 pandemic: appraisals, coping and emotionsâ€â€“ Human Reproduction – August 2020 – J Boivin, C Harrison, R Mathur, G Burns, A Pericleous-Smith, S Gameiro
My qualifications & training
Qualifications
- Diploma Therapeutic Counselling
Leeds Metropolitan University 2001
- BSC Therapeutic Counselling
Leeds Metropolitan University 2002
- MA Psychoanlaytical Studies
Leeds Metropolitaan University 2004
- PG Cert - Counselling and Supervision
York St Johns University 2012
Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)
- Chair
British Infertility Counselling Association 2022
- Counsellor Representative
British Fertility Society 2021
- Trustee
Fertility Network UK 2022
Affiliations / memberships
• Accredited Member of British Infertility Counselling Association (BICA) – M10012
• Accredited Member of National Counselling Society (NCS) – NCS22-00999
• Registered Member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) – M534094, Register Nr: 43746
• Member of British Fertility Society (BFS) : 46861
• Member of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE): E-19-01022
• Member of International Infertility Counselling Organisation (IICO)
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