Infertility Support Group

Well & Beyond offers an infertility support group for individuals and couples.  New members are welcome.  You need to register by calling Solveig Tryba, MA at Well & Beyond, Tel: 603-924-6681.  This professionally led group provides a place for participants to obtain information on available resources, receive support, find renewed resolve when faced with difficult decisions, develop a support network and share thoughts and feelings about infertility.

The group meets every second Wednesday of the month in Peterborough, New Hampshire from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

A behavioral health program designed for women who are coping with the challenges and stress of infertility.

Well & Beyond's mind-body program will help you:

• Reduce physical and emotional symptoms of stress, such as insomnia, fatigue, headaches, abdominal pain, anxiety, sadness, anger, confusion and difficulties making decisions.

• Get the support you need and feel better.

• Enhance the healthy functioning of your reproductive system.

• Develop skills to ease the medical treatment process.

• Improve your chances of becoming a parent.

During this class you will learn behavioral skills and stress reduction techniques to improve your health and well-being. Each session includes a support time, relaxation exercise, lecture, and a group or individual exercise on a specific theme related to the challenges of infertility. Participants are asked to keep a journal and practice new skills on a daily basis. The women's partners are invited to four of the ten sessions.

Solveig Tryba, MA is facilitating the group. A male facilitator, Heribert Tryba, MA is co-leading the four couples classes. The program consists of an initial individual meeting with each woman followed by 10 group sessions.

Women in all stages of infertility can benefit and are welcome. This includes women who are undergoing medical treatment (e.g. GIFT, IVF, IUI), whose chances for conceiving a biological child are low, or those who have a history of miscarriages or are experiencing secondary infertility.

When You Want A Baby is modeled after Harvard's widely known Behavioral Medicine Program for Infertility. This program has been extensively researched and found effective in reducing significantly depression, anxiety, anger, confusion and fatigue. Research also demonstrated that 55 % of the women participating in this program had a viable pregnancy within one year, compared to 20 % of the women in the control group, who had not received such help.

Solveig Tryba, MA, LCMHC, is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who has provided psychotherapy services for adults and female adolescents for 15 years. Her field of interest is health psychology with a specialty in infertility counseling. She studied mind/body medicine approaches and stress reduction at Heartwood Holistic Health Institute and at U-Mass. Medical Center and received training in Harvard's renowned Behavioral Medicine Program for Infertility. Solveig has worked with women’s reproductive health concerns since 1983. She is a member of Resolve and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.

Heribert Tryba, MA, LFMT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with almost 20 years of experience in the field of counseling. He brings his expertise in counseling couples to Well & Beyond’s Infertility Program. Heri has extensive experience with a wide range of issues that are common for couples struggling with infertility. He helps couples address reproductive challenges in their relationship, and works with them towards improving communication, resolving conflicts and finding options for family building.