SURROGACY EDUCATION
& Donor Conception Support
Navigating surrogacy and donation with clarity, confidence & compassion.
Third-party reproduction can feel overwhelming - especially when you’re trying to understand where to begin, what your options are,
and which path is right for you.
Defining Journeys provides independent, unbiased surrogacy education, counselling and psychosocial support for intended parents, surrogates and donors across Canada - from the earliest stages of exploring through matching, donation, pregnancy, birth and beyond.
Education · Implications Counselling · Psychosocial Assessments · Journey Support
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Surrogacy Education &
Journey Support
Comprehensive, unbiased education for intended parents considering surrogacy in Canada.
Understand the process, your options, independent vs. agency-supported journeys, matching, timelines, medical and legal considerations, reimbursements, communication, expectations, potential red flags and the questions to ask before moving forward.
The goal is for you to leave feeling informed, prepared and empowered - knowing your options, how to approach matching, what red flags to look for, what questions to ask, and what to expect from beginning to end, and beyond.
So you can make informed, ethical decisions that feel right for you and your journey.
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Psychosocial Assessments
Comprehensive psychosocial assessments for individuals participating in third-party reproduction, completed with sensitivity to the unique emotional, relational and ethical considerations involved.
Gestational Carrier Assessments
Egg Donor Assessments
Sperm Donor Assessments
Embryo Donor Assessments
Available to fertility clinics, agencies, lawyers and individuals across Canada.
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Surrogate & Donor Support
Individualized support for surrogates and donors before, during and after their journeys. Sessions can provide space to navigate expectations, boundaries, communication, relationships with intended parents, pregnancy, emotional wellbeing, difficult decisions, loss, birth, postpartum adjustment and life after surrogacy.
Individual Therapy · Journey Support · Postpartum Support
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Implications Counselling
Specialized counselling for intended parents and recipients pursuing surrogacy or donor conception. Sessions explore the emotional, relational, ethical and long-term implications of third-party reproduction and help individuals and couples move forward with greater understanding and preparedness.
Surrogacy · Egg Donation · Sperm Donation · Embryo Donation
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FOR CLINICS & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Defining Journeys partners with fertility clinics, physicians, lawyers and reproductive health professionals to provide patients with comprehensive, independent surrogacy education and psychosocial support.
Before beginning a surrogacy journey, intended parents are often faced with an enormous amount of information - and may not yet know which questions they should be asking.
Our education helps patients understand the Canadian surrogacy landscape, explore their available pathways, identify important considerations and red flags, clarify expectations and values, and make informed decisions about how they want to move forward.
Referrals are also welcomed for implications counselling, psychosocial assessments and ongoing journey and therapeutic support throughout the journey.
Professional expertise. Lived experience. Support without an agenda.
Why Defining Journeys?
Specialized in Surrogacy
Independent & Unbiased
Professional + Lived Experience
Support from A-Z
Surrogacy is an area of focused practice, with specialized knowledge of the logistical, emotional, relational and practical realities of the journey.
No agenda and no “right” path. Understand your options, recognize red flags and make informed, ethical decisions that align with your values.
Clinical expertise combined with years of firsthand experience of infertility, cancer, IVF and becoming a parent through third-party reproduction.
From exploring surrogacy through matching, pregnancy, birth and beyond, support that evolves alongside your journey.
Your journey is unique. Your support should be too.
LET'S CHAT!