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The AFA LGBT Professional Network

The American Fertility Association (The AFA) believes that the road to parenthood isn’t always straight.

As the nation’s leading patient advocacy organization, The AFA is dedicated to educating and supporting all men and women concerned with family building - including hopeful lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents.

The AFA’s LGBT Professional Network is comprised of two main sections: one for patients seeking referrals, and one for professionals with inclusive businesses that serve the LGBT community and wish to advertise those services.

For Patients:
Patients find the medical help they need in many ways, but unfortunately many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients still have difficulty locating health care and legal professionals that are sensitive to the special needs of the LGBT community who are seeking to build a family. To make this process easier, The American Fertility Association has developed an LGBT Professional Network.

This resource includes information about physicians, nurse practitioners, complimentary care providers, surrogacy, egg donation and sperm donation agencies, adoption agencies, lawyers, pharmacists and other professionals committed to assisting those in the LGBT community to create family and to deal with reproductive challenges. This directory will continue to grow, so please check back often!

Disclaimer

Please note that the information in this network does not constitute a recommendation to consult any specific professional. Although The AFA makes every attempt to keep the information on members accurate and up-to-date, The AFA cannot attest at all times to the accuracy and completeness of the information provided.  This information is provided for your reference, however, the responsibility for choosing a professional and checking their credentials to practice must remain that of the patient.


Mental Health Professional

California

Los Angeles

Carole Lieber Wilkins, M.A., M.F.T.
1460 Westwood Blvd.
Suite 204
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Services Provided: Counseling and therapy related to ivf treatment, decision-making, specialization in donor conception, educational consultations with donors and surrogates, child development issues, post-parenting as it relates to types of family building.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (310) 470-9049
Fax: (310) 457-9806
Email: familybuilding@verizon.net


Massachusetts

Cambridge

Deborah Silverstein, L.I.C.S.W.
Focus Counseling & Consultation, Inc.
186 1/2 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

Services Provided: Works with the LGBT community, relating to infertility and adoption.
Participant in Managed Care: Yes
Phone: (617) 876-4488
Fax: (617) 876-0350
Web: http://www.focuscounseling.com


New Jersey

Pennington

Joni S. Mantell, L.C.S.W., C.S.W.
Infertility & Adoption Counseling Center
2 Tree Farm Road
Suite A200
Pennington, NJ 08534

Services Provided: Counseling, support groups and psycho-educational workshops on adoption, donor and surrogacy issues. Pre-adopt groups for gay and lesbian prospective adoptive parents. Knowledge of adoption options, resources and referrals. Individual, couples counseling. Pre-adoptive and adoptive parent groups, children's groups and lifebook workshops. Workshops on adoption issues, surrogacy evaluations, training for professionals on infertility and adoption cases.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (609) 737-8750
Fax: (609) 737-5951
Email: JMantellMSW@iaccenter.com
Web: http://www.iaccenter.com


New York

New York

Bob Bamman, L.C.S.W.
19 West 34th Street
Penthouse Floor
New York, NY 10128

Services Provided: Counseling; Adoption Consultation; Home Studies
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (646) 872-9032
Email: bobbmmn@aol.com


Elizabeth Friedman, Ph.D.
24 East 12th Street
Suite 501
New York, NY 10003

Services Provided: Psychotherapy for individuals and couples. Works with many LGBT people on issues around children, including adoption and sperm donation.
Participant in Managed Care: Yes
Phone: (212) 741-0119
Email: drbuffy@ix.netcom.com


Elizabeth Grill, Psy.D.
The Ronald O. Perelman and Claudia Cohen Center for Reproductive Medicine of Weill Cornell Medical College (formerly CRMI)
1305 York Avenue
6th Floor
New York, NY 10021

Services Provided: Provides individual, couples, and group therapy for patients participating in all forms of assisted reproduction, regardless of marital status or sexual orientation. Has significant experience in all aspects of gamete donation, including donor and recipient evaluation and treatment issues. Therapy, IVF, ICSI, Donor Egg, cryo, pgd, microsurgical repair of obstructions and vasectomy reversals, surgical repair of varicoceles, epididymal and testicular sperm retrievals.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (646) 962-3314
Email: eag2001@med.cornell.edu
Web: http://www.ivf.org


Georgia Witkin Ph.D.
Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York
635 Madison Avenue
10th Floor
New York, NY 10165

Services Provided: Works with the LGBT community. Provides education and support to individuals and couples at various stages of family building. Individual, couples and group counseling, as well as educational sessions are available as part of our comprehensive program.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (212) 756-5777
Email: info@rmany.com
Web: http://www.rmany.com


Lisa Schuman L.C.S.W.
Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York
635 Madison Avenue
10th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Services Provided: Works with the LGBT community. Provides education and support to individuals and couples at various stages of family building. Individual, couples and group counseling, as well as educational sessions are available as part of our comprehensive program.
Participant in Managed Care: No
Phone: (212) 756-5777
Email: info@rmany.com
Web: http://www.rmany.com


Patricia Mendell, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.
Patricia Mendell, L.C.S.W., B.C.D.
902 Broadway
13th Floor
New York, NY 10010

Services Provided: Psychological services around issues dealing with fertility, egg/sperm donation, surrogacy, adoption. Provide counseling for couples, parenting issues, coaching with parenting concerns and talking with children around conception. Assist with exploring where to find fertility services, assisting with donor selection and choices, assist with surrogacy and making decisions around fertility.
Participant in Managed Care: Yes
Phone: (212) 819-1778
Fax: (212) 302-8536
Email: pmendell@aol.com