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Lori Metz, lcsw

My specialties are fertility & relationships Utilizing a positive psychology approach, that includes

02/10/2026

🌿 Every journey deserves understanding, guidance, and community.

At Lori Metz, LCSW, we provide compassionate support for individuals and families navigating fertility, donor conception, surrogacy, and the emotional experiences that come with family building.

Our Services Include:

Live Workshops: Interactive sessions to strengthen relationships, communication, knowledge, and emotional wellness.

Support Groups: A safe, inclusive space to connect with others who truly understand your journey.

Donor Conception Consults: Guided conversations for intended parents, donors, and surrogates to ensure clarity, comfort, and informed decisions.

Inclusive Family History Project: Promoting better healthcare by ensuring all family structures are represented in medical records.

Provider Education & Professional Resources: For mental health and fertility professionals committed to inclusive, patient-centered care.

💬 Whether you’re trying to conceive, exploring donor conception, or supporting others in this space, there’s a place for you here.

Learn more at lorimetz.net/all-services

02/03/2026

Bridging Clinical Expertise with Emotional Intelligence in Reproductive Care

Clinical skill is essential — but when it comes to donor conception, surrogacy, and third-party reproduction, emotional and relational understanding can reshape the care experience for patients and families.

My professional workshops for clinics and healthcare teams are designed to foster that deeper understanding. These sessions integrate evidence-based practices with real-world insights to help providers:
• Enhance patient engagement and satisfaction
• Navigate sensitive conversations with clarity and respect
• Create more inclusive, patient-centered environments

Whether you’re a fertility specialist, reproductive endocrinologist, counselor, nurse, or front-line staff member, this training equips your team with the confidence to support every patient’s family-building story.

Interested in partnering to bring this workshop to your clinic or organization? Visit our Provider Education offerings or connect with me directly: lorimetz.net/all-services/

02/02/2026

February Workshop Schedule: Two live workshops this February, each designed to support different stages of the donor conception and surrogacy journey.

Intended Parents Workshop
February 7, 2026 | 10:00–12:00 PM EST
For individuals or couples considering or using donor conception or surrogacy.
This workshop offers space to explore emotional considerations, decision-making, and key factors to think through as you plan your path forward.

Recipient Parents Workshop
February 9, 2026 | 4:00–6:00 PM EST
For parents raising children born through donor conception or surrogacy.
This workshop provides support around parenting, communication, and navigating ongoing questions as your family grows.

🔗 Learn more or sign up: lorimetz.net/live-workshop-form-2025

01/28/2026

No one should go through the fertility journey alone. 🫶🏻
This February, join a small, supportive group of individuals who understand the emotional ups and downs of fertility treatment.
The General Fertility Support Workshop offers education, community, and compassion—because healing happens when we share, connect, learn, and lift each other up.

🌸 Saturday, February 7 | 10 AM – Noon EST
💲 $75 | Limited Space Available

Let’s create space for hope, strength, and meaningful conversation.
Sign up here → lorimetz.net/live-workshop-form-2025

01/26/2026

Whether you’re considering donor conception or surrogacy, actively building your family, or already parenting a child born through third-party reproduction, these live workshops are designed to support you at every stage of the journey.

Led by Lori Metz, LCSW, these workshops offer a thoughtful, supportive environment to explore the emotional and practical realities of donor conception and surrogacy, centered on care and understanding.

Intended Parents Workshop
February 7, 2026 | 10:00–12:00 PM EST
For individuals or couples considering or using donor conception or surrogacy.

Recipient Parents Workshop
February 9, 2026 | 4:00–6:00 PM EST
For parents raising children born through donor conception or surrogacy.

Together, we’ll explore decision-making, communication, relationships, and the ways these paths can shape family life—now and in the years ahead.

🔗 Learn more or sign up: lorimetz.net/live-workshop-form-2025

01/21/2026

Recent events in the surrogacy space have highlighted what happens when financial safeguards are missing or inadequate. When funds intended to support a surrogacy journey are not properly protected, the consequences ripple outward—affecting surrogates, intended parents, and the stability of the entire process.

This is why independent, third-party escrow matters.
The newly released Society for Ethical Egg Donation and Surrogacy standards for escrow reinforce the importance of transparency, accountability, and clear separation between agencies and client funds. Requiring qualified, independent escrow providers helps ensure that payments are made as agreed, funds are properly managed, and no one is left financially vulnerable due to conflicts of interest or poor oversight.

Strong escrow practices are not an administrative detail—they are a core ethical safeguard. As the industry evolves, raising the bar on financial protections is essential to maintaining trust and protecting everyone involved.

01/20/2026

In reproductive healthcare, even well-intentioned teams can feel unsure when supporting patients utilizing donor egg, s***m, embryo, or surrogacy. Small nuances — from how questions are asked at intake to how family structure is documented — can significantly impact patient experience and outcomes.

That’s why tailored training workshops are designed for clinics and care teams that focus on:
✔ Inclusive family history practices that reflect diverse family structures
✔ Communication strategies that build trust and reduce patient stress
✔ Practical tools for anticipating emotional needs throughout treatment

These workshops empower providers to deliver care that is both medically informed and emotionally supportive — ultimately strengthening the patient-provider partnership.

Learn more about how your team can benefit on our Provider Education page: lorimetz.net/all-services/

01/15/2026

Many patients arriving at fertility clinics or reproductive health practices are navigating emotional, relational, and identity-related complexities — especially when donor conception or third-party reproduction is part of their family-building process. Yet one of the most significant gaps in care often begins long before treatment: incomplete or inaccurate intake information.

This is where the Inclusive Family History Initiative becomes essential.

When clinics incorporate donor conception and adoption pathways directly into their medical histories and patient intake processes, providers gain the information needed to deliver safer, more precise, and more compassionate care. Accurate records empower clinicians to:

• Make informed medical decisions
• Identify hereditary or medical risks appropriately
• Provide more personalized guidance to parents
• Reduce patient stress by removing the burden of repeated disclosure
• Build trust and continuity of care over time

To support clinics in implementing this effectively, our professional workshops help teams learn how to:

• Confidently support families formed through donor conception and third-party reproduction
• Use inclusive, clear, and clinically appropriate language
• Integrate donor conception and adoption into intake, charting, and communication
• Understand the psychosocial and emotional nuances that impact both parents and children
• Create consistent protocols that benefit the entire clinical team

These sessions are not just educational — they help transform how clinics collect information, communicate with families, and structure care pathways. When the right questions are asked in the right way, patients feel seen, providers feel supported, and outcomes improve.

If your clinic is ready to strengthen its approach to donor-assisted family building, I invite you to explore the Provider Education offerings here:
lorimetz.net/provider-education-1

Or reach out directly to discuss bringing a workshop to your team.

01/13/2026

January is a time for reflection, renewal, and connection. 🌿

If you’re beginning or continuing your fertility journey, join me for this month’s General Support Workshop — a small, welcoming space designed to provide guidance, community, and emotional tools for navigating fertility treatments and the hopes and challenges that come with them.

💲 $75 | Limited Space Available
Together, we’ll share stories, explore coping strategies, and strengthen your sense of support and self-care.

🔗 Learn more or sign up: lorimetz.net/live-workshop-form-2025

01/09/2026

A new year invites us to pause, reflect, and begin again—with intention and compassion.

For anyone navigating the family-building journey, this can be a time to reset both emotionally and practically. Whether you’re pursuing fertility treatment, donor conception, or adoption, your mental and emotional wellness is a vital part of the process—not a luxury.

Scroll through this carousel to see a few ways to clean the slate and nurture your well-being in the months ahead:

This year, permit yourself to move forward at your own pace. The most powerful resolutions come from self-compassion, not pressure.

Here’s to a year of growth, grace, and hope—where mental health and family-building go hand in hand. 🌈

12/30/2025

As you step into 2026, may you feel the quiet shift with all that’s shaped you with the resolve and hope for all that's ahead.

Here’s to a new year filled with possibility, support, and gentle strength.

12/22/2025

Understanding donor conception policy is essential to protecting families.

Join us tomorrow at 1 PM EST on IG Live as we talk through the current policy landscape, the issues impacting donor-conceived families, and how advocacy is driving meaningful change.

📅 Dec 23
⏰ 1–2 PM EST
📍 Live on Instagram

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I have adopted a positive psychology, approach that includes mindfulness and cognitive behavioral health in partnering with my patients in an optimistic goal-oriented manner.

Often times a person initially calls when they’re feeling sad, alone, depressed, confused, and need to talk. It’s an opportunity to explore, feeling a bit out of control, stress, self-image, self-confidence, professional choices, counterproductive habits, and pain. Making that initial phone call (to me or any professional) is the first step towards change. It’s an opportunity to achieve, and I am excited to help along that path.

I work with individuals, couples, and families, specializing in relationships and fertility. I assist people through life’s transitions personally, and professionally. Any of life’s challenges that can potentially lead to depression, anxiety, low self-image, decreased self-confidence, loneliness, or behaviors they would like to change.

I find that a positive approach, in conjunction with mindfulness, cognitive behavioral health, behavior modification, self-exploration, and reality-based decision making works well for most people. I also believe in the power of pausing. It is typically powerful when those I work with are able to take a moment, to pause and gain perspective of what they are experiencing.