Conflicting values, ambivalent feelings, and societal changes make it difficult for women and couples to reach decisions about abortion. Sometimes our life experiences or expectations don't prepare us fully to manage issues in which no decision is free of pain or loss.  Additionally, people's feelings about abortion experiences tend to change over time, especially as they are exposed to additional reproductive events like future pregnancies, births, or losses.  Therapy can help:

• Attend to the emotional, interpersonal, and rational components of decision making under stress.

• With understanding your decision from the wider context of overall life experience and beliefs about love and the meaning of life.

• Gain a sense of peace and understanding about your abortion.

• Consider your abortion experience as the beginning of a deeper understanding of your life path and values