Building a family through third-party reproduction — including egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, or gestational surrogacy — is both meaningful and complex.
These paths often involve legal, medical, ethical, and emotional layers that deserve thoughtful care and preparation. Psychological consultation and evaluation provides space to explore expectations, readiness, boundaries, and long-term considerations before moving forward.
Our work in third-party reproduction is grounded in direct experience within fertility clinics and surrogacy agencies. Having collaborated closely with reproductive endocrinologists, agency coordinators, legal teams, intended parents, donors, and gestational carriers, we understand both the clinical process and the emotional realities involved.
On The Path offers comprehensive third-party reproduction consultations and evaluations in Andover, MA and via tele-health (MA, NH, ME, FL), in collaboration with fertility clinics, reproductive endocrinologists, and agencies.

For individuals and couples pursuing donor conception or gestational surrogacy, consultations may include:
For individuals and couples pursuing donor conception or gestational surrogacy, consultations may include:
This space allows intended parents and donor recipients to thoughtfully consider both immediate and long-term implications of third-party reproduction.

Donor consultations (clinical interview and psychological testing) focus on:
These conversations prioritize autonomy, emotional readiness, and ethical decision-making.

Gestational carrier evaluations (clinical interview and psychological testing) include:
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Gestational carrier evaluations (clinical interview and psychological testing) include:
These evaluations are conducted with care, respect, and attention to the profound role gestational carriers hold in family building.
If you are pursuing egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, or gestational surrogacy and need a psychological consultation or evaluation, we invite you to reach out.
Careful preparation supports confident decisions — and strong foundations for the family you are building.
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