About Fountain Fertility Group

Kathy Fountain, LMHC #7630

Kathy Fountain is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida (FL#7630) and National Board Certified Counselor specializing in fertility and infertility issues.

Her practice includes counseling individuals and couples who are experiencing the stresses that accompany fertility issues.

Counseling

Kathy understands that infertility is one of the most difficult things you will ever experience. It can affect your self-esteem and create a strain on your relationships with family, friends and even your partner. Even if you’ve never considered counseling before, Fountain Fertility Group can provide much-needed support at this stressful time in your life. Fountain Fertility Group welcomes LGBT individuals and couples.

Evaluations

For the more than nearly 20 years years Kathy Fountain has worked hand in hand with reproductive doctors, egg donor and surrogacy agencies and attorneys. Kathy uses American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ARSM) guidelines in conducting evaluations and psychoeducational consults for clients seeking to build their families through IVF, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation and gestational surrogacy. Ms. Fountain works with LGBTQ couples and single moms by choice.

About Kathy Fountain

Kathy is known in the Tampa Bay area as a long-time former news anchor and talk show host for WTVT Fox 13. She has published articles and is a highly respected speaker on the topic of stress and infertility.

She is a member of the Mental Health Professionals Group within the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. She is a certified professional instructor of the Fountain Fertility Mind Body Program, having trained with Alice D. Domar, Ph.D., at the Mind Body Center for Woman’s Health in Boston, Massachusetts. Ms. Fountain is the founder of the Fountain Fertility Mind Body Program in Tampa Bay.

Ms. Fountain also is one of the facilitators for the Tampa chapter of Resolve, the national infertility support group. For 20 years she was the honorary chair of the March of Dimes WalkAmerica (now Walk for Babies) in Tampa Bay.

Jocie Fletcher, LCSW #8050

Jocie Fletcher is a Licensed Clinical Social worker (LCSW) with a specialty in fertility and infertility issues. She is bi-lingual and speaks fluent Spanish. She has been providing therapeutic services to children, teens, adults and families since 1998. She has a B.A. in Social work and Spanish Linguistics, an M.A. in Social Work.

Fertility Consults

Jocie is experienced in working with local reproductive clinics, conducting psychoeducational consults with individuals and couples prior to building their families through IVF, egg donation, sperm donation and embryo donation.

Mind Body Instructor

Jocie is a member of the Mental Health Professionals Group within the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). She is also a certified professional instructor of the Mind Body Program for Infertility, having trained with Alice Domar, PhD, at the Mind Body Center for Women’s Health in Boston, Massachusetts. Jocie has been a certified instructor of the Mind Body Program of Tampa Bay since 2015. She enjoys the experience of teaching mind body techniques to women and couples experiencing the stress of infertility.

Therapeutic Experience

Jocie is a certified Kids Yoga Instructor, Certified Myers Briggs Practitioner, Certified Perinatal Mood Disorder clinician, Certified in MBSR (Mindful Based Stress reduction) and Qualified Clinical Supervisor.  In addition, Jocie has worked as a clinical therapist and provided mental health treatment, consultation, and training at various programs within the state of Florida including Hillsborough County Head Start / Early Head Start, Lutheran Services Florida, Northside Mental Health Center in the Specialized Treatment Services Department working with victims of abuse and neglect, and The Department of Children and Families in the Foster Care/ Reunification program.

About Jocie

Jocie is married with two children, ages 12 and 9, both conceived via IVF. Prior to becoming an instructor in the Fountain Fertility Mind-Body class, Jocie was a participant in one of the early classes. She is still in close contact with the other women she met in the class, all of whom became friends and most ended up having children after leaving the class.