Today's episode is the first part of Joey Guzman-Kuffel's journey to becoming a father through surrogacy. Joey is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in San Diego, California, and part of the LGBT Community. He and his husband built their family through surrogacy and using donor eggs. During our conversation, we could only get one part of the story and plan on having him back on record for part 2. There was a lot I learned from Joey in this episode, and we can all be enlightened by his experience.
Having been an intended parent and having a daughter through surrogacy, Joey came to realize the important role that mental health professionals play in the IVF and surrogacy process. This led him to transition from working in treatment centers to founding his own private practice, Counseling with Joey.
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Twitter: @JoeyKuffel www.counselingwithjoey.com
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