How to locate a professional Surrogate Partners
You may use the list below locate an IPSA-Certified Surrogate Partner.
Even if there are no IPSA-Certified Surrogate Partners listed in your area, you may still be able to access Surrogate Partner Therapy by working with an intern or doing Intensive therapy with a surrogate partner from another area. The IPSA Referrals Coordinator can assist you in determining what options are available to you.
Due to privacy concerns, some Surrogate Partners have elected not to publicly post their personal information. You can always reach out to the IPSA Referral Coordinator to learn if there is, in fact, a Surrogate Partner near you. If you are considering working with someone who states they are IPSA-Trained, IPSA-Certified, an IPSA Intern member, you are encouraged to contact the IPSA Membership Committee to confirm their credentials and that they are IPSA members in good standing.
California
Southern California
Vena Blanchard
Female, Southern California CA,
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Vena works with clients of all ages, genders, and sexual orientations.
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Vena is not currently accepting new clients.
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Vena is willing to assist therapists and their clients find other skilled surrogate partners.
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Vena is willing to speak with the media
Nathan
Male, Los Angeles, CA,
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Nathan works with clients of all ages, genders, and sexual orientations.
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Nathan is available for Intensives. He will work in L.A. or travel to clients locations.
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Nathan is willing to speak with the media
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Northern California
Eileen Chao
Female, San Francisco, CA,
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Eileen offers only the first two phases of SPT.
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Eileen works with men/women/trans*
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Eileen is available for intensives
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Eileen is willing to speak with the media
Cheryl Cohen Greene
Female, Berkeley, CA,
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Cheryl works with men/women/trans*/disabled
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Cheryl is available for intensives
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Cheryl is willing to speak with the media
Andrew Heartman
Male, Hayward, CA,
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Andrew works with women/trans*/disabled
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Andrew is available for Intensives
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Andrew is willing to speak with the media
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Linda Poelzl
Female, San Francisco, CA,
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Linda works with men/women/trans*/disabled
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Linda is available for intensives and will travel
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Linda is not available to speak with media
Male
Male, Castro Valley, CA,
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Works with women/men/trans*/disabled
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Works is not available for intensives
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Is willing to speak with the media
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Prefers to be contacted through the IPSA Referral Coordinator
Rachel Yukimura
Cis woman, San Francisco Bay Area CA,
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Rachel is a cis woman and works with women/men/trans/cis/gender non-conforming clients and clients with disabilities
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Rachel is available for intensives.
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Rachel does not speak to the media.
Female, Sonoma County
Sonoma Country & North SF Bay, CA
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Works with men/women/trans*/disabled.
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Is available for intensives
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Prefers to be contacted through the IPSA Referral Coordinator
Colorado
Male Surrogate Partner, Colorado
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Works with women
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Is available for intensives
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Prefers to be contacted through the IPSA Referral Coordinator
Massachusetts
​Katherine Yeagel
Northampton, MA,
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Katherine works with men/women/trans*
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Katherine is not currently available for intensives.
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Katherine is willing to speak with the media.
Nevada
Cheryl
Reno, NV
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Works with men and women
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Cheryl is available for intentsives
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Cheryl is willing to speak to the media
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​Prefers to be contacted through the IPSA Referral Coordinator
New York
Antoine Dupont
Male, New York City, NY
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Works with men and women
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Antoine is available for intentsives
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Antoine is willing to speak to the media
North Carolina
Erika Davian
Female, Duram, NC
www.sessionswitherika.com
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Erika works with men/women/trans*/nonbinary/disabled clients
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Erika is available for short intensives in her location only
Virginia
Roger Tolle
Male, Charlottesville, VA
www.rogertolle.com/surrogate-partner-therapy
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Roger works with men/trans*
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Roger is available for intensives
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Roger is willing to speak with the media
Washington D.C. vicinity
Lou Sanfillips
Female
https://www.dcsurrogatepartnership.com/
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Works with men, women, trans*, queer, nonbinary
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Available for intensives
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Does not speak with media
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Male, Washington DC
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Works with men
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Not available for intensives
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Does not speak with media
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Prefers to be contacted through the IPSA Referral Coordinator
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Roger Tolle
Male
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Roger works with men/trans*
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Roger is available for intensives
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Roger is willing to speak with the media
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Working with an Intern
In addition to the IPSA-CERTIFIED Surrogate Partners listed above, you might have the option of working with a Surrogate Partner Intern. IPSA Intern members have completed the first phase of their training and have been approved for the internship phase of their training. Interns are not listed on this website. Please contact the IPSA Referral Coordinator to discuss whether working with an intern is a reasonable option for you. We are currently referring to Surrogate Partner Interns who are working toward certification in Northern and Southern California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusets, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington state, Washington DC).
Interns are also available in
BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO, AND EUROPE (including England, France, The Netherlands, and Switzerland).
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