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Written plainly, for the woman everyone relies on

Short pieces from Dr. Dezetta Burnett, DSW, LCSW, each one answering a single question that comes up in the therapy room. Research is cited where a claim depends on it. New articles are added as the series continues; the fertility series lives alongside the fertility support page and the IVF workshop.

• IVF anxiety · The waiting
  IVF Two-Week Wait Anxiety: Why Waiting During IVF Feels So Hard

  IVF waiting can bring anxiety, symptom checking, overthinking, and endless searching. Learn why the two-week wait feels so hard and what may help.

  By Dr. Dezetta Burnett, DSW, LCSW · September 8, 2026 · 6 min read
• A letter · For the strong friend
  The Strong Friend Needs Somewhere to Put It Down

  A letter for the woman everyone calls first: what her 3 a.m. looks like, why rest feels like something to be earned, and the one reframe offered in the therapy room.

  By Dr. Dezetta Burnett, DSW, LCSW · 5 min read

Burnett Clinical Group, a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker Professional Corporation. Dr. Dezetta Burnett, DSW, LCSW, California License #64299. These articles are educational and not therapy, medical advice, or a substitute for care from your reproductive medical team; nothing here establishes a clinician-client relationship. In an emergency, call 911 or dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Privacy · Terms

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