Adoption is the legal process that involves transferring the care of a child from biological parents to adoptive parents. Partners or individuals may choose adoption to raise children for various reasons. Similarly, an adopted person might go through phases when they wonder why their biological parents put them up for adoption. They also might experience confusion regarding the presence or absence of their biological parents in their life.
Available Treatment Options
Therapy for those involved in the adoption process aims to address emotions surrounding the experience. Therapists using therapeutic interventions may include a detailed look at the person’s past and how adoption affected them. Children who have been in the foster care system or were adopted may benefit from Play and Art therapies, which give them a creative outlet to express emotions.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Adoption
I am someone who listens to you closely, makes you feel safe being vulnerable, appreciates eccentricity, and is curious about your life. I can hold your strong feelings, contradictions, and complexities, and help you make some sense of it all. I believe there is great relief in being truly understood and accepted, and change comes more easily after I have reflected and honored your experience. ...
I like to approach therapy as collaborative detective work, solving the riddles that stand in the way of a happier, calmer, more meaningful life. What are the current issues and past experiences contributing to your distress? How can you attain greater awareness and control over your decisions and behavior? These are the puzzles we'll undertake solving together. Research indicates that the...
Animal Assisted Counseling of Colorado's (AACC) mission is to incorporate animal assisted interactions with evidenced based practices in order to improve mental health in children, adolescents, adults, and families. AACC believes in the theory that individuals learn best when they are involved and active in the process of change. AACC also believes in a strengths based and culturally sensitive...
I am now offering therapy sessions via video! I specialize in treating adults and children (6-16), and am accepting new clients. If you or your child experiences anxiety, depression or fear related to school or social difficulties, you or they will find relief and healing in the calm, centered mindfulness of Art Therapy. The inner self has its own innate ability to heal itself, given the right...
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As the counseling field temporarily moves to telemental health, for many therapist this is a new intimidating reality. However, I have some solid experience in how to navigate therapy from a distance while keeping the work dynamically engaged. All new clients receive a 27 page workbook I developed. Clients often keep a journal or sketch pad for use during session and many of my clients do phone...
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At Therapy Your Way, we recognize that one size does not fit all and together we'll get you where you want to be! Erin Saxer is a Billings-based psychotherapist with over thirteen years of clinical experience working with individuals and families. A Montana native, Erin was born in Bozeman and attended primary school in Gardiner, the North entrance to Yellowstone National Park. She made the dea...
