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
At Sacred Space Counseling Center, we are interested in helping individuals, families, couples, and children heal from trauma and pain in a safe environment, where they have the freedom to express themselves in their own unique way, a place to connect, grow, and heal. We have several counselors with diversity in experience and skill. We currently have two Certified Level II Restoration Therapis...
As far back as I can remember I've always had an innate desire to help others and see their needs while being both patient and positive. This led me to a career in therapy and early on in this career I was fascinated with seeing the power of exposing people's inner strengths, allowing them a safe place to vent and work on coping skills. After a few years I continued to have a lingering feeling...
At some point during our life I believe that we have all wanted to hear "it's ok", "me too", to be supported or reinforced through challenging times. I enjoy working with patients involved in the judicial systems (criminal, juvenile, and divorce), children and adults affected by trauma, patients who have feelings of anxiety and depression, as well as, those who just need someone to talk to. I...
Do you need help entering your child and your family's world? I owned a toy store for 23 years, and it was there that I discovered the power of play and the profound impact children's literature can have on a child or on families facing difficulties. Through play and books I am able to see how children, adolescents and adult family members see their world. My goal is to help your family return ...
NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME. Sometimes it seems that life has given us more than we can handle, and in times like these we may need others to help along the way. I believe that therapy is a collaborative process between myself and the individuals, couples, and families I work with. I bring a non-anxious presence to the therapeutic process, and I work to create a casual and approachab...
(Not accepting new clients at this time) You're anxious but ready for a change, to not feel this way. You want more, but anxiety keeps getting in the way. You're losing out on relationships, experiences, happiness. Anxiety makes you think you're the problem, that you're just flawed. You feel shame. But you deserve so much more! To feel confident, to experience joy, to live a life you really lov...
What do you do when the worst happens? Perhaps, you're a parent, struggling to reach your child or teen. Or, maybe an adult working through your past, wondering when things will get better. I am here for you. While I work with a variety of issues, I specialized in trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, life transitions, self-care, identity issues and peer and family relationships. I enjoy working wit...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in individual, couple, and family therapy for adolescents and adults. I completed my undergraduate work at the University of Utah with a double major in Consumer and Community Studies and Sociology. I attended graduate school at Arizona State University receiving my masters degree in Social Work. I am trained in several different therapy...
This is hard. School, work, isolation, depression...all of it. We understand, and can help! Building Bridges provides comprehensive, individualized care, for children & their families. Our multi-disciplinary team collaborates to address the unique mental and physical needs of each child, while providing support for the entire family. Because we understand special needs, our multi-disciplinary t...
Jeanie Felty is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with a B.S degree in psychology from Frostburg State University and a M.A. degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. She enjoyed working with outpatient community mental health centers and partial hospitalization/intensive outpatient mental health programs before moving to Thriveworks in 2018. Jeanie is an Adoption...
**TeleHealth available** - I have 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families who have experienced complex trauma. I use a variety of interventions for helping people process their emotions including EMDR, hypnotherapy, art/ expressive therapies along with traditional cognitive behavioral therapy. I also specialize in working with the LGBT population and have supported...
Trained in Germany and in the United States I have been able to learn from both academic and cultural traditions. Psycho-dynamic, Gestalt, Solution-focused and other approaches in Psychology led me to understand our emotional life as a strong and resilient force. This force is leading us - sometimes unnoticed - to new beginnings; we resist what is destructive and we heal at the same time. We ar...
I am offering online video counseling to help persons of all ages who feel anxious, overwhelmed, stressed or depressed. It's so important that you have a voice and your needs are met. What you want and need, first of all, is to be really heard and feel understood. I always begin by listening deeply. The journey of healing and change can be made a bit lighter when shared with a caring therapist....
I believe that positive reinforcement and approach in life can help people with individual and interpersonal challenges. I specialize in Marriage and Family therapy, couples counseling, anxiety, depression and anger management. I am a clinical fellow of The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, where I expand my professional expertise (in addition to my clinical work) to optimize...
Welcome, and thanks for visiting my page! I enjoy working with children aged 7+, teens, adults, couples, & families of all backgrounds. My clients are often dealing with self-esteem issues, anxiety, depression, life transitions, premarital/marital counseling, grief, parenting issues, substance abuse, family conflict, & relationship difficulties. My commitment to you is that I will work with yo...
