If you are reading this, then you realize how crucial therapy is for a family with adopted children. WHY is that? Because all adopted children have experienced a unique set of circumstances with inter-connected harmful consequences: loss, grief, and trauma. The first is the loss of their original family. Next, comes grief. Grief, the feeling

Use this to guide you in finding the right adoption informed therapist. Included are questions to ask a potential counselor. This “preliminary vetting,” so to speak, is crucial, worth it, and can make all the difference in your family’s healing. What is your degree and and in what field? Acceptable areas include psychology, social work,

Dear Director,                                                                                                           

Dear Director, My 15-year old is always lying to me, I cannot trust a word that comes out of her mouth. She says she has no homework when she does. She says she is at her friend’s house when they were seen by my mother in town eating pizza. She says he’s not her boyfriend