Intercountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV)
A platform for intercountry adoptees to connect, share, educate, and advocate for the political, social and emotional issues of intercountry adoption. ICAV also offers online…
Resource Age: All Ages
Meggin Nam Holtz (LMSW)
Meggin focuses on child and adolescent trauma in a clinical setting. She provides therapy to youth, adolescents, families, and adults utilizing a strengths-based, trauma-informed, attachment,…
Adoptee Hub
This organization is dedicated to connecting, collaborating, and preserving adoption legacies through community, culture, and post-adoption services.
Chinese Adoptee Alliance (CAA)
A nonprofit organization founded to support Chinese adoptees and their families and friends. It was established in the early 1990s and was formerly Families with…
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
A search directory of Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) certified therapists in Minnesota.
UCONN Health Adoption Community Network Therapy Directory
A therapist directory that identifies clinicians in Connecticut with special training to work with adoptive families.
I Am Adoptee
An organization for intercountry adoptees to create community and an online space for mental health and wellness resources.
Yoffe Therapy
A group psychotherapy practice by clinicians for the adoption and foster care community in Los Angeles.
Unconditionally Adopted
An organization that offers many different types of therapy for children, youth, and young adults which specializes in helping adoptive parents create healthy relationships with…
Hiking the Heart
A licensed therapist in the states of Wisconsin, Florida and Hawaii who specializes in psychotherapy for adoptees, teenagers, adults, and families.
Willow Bay Therapy
Joanna Kelly (founder of Willow Bay Therapy) is an adoption-competent therapist certified in PACC, RPT, and is a LMFT.
PAC-UK
The United Kingdom’s largest independent adoption support agency which offers adoptive parent and career support, adult adoptee support, birth parent support, and much more.
Adoptees On: 32 [Healing Series] How to Choose a Therapist
This podcast episode discusses tips and ways to find an adoption-competent therapist.
Center for Adoption Support and Education: About TAC
An article explaining what the TAC (Training and Adoption Competency) accreditation is and how it’s employed by mental health professionals.
Latinx Therapy
A Latinx therapy directory for users seeking therapists with diverse backgrounds (cultural identities, migration backgrounds, LGBTQ+) and specialties.
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare: PACC
A registration page for the PACC (Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate) accreditation. The PACC was developed to increase the competency of professionals serving adoptees and…
Inclusive Therapists
A search directory of inclusive therapists where users can filter by therapist’s identity (age, race, gender, and more) and specialties (adoption, neurodivergence, etc.).
TherapyDen: Adoption Issues
An online community of mental health professionals making therapy easy by providing a search directory of therapists that specialize in adoption.
Finding an Adoption Competent Therapist
A slideshow from the National Adoption Conference about how what adoptees should consider when choosing an adoption-competent therapist.
Amanda Baden, PH.D.
Dr. Baden is a licensed psychologist in New York City. She specializes in adoption, but also works with clients struggling with racial, cultural, and identity…
Finding and Working with Adoption Competent Therapists
An article from the Children’s Bureau about therapy, finding the right therapist, and knowing how to work with them — particularly in the context of…
Grow Beyond Words Adoptee Therapist Directory
A directory of mental health professionals who identify as adoptees and work with the adoption community in public and private settings.
Florida Department of Children and Families
A compilation of adoption resources (adoption recruiters and specialists, adoption-competent therapists, post adoption services, etc.) in Florida.
