- Community Connection
Colorado Marriage Retreats: “Do People Who Are Adopted Have Trouble Loving?”
This article answers the question “Do People Who Are Adopted Have Trouble Loving?” from the partner of an adoptee — a licensed marriage and family therapist’s perspective. The response is empathetic and gives recommendations on what the partner should do. This source can apply to and most benefit other adoptees or spouses who are interested in improving a relationship that might be affected by adoption.
- Mental Health
Meggin Nam Holtz (LMSW)
Meggin Holtz received her MSW with a focus on child and adolescent trauma in the clinical setting. She provides therapy to youth, adolescents, families, and adults utilizing a strengths-based, trauma-informed, attachment, culturally and racially sensitive, and adoption-informed lens.
- Adoptee Groups
Spence-Chapin Mentorship Programs
Spence-Chapin’s Mentorship are Adoptee-led and run programs for teen and tween Adoptees which meet monthly as a group with adult Adoptee Mentors.
- Mental Health
Hiking the Heart
Maria Trimble is a licensed therapist in the states of Wisconsin, Florida and Hawaii. She specializes in providing psychotherapy services for adults, teenagers, adoptees and families.
- Mental Health
Willow Bay Therapy
Founder of Willow Bay Therapy, Joanna Kelly is certified in PACC. She is a Registered Play Therapist (RPT) and a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and her practice is adoption-competent.
- Mental Health
PAC-UK
PAC-UK is the country’s largest independent Adoption Support Agency. They offer a range of services including adoptive parent and career support, adult adoptee support, birth parent support, and more.
- Mental Health
Adoptees On: 32 [Healing Series] How to Choose a Therapist
The podcast AdopteesOn produced this episode on finding an adoption competent therapist, sharing tips on where to look and who to ask.
- Mental Health
Trust Based Relationship Intervention (TBRI) Search Therapy Engine
A TBRI practitioner directory featuring professionals who specialize in treating traumatized children.
- Mental Health
Center for Adoption Support and Education: About TAC
An article explaining Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) which is commonly used by mental health practitioners.
- Mental Health
Latinx Therapy
A Latinx therapy directory for users looking for therapists with diverse backgrounds and specialties (cultural identities, migration backgrounds, LGBTQ+).
- Mental Health
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare: PACC
The PACC (Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate) was developed to increase the availability and competency of a professional workforce to serve clinical and practical needs for adopted individuals and their families.
- Mental Health
Inclusive Therapists
A search directory for therapists where users are able to filter by therapists characteristics, including age, ethnicity, gender identity, and more (African diaspora, transgender, two spirit, migrant/immigrant, LGBTQ+, etc.).
- Mental Health
TherapyDen: Adoption Issues
Therapy Den is an online community of mental health professionals seeking to make the experience of finding a therapist easy by offering a search directory of therapists. They have a page full of professionals of varying credentials specializing in adoption.
- Mental Health
Finding an Adoption Competent Therapist
A slideshow with suggestions for adoptees to consider when looking for an adoption competent therapist.
- Mental Health
Amanda Baden, PH.D.
Amanda Baden is am a Licensed Psychologist in New York City with a small practice in Manhattan. She specializes in work with those impacted by adoption but I also work with issues related to racial, cultural, and identity concerns.
- Mental Health
Finding and Working with Adoption Competent Therapists
An article on approaches to therapy, finding the right therapist, and knowing how to work with them.
- Mental Health
Grow Beyond Words Adoptee Therapist Directory
“This directory includes licensed U.S. mental health professionals who identify as adoptees & work with adoptees/adoptive families in a variety of public & private settings”
- Mental Health
Florida Department of Children and Families
A compilation of adoption resources in Florida.
- Mental Health
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
A search directory of Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) certified therapists located throughout Minnesota.
- Mental Health
UCONN Health Adoption Community Network Therapy Directory
The purpose of the Adoption Community Network (ACN) Therapist Directory is to identify local clinicians who indicate special training to work with adoptive families in Connecticut.
- Mental Health
I Am Adoptee
Curates an online community of mental health and wellness resources to help navigate the lived experience of being an intercountry adopted person.
- Mental Health
Yoffe Therapy
Yoffe Therapy, Inc. is a group psychotherapy practice composed of dedicated, compassionate clinicians brought together to serve the Adoption and Foster Care community in Los Angeles. Clinicians are seasoned professionals, Adoption and Foster Care competent, highly skilled at their craft, and focused on the growth and resiliency of their clients.
- Mental Health
Unconditionally Adopted
Unconditionally Adopted offers many different types of therapy for children, youth, and young adults. This organization specializes in helping adoptive parents create long-lasting, trusting relationships with their children.
