Adoption-Informed Therapy for Adults

TAC-Trained Therapy for Adult Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Other Members of the Adoption Constellation

Finding a Therapist Who Understands Adoption

Adoption can be a meaningful and life-changing experience, but it can also bring questions, challenges, and emotions that are difficult to navigate alone. Whether you are an adult adoptee, birth parent, adoptive parent, grandparent, sibling, or another member of the adoption constellation, your story is unique and deserves to be understood with care and compassion.

Adoption can influence identity, relationships, attachment, grief, belonging, and emotional well-being throughout life. While many therapists are compassionate and skilled, not all have specialized training in adoption-related issues. Working with a therapist who has advanced education in adoption can provide a deeper understanding of the experiences that often accompany adoption across the lifespan.

What Is Adoption-Informed Therapy?

Adoption-informed therapy is grounded in an understanding of the unique emotional, relational, and developmental experiences that can arise through adoption. It recognizes that adoption is not a single event but a lifelong experience that may affect individuals and families in different ways over time.

I am a graduate of the accredited Training for Adoption Competency (TAC), an intensive year-long professional training program developed by the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.). Through this training, I earned the C.A.S.E. Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) certificate and received advanced education in adoption-related topics including identity development, attachment, grief and loss, trauma, search and reunion experiences, family relationships, and the lifelong impact of adoption.

This specialized training helps me provide thoughtful, informed therapy for adults who are navigating adoption-related experiences and questions.

Who Can Benefit from Adoption Therapy?

I provide individual therapy for adults who are part of the adoption kinship network, including:

• Adult adoptees

• Birth parents

• Adoptive parents

• Adult siblings of adoptees

• Grandparents and extended family members

• Adults impacted by kinship, foster care, domestic, or international adoption experiences

Therapy can provide a supportive space to explore adoption-related experiences, emotions, relationships, and life transitions.

Common Reasons Adults Seek Adoption Therapy

People often seek adoption-informed therapy for concerns such as:

• Identity questions and self-discovery

• Feelings of grief, loss, or ambiguity related to adoption

• Questions about belonging and connection

• Search and reunion experiences

• Family relationship challenges

• Attachment concerns

• Feelings of rejection, abandonment, or low self-worth

• Anger, sadness, anxiety, or unresolved emotions connected to adoption experiences

• Parenting challenges related to adoption within the family system

• Boundary concerns and changing family dynamics

• Processing trauma or difficult life experiences

Every adoption experience is different. Some individuals seek therapy because adoption feels central to their current struggles, while others discover that adoption-related themes emerge over time as they explore their broader life experiences.

Why Work With a TAC-Trained Therapist?

Adoption experiences are often complex and layered. A therapist with specialized training in adoption-related issues can better understand the ways adoption may intersect with attachment, trauma, identity development, grief, relationships, and life transitions.

Many adults report feeling misunderstood when adoption-related concerns are minimized or viewed only through a traditional family framework. Therapy provides a space where the realities of adoption can be explored openly and thoughtfully, without assumptions about how adoption "should" feel.

My approach is trauma-informed, attachment-focused, and grounded in respect for each individual's lived experience. Therapy is not about viewing adoption as entirely positive or entirely negative. Instead, it is about creating space for the full range of experiences, emotions, and perspectives that may exist simultaneously.

Adoption Therapy Can Help All Members of the Adoption Kinship network with:

• Identity exploration

• Adoption-related grief and loss

• Search and reunion experiences

• Family relationship challenges

• Attachment concerns

• Questions about belonging

• Self-worth and self-understanding

• Boundary and communication issues

Adoption Therapy in Georgia and Florida

I provide online therapy for adults throughout the states of Georgia and Florida. Telehealth allows you to access support from the comfort and privacy of your own home while receiving specialized care for adoption-related concerns.

Begin Your Healing Journey

Your story matters. Whether you are exploring questions about identity, processing grief or loss, navigating reunion experiences, or seeking a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships, therapy can provide a supportive space for growth and healing.

If you are looking for adoption-informed therapy from a therapist who has completed advanced training in adoption-related issues, I would be honored to support you.

Contact me today to learn more about online adoption therapy for adults in Georgia and Florida.

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