Adoption Therapists in 44070
Elizabeth Nekoloff
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MEd, LPCC-S
Verified Verified
North Olmsted, OH 44070
My name is Elizabeth Nekoloff and I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a passion for working children, adults and couples. I have worked with children, adolescents and adults who have struggled coping with the stress of everyday life , anxiety/depression, trauma and difficult life transitions such as relationship issues for over 20 years in an agency setting and in a Counseling setting. You can expect a relaxed and safe environment that empowers you towards meeting your personal goals.
My name is Elizabeth Nekoloff and I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a passion for working children, adults and couples. I have worked with children, adolescents and adults who have struggled coping with the stress of everyday life , anxiety/depression, trauma and difficult life transitions such as relationship issues for over 20 years in an agency setting and in a Counseling setting. You can expect a relaxed and safe environment that empowers you towards meeting your personal goals.
Lisa R Palmison
Counselor, LPC, MEd
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
North Olmsted, OH 44070
Virtual daytime openings! It is exciting to see clients achieving their wellness goals, improving relationships, work satisfaction, and increasing self-awareness and coping skills. If you have considered therapy as a way to improve your life, I would be happy to work with you! I am an EMDR therapist, and have experience working with clients who experience anxiety, panic disorder, depression, college transition, trauma, grief, and ADHD/executive function concerns. I enjoy exploring coping skills, resilience, career, parenting and work-life balance issues with my clients. I often use creative modalities and mindfulness in my practice.
Virtual daytime openings! It is exciting to see clients achieving their wellness goals, improving relationships, work satisfaction, and increasing self-awareness and coping skills. If you have considered therapy as a way to improve your life, I would be happy to work with you! I am an EMDR therapist, and have experience working with clients who experience anxiety, panic disorder, depression, college transition, trauma, grief, and ADHD/executive function concerns. I enjoy exploring coping skills, resilience, career, parenting and work-life balance issues with my clients. I often use creative modalities and mindfulness in my practice.
Nallie Sprouse
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
North Olmsted, OH 44070 (Online Only)
The weight of being a human in the world can feel intolerable or suffocating at times for children and adults. Whether you are stuck in discontent or uncertainty, struggling with life's big existential questions, feeling disempowered by oppressive institutions, or working through specific mental health concerns, I want to work together with you to find solutions that will improve your daily life. It is my hope that through collaboration we can discover what it means to live as our full and authentic selves.
The weight of being a human in the world can feel intolerable or suffocating at times for children and adults. Whether you are stuck in discontent or uncertainty, struggling with life's big existential questions, feeling disempowered by oppressive institutions, or working through specific mental health concerns, I want to work together with you to find solutions that will improve your daily life. It is my hope that through collaboration we can discover what it means to live as our full and authentic selves.
Yvette Goldurs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LISW-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
North Olmsted, OH 44070
Not accepting new clients
Change can be painful yet powerful when you are able to learn more about yourself and grow personally. I have 28 years experience in helping people to heal from grief & loss. I am a trained EMDR therapist, and have experience in many different areas: mood disorders, post-partum depression, anxiety and panic disorders, trauma, stress and anger management, childhood trauma, and adoption issues, as well as helping people cope with medical issues. Additionally, I am trained in IADC--this helps address the deep sadness of loss, with the possibility of experiencing a deeper connection and/or experience with the deceased.
Change can be painful yet powerful when you are able to learn more about yourself and grow personally. I have 28 years experience in helping people to heal from grief & loss. I am a trained EMDR therapist, and have experience in many different areas: mood disorders, post-partum depression, anxiety and panic disorders, trauma, stress and anger management, childhood trauma, and adoption issues, as well as helping people cope with medical issues. Additionally, I am trained in IADC--this helps address the deep sadness of loss, with the possibility of experiencing a deeper connection and/or experience with the deceased.
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Adoption Therapists
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioral or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.