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Jennifer Word Morton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77056  (Online Only)
I have experience working with high-risk youth and their families in Residential, Community-Based, Outpatient and Child Welfare settings. I have a passion for helping young people increase their resiliency and improve their relationships by gaining insight into their unique strengths and needs, learning new coping skills and improving communication styles.
I have experience working with high-risk youth and their families in Residential, Community-Based, Outpatient and Child Welfare settings. I have a passion for helping young people increase their resiliency and improve their relationships by gaining insight into their unique strengths and needs, learning new coping skills and improving communication styles.
(210) 405-5793 View (210) 405-5793
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Restoration House Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor, LMSC, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Houston, TX 77056  (Online Only)
At Restoration House Texas, our goal is to challenge and empower individuals in order to promote healing. Our therapists specialize in meeting people where they are and holistically allowing them to elevate to where they wish to be.
At Restoration House Texas, our goal is to challenge and empower individuals in order to promote healing. Our therapists specialize in meeting people where they are and holistically allowing them to elevate to where they wish to be.
(512) 859-5759 View (512) 859-5759
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Silvina Rearte Counseling, PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LPC-S, LMFT-S
Verified Verified
Houston, TX 77056
Are you feeling disconnected from friends and family, tired, sad, overwhelmed, confused, doubtful, anxious, stuck, like you need something different and better. Would you like to gradually start enjoying life, feel more connected, energized and start using your hidden potential for a more fulfilling life? I aim to work with you in a safe, warm and friendly environment while offering the necessary comprehensive care. In a soothing atmosphere and by combining the latest techniques with years of experience, I strive to provide my patients with excellence in treatment.
Are you feeling disconnected from friends and family, tired, sad, overwhelmed, confused, doubtful, anxious, stuck, like you need something different and better. Would you like to gradually start enjoying life, feel more connected, energized and start using your hidden potential for a more fulfilling life? I aim to work with you in a safe, warm and friendly environment while offering the necessary comprehensive care. In a soothing atmosphere and by combining the latest techniques with years of experience, I strive to provide my patients with excellence in treatment.
(832) 648-2104 View (832) 648-2104
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.