Adoption Therapists in 85249
The Empowerment Group,LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA, RN, BSN
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Chandler, AZ 85249
STARTING NEW GROUP ON SHAME RESILIENCY CALL 602-525-5783 TO JOIN. What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail? Let's get started! I work with individuals and families from birth to 100+! I have literally worked with families from birth to the end of life, focusing on working through those matters or events in life that hold each of us back from our full potential. Isn't it time for your optimal life? Life can be heavy and I will work with you and your family or friends to help you locate and access your inner strength to guide your life's journey.
STARTING NEW GROUP ON SHAME RESILIENCY CALL 602-525-5783 TO JOIN. What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail? Let's get started! I work with individuals and families from birth to 100+! I have literally worked with families from birth to the end of life, focusing on working through those matters or events in life that hold each of us back from our full potential. Isn't it time for your optimal life? Life can be heavy and I will work with you and your family or friends to help you locate and access your inner strength to guide your life's journey.
Connected Heart Clinical Group
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Chandler, AZ 85249
Immediate openings for children and families. Families come in all shapes and sizes, each with its unique struggles. At the heart of every family's struggle is the desire to create meaningful and healthy relationships. Our children reap the benefits of our attempts. Sometimes, however, our family's journey is derailed by life events. Connected Heart Clinical Group is experienced in helping families, in particular children and teens, find balance in these relationships.
Immediate openings for children and families. Families come in all shapes and sizes, each with its unique struggles. At the heart of every family's struggle is the desire to create meaningful and healthy relationships. Our children reap the benefits of our attempts. Sometimes, however, our family's journey is derailed by life events. Connected Heart Clinical Group is experienced in helping families, in particular children and teens, find balance in these relationships.
Cheryl Sexton
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Chandler, AZ 85249
Are there things about your family or relationship that you wish were better or different? Depressed? Anxious? Frustrated with your child, your spouse or your parents? I enjoy helping people explore and improve marital/couple, parent-child, and sibling relationships. I specifically enjoy working with parents and their adolescents to decrease negative, antisocial behaviors, and increase functioning in the family overall. I am also interested in helping family members to improve marital/couple relationships related to stress in the home and with their children. Additionally, I enjoy working with adolescents and young adults who are struggling with sexuality-based issues.
Are there things about your family or relationship that you wish were better or different? Depressed? Anxious? Frustrated with your child, your spouse or your parents? I enjoy helping people explore and improve marital/couple, parent-child, and sibling relationships. I specifically enjoy working with parents and their adolescents to decrease negative, antisocial behaviors, and increase functioning in the family overall. I am also interested in helping family members to improve marital/couple relationships related to stress in the home and with their children. Additionally, I enjoy working with adolescents and young adults who are struggling with sexuality-based issues.
Jessica Hinton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Chandler, AZ 85249
We seek support throughout our lives for many different reasons. Life may feel out of balance and you may be asking yourself how you got to this place. Your circumstances may have you feeling depressed, anxious, and uncertain of what to do next. Whether you need help with an important decision, family conflict, stress relief, relationship difficulties, life transitions, or personal growth, I am here to support you. Together, we can work toward decreasing suffering, increasing a sense of calm and improving the quality of your life.
We seek support throughout our lives for many different reasons. Life may feel out of balance and you may be asking yourself how you got to this place. Your circumstances may have you feeling depressed, anxious, and uncertain of what to do next. Whether you need help with an important decision, family conflict, stress relief, relationship difficulties, life transitions, or personal growth, I am here to support you. Together, we can work toward decreasing suffering, increasing a sense of calm and improving the quality of your life.
Kylene Lu
Counselor, MA, LAC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chandler, AZ 85249
If you're reading this, pat yourself on the back because you've taken a big step and started looking for a therapis. Finding a shrink is a big task; if you're like me, you avoid it until things are pretty bad. If you're riding the struggle bus, I can relate, and I'm here for you. I love this work and have a passion for helping people overcome issues that are holding them down. You CAN feel like yourself again. Life's struggles aren't meant to be faced alone. Whether you prefer in-person or online sessions, my goal is to help create positive and lasting change in your life. Together, we can get you back to feeling like you again.
If you're reading this, pat yourself on the back because you've taken a big step and started looking for a therapis. Finding a shrink is a big task; if you're like me, you avoid it until things are pretty bad. If you're riding the struggle bus, I can relate, and I'm here for you. I love this work and have a passion for helping people overcome issues that are holding them down. You CAN feel like yourself again. Life's struggles aren't meant to be faced alone. Whether you prefer in-person or online sessions, my goal is to help create positive and lasting change in your life. Together, we can get you back to feeling like you again.
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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.