Adoption Therapists in Los Angeles, CA
NOW Accepting Immigration Asylum Seekers for Mental Health Evaluations. Do you suffer from constant anxiety and or panic attacks? Do you have a history of loss, difficult relationships and other traumatic experiences that hurt when you think about them today? Well, you are not alone. Seeking counseling can be an anxious time for many people, yet I believe it can be the start to a positive and productive experience. I believe joining with my clients to create a therapy experience tailored to their individual needs. The therapy sessions will be a safe place to gain new skills to help you live a more prosperous and fulfilling life.
NOW Accepting Immigration Asylum Seekers for Mental Health Evaluations. Do you suffer from constant anxiety and or panic attacks? Do you have a history of loss, difficult relationships and other traumatic experiences that hurt when you think about them today? Well, you are not alone. Seeking counseling can be an anxious time for many people, yet I believe it can be the start to a positive and productive experience. I believe joining with my clients to create a therapy experience tailored to their individual needs. The therapy sessions will be a safe place to gain new skills to help you live a more prosperous and fulfilling life.
I have a doctorate in psychoanalysis and I have a specialty working with the adoption triad.
You made it here which means a courageous part of you is seeking understanding, meaning, and healing. As a psychoanalyst, I am trained to listen for the soft whispers of desire and hope living beneath the mountain of fears, disappointment and despair accumulated through a lifetime of heartbreak. Through deep listening, exploration, and a little play, we will come to know the various ways your pain story continues to speak. We will examine the unique self-protective behaviors you developed to keep you safe and how these feelings and behaviors may be getting in the way of the intimacy, connection and internal freedom you are seeking.
I have a doctorate in psychoanalysis and I have a specialty working with the adoption triad.
You made it here which means a courageous part of you is seeking understanding, meaning, and healing. As a psychoanalyst, I am trained to listen for the soft whispers of desire and hope living beneath the mountain of fears, disappointment and despair accumulated through a lifetime of heartbreak. Through deep listening, exploration, and a little play, we will come to know the various ways your pain story continues to speak. We will examine the unique self-protective behaviors you developed to keep you safe and how these feelings and behaviors may be getting in the way of the intimacy, connection and internal freedom you are seeking.
Ty-Juana Tatae Taylor
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
In our busy and chaotic lives, it's sometimes difficult to make space for ourselves. As a Licensed Clinical Social Work with more than ten years experience working with individuals and families, I can support you in finding that balance and making time for yourself. You deserve it! I offer holistic, client-centered, trauma-informed, and empowering support via evidence-based approaches and the arts to support my clients on their healing journey. If you're looking for someone who will support you in areas of your identity (race/gender/sexuality), relationships, faith, parenting, trauma, and life in general, I am here to support you.
In our busy and chaotic lives, it's sometimes difficult to make space for ourselves. As a Licensed Clinical Social Work with more than ten years experience working with individuals and families, I can support you in finding that balance and making time for yourself. You deserve it! I offer holistic, client-centered, trauma-informed, and empowering support via evidence-based approaches and the arts to support my clients on their healing journey. If you're looking for someone who will support you in areas of your identity (race/gender/sexuality), relationships, faith, parenting, trauma, and life in general, I am here to support you.
Each member of the adoption triad - adoptee, birth mother, adoptive parent, may experience a different set of challenges that affect our relationships within the family, and with the outside world.
Are you looking for a safe space to share your feelings; to better understand your emotional self? If you are experiencing relationship problems, feel stuck or blocked, anxious or depressed, we can work together to understand these issues. Sometimes we know that things don't feel right, but can't put our finger on it. Through guided exploration, we can discover underlying causes for these feelings, and develop a more authentic connection with ourselves and with others. I work with individuals, couples, families, and adolescents.
Each member of the adoption triad - adoptee, birth mother, adoptive parent, may experience a different set of challenges that affect our relationships within the family, and with the outside world.
Are you looking for a safe space to share your feelings; to better understand your emotional self? If you are experiencing relationship problems, feel stuck or blocked, anxious or depressed, we can work together to understand these issues. Sometimes we know that things don't feel right, but can't put our finger on it. Through guided exploration, we can discover underlying causes for these feelings, and develop a more authentic connection with ourselves and with others. I work with individuals, couples, families, and adolescents.
My personal experience as an adoptive parent and former foster parent gives me unique insight into the complexities of adoption, and I am deeply invested in providing compassionate care to folks in the adoption constellation.
I work with adults, children, and couples using a strengths-based approach that helps create insight, foster resilience, and alleviate suffering. I believe that healing happens in relationship, and strive to create a sense of safety in the therapeutic space through warmth, humor, curiosity, and collaboration. I bring an intersectional perspective to therapy, exploring with clients the nuanced interplay between culture, society and mental health. My practice is trauma-informed and honors the profound connection between body and mind, employing somatic techniques to deepen awareness of emotions and facilitate healing.
My personal experience as an adoptive parent and former foster parent gives me unique insight into the complexities of adoption, and I am deeply invested in providing compassionate care to folks in the adoption constellation.
I work with adults, children, and couples using a strengths-based approach that helps create insight, foster resilience, and alleviate suffering. I believe that healing happens in relationship, and strive to create a sense of safety in the therapeutic space through warmth, humor, curiosity, and collaboration. I bring an intersectional perspective to therapy, exploring with clients the nuanced interplay between culture, society and mental health. My practice is trauma-informed and honors the profound connection between body and mind, employing somatic techniques to deepen awareness of emotions and facilitate healing.
Informed by previous careers in theatre and film along with specialized trauma training (both TRM & EMDR) and my experience as an adoptive parent, I am uniquely positioned to engage challenging issues in the creative professions,trauma (both incident specific and developmental) and adoption along with the anxiety and depression that are too often part of making our way through life.
I hold two trauma certifications (EMDR/TRM) - they offer me the ability to work with trauma as it shows up in the body and help release it. I also hold a graduate degree in Theatre and I have been an adoptive parent since 2002. I know how to work with the stories we tell ourselves so they support your truest self.
Informed by previous careers in theatre and film along with specialized trauma training (both TRM & EMDR) and my experience as an adoptive parent, I am uniquely positioned to engage challenging issues in the creative professions,trauma (both incident specific and developmental) and adoption along with the anxiety and depression that are too often part of making our way through life.
I hold two trauma certifications (EMDR/TRM) - they offer me the ability to work with trauma as it shows up in the body and help release it. I also hold a graduate degree in Theatre and I have been an adoptive parent since 2002. I know how to work with the stories we tell ourselves so they support your truest self.
Debra Padmini Bergman Therapy For The Soul
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
3 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90041
As an adoptive parent and an adoption focused therapist, I bring a unique understanding of the identity/developmental issues.
Therapy is a process of self-discovery that often entails delving into past relationships and trauma to uncover their affect on our relationships with ourselves, our families and the outside world. My work with children, adolescents, individuals, couples and families is designed to restore trust, joy & zest and to develop meaningful connections and skills to thrive-mindfulness, authenticity & inner strength. As a Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist, I work with an attachment focused interpersonal neurobiological approach creating a safe space to nurture individuals, couples and families in any orientation or socio-economic status.
As an adoptive parent and an adoption focused therapist, I bring a unique understanding of the identity/developmental issues.
Therapy is a process of self-discovery that often entails delving into past relationships and trauma to uncover their affect on our relationships with ourselves, our families and the outside world. My work with children, adolescents, individuals, couples and families is designed to restore trust, joy & zest and to develop meaningful connections and skills to thrive-mindfulness, authenticity & inner strength. As a Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist, I work with an attachment focused interpersonal neurobiological approach creating a safe space to nurture individuals, couples and families in any orientation or socio-economic status.
My goal is to help individuals and couples cope with the challenges of infertility and explore alternative family building options including surrogacy, egg, sperm, or embryo donation, foster care, & adoption.
I work closely with the LGBTQAI+ community on their family building journey. I perform assessments for surrogates, egg, sperm, & embryo donors, and intended parents. I also focus on helping people cope with universal, yet difficult parts of life including depression and anxiety, grief and loss, relational conflict, and life transitions.
My goal is to help individuals and couples cope with the challenges of infertility and explore alternative family building options including surrogacy, egg, sperm, or embryo donation, foster care, & adoption.
I work closely with the LGBTQAI+ community on their family building journey. I perform assessments for surrogates, egg, sperm, & embryo donors, and intended parents. I also focus on helping people cope with universal, yet difficult parts of life including depression and anxiety, grief and loss, relational conflict, and life transitions.
I have worked in outpatient hospital settings, community mental health, in-home crisis services, and private practice assisting those who struggle with depression, and anxiety, and survivors of childhood abuse and sexual assault. I believe that developing a therapeutic relationship and holding an authentic space for clients is a top priority. Life can be challenging and walking alone through it can be scary. I feel it is an honor to work alongside clients and walk with them through their path of healing.
I have worked in outpatient hospital settings, community mental health, in-home crisis services, and private practice assisting those who struggle with depression, and anxiety, and survivors of childhood abuse and sexual assault. I believe that developing a therapeutic relationship and holding an authentic space for clients is a top priority. Life can be challenging and walking alone through it can be scary. I feel it is an honor to work alongside clients and walk with them through their path of healing.
She also maintains a small private practice working with hopeful parents going through fertility treatments, building their family through third party reproduction, and all members of the adoption triad.
I work with hopeful parents to manage stress and anxiety throughout your family building process, whether it be through fertility treatments, third party reproduction, or adoption. I also offer parenting guidance, provide support services to help birthparents through the grief and healing process, and specialize in counseling adoptees of all ages.
She also maintains a small private practice working with hopeful parents going through fertility treatments, building their family through third party reproduction, and all members of the adoption triad.
I work with hopeful parents to manage stress and anxiety throughout your family building process, whether it be through fertility treatments, third party reproduction, or adoption. I also offer parenting guidance, provide support services to help birthparents through the grief and healing process, and specialize in counseling adoptees of all ages.
My areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, LGBTQ+ identity, self-esteem, parent-child attachment, and foster care/ adoption.
Life can feel overwhelming. An unexpected event can suddenly throw everything off balance, or many smaller stresses can build up and make it hard to cope with everyday tasks. Together we can explore your inner strengths and how to use them moving forward and find healing throughout the process. I am dedicated to social justice and believe that it’s important to find awareness of one’s resilience in the process of self-discovery and acceptance.
My areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, LGBTQ+ identity, self-esteem, parent-child attachment, and foster care/ adoption.
Life can feel overwhelming. An unexpected event can suddenly throw everything off balance, or many smaller stresses can build up and make it hard to cope with everyday tasks. Together we can explore your inner strengths and how to use them moving forward and find healing throughout the process. I am dedicated to social justice and believe that it’s important to find awareness of one’s resilience in the process of self-discovery and acceptance.
I hav a unique combination of both professional and personal experience in adoption and infertility, so who better to guide you through your transition into adoption, adoption journey or adoptive parenting?
Since 2004, I worked as a counselor with a National private adoption agency working with prospective adoptive parents, new adoptive parents, and birthparents. My primary speciality is with open adoption and open adoption relationships. I have a lot of post- adoption experience, I am an adoption educator and have presented numerous talks at conferences.
I hav a unique combination of both professional and personal experience in adoption and infertility, so who better to guide you through your transition into adoption, adoption journey or adoptive parenting?
Since 2004, I worked as a counselor with a National private adoption agency working with prospective adoptive parents, new adoptive parents, and birthparents. My primary speciality is with open adoption and open adoption relationships. I have a lot of post- adoption experience, I am an adoption educator and have presented numerous talks at conferences.
Adoption is a specialty of mine which is exciting, but it needs to be addressed from multiple perspectives.
Feeling anxious? Frightened? Depressed? Triggered? Traumatized? Fill-in-the-blanks? Welcome to being a human being. I’m one too. And I can help you.
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience as a therapist and
clinician. I bring a grounded, compassionate approach to therapy that’s shaped by decades of working with individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan and across diverse life experiences. My own journey—both personal and professional—deeply informs my work, and I strive to create a space where people can explore, heal, and grow.
Adoption is a specialty of mine which is exciting, but it needs to be addressed from multiple perspectives.
Feeling anxious? Frightened? Depressed? Triggered? Traumatized? Fill-in-the-blanks? Welcome to being a human being. I’m one too. And I can help you.
I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience as a therapist and
clinician. I bring a grounded, compassionate approach to therapy that’s shaped by decades of working with individuals, couples, and families across the lifespan and across diverse life experiences. My own journey—both personal and professional—deeply informs my work, and I strive to create a space where people can explore, heal, and grow.
Are you looking for expert support in adoption or foster care?
We offer a robust network of peer support groups, events & arts fests in person and online through Celia Center uniting adoptees, foster youth, adoptive parents, foster parents, and birth parents. Our nonprofit creates a safe, empowering space for people of all ages and stages of the adoption and foster care journey to connect, share, and heal together.
Are you looking for expert support in adoption or foster care?
We offer a robust network of peer support groups, events & arts fests in person and online through Celia Center uniting adoptees, foster youth, adoptive parents, foster parents, and birth parents. Our nonprofit creates a safe, empowering space for people of all ages and stages of the adoption and foster care journey to connect, share, and heal together.
My specialties and areas of focus include: Adults, teens, and children with symptoms of depression and anxiety/ Parents seeking support in building confidence in their skills and enhancing relationships with their children/ Individuals and families who have been impacted by adoption or the foster care system.
Sometimes, life's challenges can feel overwhelming and can begin to feel like too much to manage alone. The impact of one's past or current stressors can be difficult and complicated. If you or your child are struggling or are feeling overwhelmed and in need of support, you are not alone. I am here to listen and help build on your strengths to support you towards feeling in control of your life. It is possible to feel more freedom and joy in life and reaching out for help is the first step towards that.
My specialties and areas of focus include: Adults, teens, and children with symptoms of depression and anxiety/ Parents seeking support in building confidence in their skills and enhancing relationships with their children/ Individuals and families who have been impacted by adoption or the foster care system.
Sometimes, life's challenges can feel overwhelming and can begin to feel like too much to manage alone. The impact of one's past or current stressors can be difficult and complicated. If you or your child are struggling or are feeling overwhelmed and in need of support, you are not alone. I am here to listen and help build on your strengths to support you towards feeling in control of your life. It is possible to feel more freedom and joy in life and reaching out for help is the first step towards that.
I am a clinical psychologist who has a wide range of experience working in a variety of professional settings and with diverse populations. I particularly enjoy working with teens, young adults and adults who are facing challenges and setbacks that are impeding their functioning and preventing them from their full potential. I also work with a variety of couples who are considering the next step (i.e., moving in together, open relationship, marriage) or having issues in their relationship and want to improve their relationship or considering breaking up/separation/divorce.
I am a clinical psychologist who has a wide range of experience working in a variety of professional settings and with diverse populations. I particularly enjoy working with teens, young adults and adults who are facing challenges and setbacks that are impeding their functioning and preventing them from their full potential. I also work with a variety of couples who are considering the next step (i.e., moving in together, open relationship, marriage) or having issues in their relationship and want to improve their relationship or considering breaking up/separation/divorce.
ATTENTION FAMILIES AND COUPLES: Are you and your partner struggling with communication? Do you find that you argue about things that are seemingly insignificant? Has your relationship evolved into a power struggle? There may be triggers in your relationships that create conflict that you simply are not aware. I can help to lower the reactivity and to help bring back the love and understanding you once had. Learn to disagree safely. Communication skills are my specialty.
My Passion are those couples that are from different backgrounds or from different countries, biracial or where there is a significant age difference.
ATTENTION FAMILIES AND COUPLES: Are you and your partner struggling with communication? Do you find that you argue about things that are seemingly insignificant? Has your relationship evolved into a power struggle? There may be triggers in your relationships that create conflict that you simply are not aware. I can help to lower the reactivity and to help bring back the love and understanding you once had. Learn to disagree safely. Communication skills are my specialty.
My Passion are those couples that are from different backgrounds or from different countries, biracial or where there is a significant age difference.
I’m a bilingual therapist who grew up in foster care and specializes working with those impacted by foster care and adoption.
My approach is authentic, empathetic, and rooted in creating space for those who’ve been overlooked or misunderstood. I’ve worked with youth and families across diverse backgrounds, and I bring professional insight, research-informed knowledge, and personal understanding to our work together.
I’m a bilingual therapist who grew up in foster care and specializes working with those impacted by foster care and adoption.
My approach is authentic, empathetic, and rooted in creating space for those who’ve been overlooked or misunderstood. I’ve worked with youth and families across diverse backgrounds, and I bring professional insight, research-informed knowledge, and personal understanding to our work together.
Hi, I’m Joanna Lovinger, MFT, a licensed therapist, specializing in mood disorders, trauma recovery, relationships, and identity exploration. I work with artists who work in the entertainment industry or performing arts, navigating the pressures of creative blocks and unpredictable careers. I work with first responders coping with trauma and burnout. And I work with adoptees processing identity struggles.
I bring humor to my work as a therapist. I value creative expression, enriching relationships, and developing community. I stand for inclusivity, equity, and creating a shame-free space.
Hi, I’m Joanna Lovinger, MFT, a licensed therapist, specializing in mood disorders, trauma recovery, relationships, and identity exploration. I work with artists who work in the entertainment industry or performing arts, navigating the pressures of creative blocks and unpredictable careers. I work with first responders coping with trauma and burnout. And I work with adoptees processing identity struggles.
I bring humor to my work as a therapist. I value creative expression, enriching relationships, and developing community. I stand for inclusivity, equity, and creating a shame-free space.
Hello, I am Frankie.
I am from the San Francisco Bay Area. I've been a therapist and social worker for many years, working with a vast cross-section of society. My experience has been primarily focused on working with families dealing with domestic violence and child abuse. I have also worked in the areas of substance abuse, homelessness, and mental health and illness.
Hello, I am Frankie.
I am from the San Francisco Bay Area. I've been a therapist and social worker for many years, working with a vast cross-section of society. My experience has been primarily focused on working with families dealing with domestic violence and child abuse. I have also worked in the areas of substance abuse, homelessness, and mental health and illness.
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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.