Adoption Therapists in Brooklyn, NY
As a parent who has adopted, I work with families and individuals around adoption/foster care issues.
I offer an empathic, safe, non-judgemental space to explore your concerns and feelings. In the spirit of eastern philosophy, acceptance and compassion are stressed. These concepts are combined with techniques in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
As a parent who has adopted, I work with families and individuals around adoption/foster care issues.
I offer an empathic, safe, non-judgemental space to explore your concerns and feelings. In the spirit of eastern philosophy, acceptance and compassion are stressed. These concepts are combined with techniques in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
I work with individual adults and my clinical work has included the areas of foster care, adoption, anxiety and depression.
If you are reading this, give yourself a pat on the back. It can be hard for some people to make the decision to look for a therapist and coming to this website is one of the initial steps! I view therapy as a collaborative process that is grounded in a trusting alliance between therapist and client. Therapy is a space for you to explore self-discovery, open yourself to increased self-awareness, shift troublesome thought patterns, tap into your intuition, and deepen self-acceptance. Therapy can also lead to a better understanding of your relationships with others, how you relate and what you need in your relationships.
I work with individual adults and my clinical work has included the areas of foster care, adoption, anxiety and depression.
If you are reading this, give yourself a pat on the back. It can be hard for some people to make the decision to look for a therapist and coming to this website is one of the initial steps! I view therapy as a collaborative process that is grounded in a trusting alliance between therapist and client. Therapy is a space for you to explore self-discovery, open yourself to increased self-awareness, shift troublesome thought patterns, tap into your intuition, and deepen self-acceptance. Therapy can also lead to a better understanding of your relationships with others, how you relate and what you need in your relationships.
My specialties include treatment of problems related to foster care, adoption, and family and other interpersonal relationships, issues with attachment, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Congratulations on taking the first step on your journey towards becoming a better you. Acknowledging the need to change is easy but following through is difficult. Finding the right person to help you through your journey can be draining but important in successfully accomplishing your goals. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable to another person is scary, but it is a strength that aids in the healing process. Humanistic and cognitive behavioral theories are used in an integrative approach to help understand your unique life experiences and how they have led to deficit-based feelings, emotions, and behaviors.
My specialties include treatment of problems related to foster care, adoption, and family and other interpersonal relationships, issues with attachment, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Congratulations on taking the first step on your journey towards becoming a better you. Acknowledging the need to change is easy but following through is difficult. Finding the right person to help you through your journey can be draining but important in successfully accomplishing your goals. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable to another person is scary, but it is a strength that aids in the healing process. Humanistic and cognitive behavioral theories are used in an integrative approach to help understand your unique life experiences and how they have led to deficit-based feelings, emotions, and behaviors.
My areas of expertise include trauma work, college mental health, issues related to international relocation, cultural integration, study abroad, body-mind balance, and adoption.
I work in English, Italian and Spanish with adults and couples. I have a special interest in working with individuals affected by international relocation or multilocalism. I assist many of my clients juggling global identities, while navigating delicate cultural and geographic boundaries.
My areas of expertise include trauma work, college mental health, issues related to international relocation, cultural integration, study abroad, body-mind balance, and adoption.
I work in English, Italian and Spanish with adults and couples. I have a special interest in working with individuals affected by international relocation or multilocalism. I assist many of my clients juggling global identities, while navigating delicate cultural and geographic boundaries.
I also have an interest in family members touched by adoption.
I offer a warm, engaged presence, and use a strengths based, psychodynamic approach. I am trained in Focusing Oriented Therapy (FOT) which is a somatic approach that helps us listen to ourselves and move forward in an authentic way. I also like to take into consideration the current socio-political moment we find ourselves in today.
I also have an interest in family members touched by adoption.
I offer a warm, engaged presence, and use a strengths based, psychodynamic approach. I am trained in Focusing Oriented Therapy (FOT) which is a somatic approach that helps us listen to ourselves and move forward in an authentic way. I also like to take into consideration the current socio-political moment we find ourselves in today.
I specialize in parent support, life transitions, infertility treatment and adoption.
My passion is helping people reach their own goals as they navigate life’s many transitions and to foster new ways of approaching, understanding and responding even in the hard times. We can grow a great deal in the midst of change and challenge. We all deserve support in life’s complex moments, whether that be starting high school, retiring, becoming a new parent, getting married, changing jobs, having to or getting to do IVF, or heading off to college. My goal is to support meaningful shift through slowing down and taking a deeper dive to increase self-awareness, self-compassion and growth.
I specialize in parent support, life transitions, infertility treatment and adoption.
My passion is helping people reach their own goals as they navigate life’s many transitions and to foster new ways of approaching, understanding and responding even in the hard times. We can grow a great deal in the midst of change and challenge. We all deserve support in life’s complex moments, whether that be starting high school, retiring, becoming a new parent, getting married, changing jobs, having to or getting to do IVF, or heading off to college. My goal is to support meaningful shift through slowing down and taking a deeper dive to increase self-awareness, self-compassion and growth.
Since 2010, I have focused my work on children and parents struggling with family life challenges including traumatic events such as divorce, loss, prenatal/birth trauma, medical procedures, adoption and attachment disruption.
I have experience working with new parents, expectant parents, and children working through transitional and behavioral issues such as aggression, nightmares and anxiety/stress. I also have experience working with adopted children and children who have experienced medical procedure/anesthesia trauma.
Since 2010, I have focused my work on children and parents struggling with family life challenges including traumatic events such as divorce, loss, prenatal/birth trauma, medical procedures, adoption and attachment disruption.
I have experience working with new parents, expectant parents, and children working through transitional and behavioral issues such as aggression, nightmares and anxiety/stress. I also have experience working with adopted children and children who have experienced medical procedure/anesthesia trauma.
Adrienne also has experience volunteering with Planned Parenthood and working with individuals on depression, anxiety, trauma, transracial adoption and identity issues, gender and sexuality, and neurodivergence.
Adrienne is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-R) practicing psychotherapy and providing clinical consultation in New York, New Jersey, Nebraska, and Florida. She is a warm, attentive therapist who works with you to determine your individual needs and goals and to help you move toward finding clarity, healing, and happiness. Adrienne’s interest in counseling began as a volunteer on The Trevor Project’s suicide prevention and crisis intervention lifeline. Her early career focused on working with LGBTQIA+ youth at The Ali Forney Center before transitioning to an outpatient hospital clinic for adolescents and adults with HIV/AIDS.
Adrienne also has experience volunteering with Planned Parenthood and working with individuals on depression, anxiety, trauma, transracial adoption and identity issues, gender and sexuality, and neurodivergence.
Adrienne is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-R) practicing psychotherapy and providing clinical consultation in New York, New Jersey, Nebraska, and Florida. She is a warm, attentive therapist who works with you to determine your individual needs and goals and to help you move toward finding clarity, healing, and happiness. Adrienne’s interest in counseling began as a volunteer on The Trevor Project’s suicide prevention and crisis intervention lifeline. Her early career focused on working with LGBTQIA+ youth at The Ali Forney Center before transitioning to an outpatient hospital clinic for adolescents and adults with HIV/AIDS.
I have experience working with individuals, couples, and families impacted by complex trauma, family sexual abuse, grief and loss, adoption, foster care, and special needs.
I am a bilingual/bicultural therapist working with individuals, couples and families. I have over twenty years experience serving marginalized families. I am a graduate of the Ackerman Institute’s Clinical Externship Program. My work is based on a family-centered treatment model, within which I create unique therapeutic practices and interventions that support and meet the specific needs of my clients.
I have experience working with individuals, couples, and families impacted by complex trauma, family sexual abuse, grief and loss, adoption, foster care, and special needs.
I am a bilingual/bicultural therapist working with individuals, couples and families. I have over twenty years experience serving marginalized families. I am a graduate of the Ackerman Institute’s Clinical Externship Program. My work is based on a family-centered treatment model, within which I create unique therapeutic practices and interventions that support and meet the specific needs of my clients.
I work with a diverse group of people who bring a range of challenges: intimacy and trust in relationships, gender identity, trauma and loss, parenting and adoption, aging, depression and anxiety, professional impasses.
I have over 30 years of experience working with adults, children and families, and an ongoing passion and engagement in the art of psychotherapy. When the fit is right, a good therapeutic relationship can provide a powerful vehicle for healing and transformation. I think for therapy to really gel, you need to feel that your therapist gets you, perhaps in a way few others have. Adults I work with often tell me they have that experience with me, that they feel fully seen and understood. My work with children began in my earliest days as a therapist - and it continues to be a central part of my practice.
I work with a diverse group of people who bring a range of challenges: intimacy and trust in relationships, gender identity, trauma and loss, parenting and adoption, aging, depression and anxiety, professional impasses.
I have over 30 years of experience working with adults, children and families, and an ongoing passion and engagement in the art of psychotherapy. When the fit is right, a good therapeutic relationship can provide a powerful vehicle for healing and transformation. I think for therapy to really gel, you need to feel that your therapist gets you, perhaps in a way few others have. Adults I work with often tell me they have that experience with me, that they feel fully seen and understood. My work with children began in my earliest days as a therapist - and it continues to be a central part of my practice.
She specializes in perinatal mood and anxiety as a Perinatal Mental Health Clinician (PMH-C) and has extensive training in family planning including fertility challenges, IUI/IVF, surrogacy, donor conception, and adoption.
Danielle deeply values the privilege of being entrusted with the role of supporting someone as they navigate through their healing journey. She honors the specific needs of each individual and aims to foster an authentic relationship built on trust and collaboration. Danielle’s goal is to provide a supportive foundation that offers strength and courage to clients as they pursue their goals in relationships, family, and life. She has over a decade experience with evidence-based interventions including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Person-Centered Therapy, and mindfulness techniques.
She specializes in perinatal mood and anxiety as a Perinatal Mental Health Clinician (PMH-C) and has extensive training in family planning including fertility challenges, IUI/IVF, surrogacy, donor conception, and adoption.
Danielle deeply values the privilege of being entrusted with the role of supporting someone as they navigate through their healing journey. She honors the specific needs of each individual and aims to foster an authentic relationship built on trust and collaboration. Danielle’s goal is to provide a supportive foundation that offers strength and courage to clients as they pursue their goals in relationships, family, and life. She has over a decade experience with evidence-based interventions including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Person-Centered Therapy, and mindfulness techniques.
Specialties are treatment of anxiety disorders and mood disorders, life transitions and adoption issues.
I utilize a number of modalities including CBT, DBT and somatic work to address trauma. I have a small practice utilizing Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy, certified in EFP through the HERD Institute.
Specialties are treatment of anxiety disorders and mood disorders, life transitions and adoption issues.
I utilize a number of modalities including CBT, DBT and somatic work to address trauma. I have a small practice utilizing Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy, certified in EFP through the HERD Institute.
I work with people facing a wide variety of life challenges including trauma, anxiety, family conflict, adoption issues, parenting challenges, career transition, complicated grief, and addiction recovery.
I am certified in EMDR, IFS Level 1 and Sensorimotor Therapy Level 2. I supervise at the Institute For Contemporary Psychotherapy Trauma Program. My post-grad at the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy focused on work with recovering alcoholics, my Smith College dissertation focused on 9/11 grief. I'm trained in Prolonged Grief Protocol.
I work with people facing a wide variety of life challenges including trauma, anxiety, family conflict, adoption issues, parenting challenges, career transition, complicated grief, and addiction recovery.
I am certified in EMDR, IFS Level 1 and Sensorimotor Therapy Level 2. I supervise at the Institute For Contemporary Psychotherapy Trauma Program. My post-grad at the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy focused on work with recovering alcoholics, my Smith College dissertation focused on 9/11 grief. I'm trained in Prolonged Grief Protocol.
My work has focused on exploring many issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, family conflicts, and adoption and foster care issues.
Beginning therapy is a first step towards achieving wellness and greater satisfaction in life. I provide a warm, supportive environment in which my clients can begin this important journey toward personal growth and enhanced quality of life. I bring enthusiasm and a sense of humor to the therapeutic environment. Treatment is driven by individual need and I am committed to using a variety of approaches and modalities to ensure treatment is client-centered. I specialize in working with adolescents and youth, though I work with all people of all ages in maximizing individual potential and allow changes to happen.
My work has focused on exploring many issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, family conflicts, and adoption and foster care issues.
Beginning therapy is a first step towards achieving wellness and greater satisfaction in life. I provide a warm, supportive environment in which my clients can begin this important journey toward personal growth and enhanced quality of life. I bring enthusiasm and a sense of humor to the therapeutic environment. Treatment is driven by individual need and I am committed to using a variety of approaches and modalities to ensure treatment is client-centered. I specialize in working with adolescents and youth, though I work with all people of all ages in maximizing individual potential and allow changes to happen.
I specialize in anxiety/OCD, depression, addiction, trauma, adoption and relationship issues.
Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Do you have a challenging relationship with someone you care about? Maybe your parents, your spouse or any other family member? Sometimes our closest relationships can be the most difficult ones to navigate. Your future depends on what you do now.
I specialize in anxiety/OCD, depression, addiction, trauma, adoption and relationship issues.
Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Do you have a challenging relationship with someone you care about? Maybe your parents, your spouse or any other family member? Sometimes our closest relationships can be the most difficult ones to navigate. Your future depends on what you do now.
New parenthood, caregiving, aging, adoption, and looking for purpose and meaning are all topics I specialize in.
My goal is to help us build an honest, safe, warm, and open space, for self-understanding, healing, and growth. I’ll use an integrative model, weaving together psychodynamic, relational-cultural, narrative, internal family systems, and cognitive behavioral techniques. I tend to use an active style, and will collaborate with you throughout the process.
New parenthood, caregiving, aging, adoption, and looking for purpose and meaning are all topics I specialize in.
My goal is to help us build an honest, safe, warm, and open space, for self-understanding, healing, and growth. I’ll use an integrative model, weaving together psychodynamic, relational-cultural, narrative, internal family systems, and cognitive behavioral techniques. I tend to use an active style, and will collaborate with you throughout the process.
I have experience with adoption/trauma.
Life as a neurodivergent and/or disabled person can be beautiful, wonderful, and filled with so much joy! It can also be exhausting, challenging, and involve a lot of misunderstanding from those around you. Many of us experience traumas, anxiety, depression, Autistic burnout, emotion regulation difficulties, relational difficulties, and struggles with work, school, and parenting demands. If you're looking for support in managing any of these areas, and you want to work with someone who knows how to set you up for sustainable change, you're in the right place.
I have experience with adoption/trauma.
Life as a neurodivergent and/or disabled person can be beautiful, wonderful, and filled with so much joy! It can also be exhausting, challenging, and involve a lot of misunderstanding from those around you. Many of us experience traumas, anxiety, depression, Autistic burnout, emotion regulation difficulties, relational difficulties, and struggles with work, school, and parenting demands. If you're looking for support in managing any of these areas, and you want to work with someone who knows how to set you up for sustainable change, you're in the right place.
I offer additional expertise in the areas of relationships, sexual orientation, gender identity, and adoption issues.
I believe that people have an innate capacity to heal and change. Access to this healing is sometimes blocked by negative and destructive patterns that are formed when there is a need to adapt and survive difficult, traumatic or overwhelming experiences. In a collaborative, empathic, and safe atmosphere, I facilitate people’s connections to their own resources and foster the creation of a compassionate self that is free to make mindful choices and unhook old patterns. Through psychodynamic and somatically oriented approaches, people find new insights and awareness, build resiliency and create pathways to greater fulfillment.
I offer additional expertise in the areas of relationships, sexual orientation, gender identity, and adoption issues.
I believe that people have an innate capacity to heal and change. Access to this healing is sometimes blocked by negative and destructive patterns that are formed when there is a need to adapt and survive difficult, traumatic or overwhelming experiences. In a collaborative, empathic, and safe atmosphere, I facilitate people’s connections to their own resources and foster the creation of a compassionate self that is free to make mindful choices and unhook old patterns. Through psychodynamic and somatically oriented approaches, people find new insights and awareness, build resiliency and create pathways to greater fulfillment.
Areas of expertise include depression, anxiety, trauma, bereavement, issues surrounding adoption, parenting, and co-parenting after divorce.
I approach the human mind, heart, psyche and body as a unified whole, incorporating mindfulness and body based methods into my work. Working with breath and movement to facilitate the exploration, processing and expression of a full range of emotion, clients can discover new reserves of strength, meaning and self-acceptance.
Areas of expertise include depression, anxiety, trauma, bereavement, issues surrounding adoption, parenting, and co-parenting after divorce.
I approach the human mind, heart, psyche and body as a unified whole, incorporating mindfulness and body based methods into my work. Working with breath and movement to facilitate the exploration, processing and expression of a full range of emotion, clients can discover new reserves of strength, meaning and self-acceptance.
I have a warm, interactive practice that includes the following: problematic life changes, depression, adoption issues (both child and adult), work issues, social competence, relationship issues, recovery issues, trauma, anxiety and aging issues.
I work with people in recovery and offer supportive therapy to social activists. People with various gender variance issues can explore these in a safe, nonjudgmental space. I am a registered Animal Assisted Therapy Dog handler; we have provided therapy to many people.
I have a warm, interactive practice that includes the following: problematic life changes, depression, adoption issues (both child and adult), work issues, social competence, relationship issues, recovery issues, trauma, anxiety and aging issues.
I work with people in recovery and offer supportive therapy to social activists. People with various gender variance issues can explore these in a safe, nonjudgmental space. I am a registered Animal Assisted Therapy Dog handler; we have provided therapy to many people.
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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.