Adoption Therapists in New York, NY
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Anne F Malave
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I help with all family building choices: fertility treatments, 3rd party reproduction (egg/sperm/embryo/ surrogacy),
adoption
, childfree & with parenting, working with donor conceived persons & people who have been adopted.
Are you feeling isolated, alone, overwhelmed by life's difficulties? Psychotherapy may help. I am a clinical psychologist-psychoanalyst with an interactive and pragmatic approach to life's problems and challenges. I help people develop strengths, cultivate relationships, and build resilience. I help people with anxiety, depression, mood and adjustment disorders, and relationship issues, etc. and I also specialize in (in)fertility,
adoption
, all areas of family building, eating disorders and addictions. I teach, supervise, consult, write, and actively participate in my professional communities. I am British, living in US since 1976.
Lisa Schuman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
After more than two decades in the field of family building, we are uniquely qualified to help you achieve your family building goals. Whether you need guidance navigating your infertility or
adoption
process, thinking about egg freezing, considering using donor sperm or eggs to have a child or coping with difficult parenting issues we can assist you in realizing your dreams and help make your journey easier. We also can provide assessments for donor egg, donor sperm or surrogacy arrangements.
Christine Tangel
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Family life can be complicated. From deciding to become a parent or struggling with creating a family to losing relationships or loved ones, and all of the ups & downs in between; you need a place to process the complexities that arise. Do you or your child need support to address what is troubling you? I provide a warm and trusting space to work on those challenges. I specialize in addressing issues related to
adoption
, attachment, grief & loss and relationship conflict in children and adults. I understand the importance connection and safety have on healing.
Kimberly Chu
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DCSW
Verified
Verified
Specializations: anxiety, depression, parenting, divorce, body image, eating concerns, aggression, identity (gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity/culture),
adoption
, non-traditional families, childhood trauma and abuse, children and families living with chronic illness, transition from adolescence to adulthood, 12 step recovery.
Kimberly Chu has worked with adults, children and adolescents in individual, couples, family, and group therapies for over twenty years. She works both intensively (multiple sessions per week) and in weekly sessions. The issues bringing a person or family to treatment are never easy, nor simple. Curiosity, exploration, understanding, and change can be challenging and elusive at times. It is essential that your therapist respect you and the process you are beginning to change yourself and your life. Kimberly's approach to therapy is focused on respect for the individual and the difficulties that lead a person to seek help.
Gail Kinn Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I have special expertise in Adult ADHD and
adoption
(author, “Be My Baby: Talking About
Adoption
”).
Building our trusting relationship is the surest way I know to reduce your anxiety, depression, and quiet those punishing parts of yourself that seem to threaten your confidence and safety. We work together to make room to experience yourself in new ways, to feel the ground under your feet. Our relationship opens pathways to your life to feel your better self. Doubt, fear and depression will be lessened. Relationships will evolve, and options will open. We will talk and challenge automatic thoughts. We will also use your bodily experience to bypass the loops of stories stored in your critical mind.
Barbara Freedgood
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
In addition to
adoption
support groups, I specialize in working with couples to resolve differences and move forward with their lives and relationships.
People enter therapy looking for results and relief. I like to identify issues quickly and focus on alleviating distress. In addition to couples counseling and general practice with individuals, I run support groups for adoptive parents. Parenting is a challenge. Adoptive parenting has additional challenges. My groups offer a safe space to explore issues and receive support. I take great pleasure in engaging people and offering an environment that allows people to arrive at unique solutions to their lives. I work with individuals, couples and groups.
Ciara McLaughlin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
If you or your child are dealing with anxiety, stress, relationship issues, school problems, life transitions,
adoption
or attachment related issues, impacts of trauma, or depression, I'm listening. There is hope and a way forward. I offer a safe, supportive space to deepen self-awareness, build empowerment, and identify and alleviate sources of distress or pain to create positive, lasting change. I welcome and work with clients from all backgrounds and enjoy working with students, adults, creative types, and people of color. I also specialize in working with adoptees and their families as I am personally connected to
adoption
.
Sarah Frey
Counselor, LMHC, NCC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Is your mental health your priority this year? Are you struggling with pandemic fatigue,
adoption
or attachment related issues, relationship conflicts, grief, anxiety, work struggles or just general life things? I strive to create a warm, compassionate space where client's feel comfortable exploring and challenging their feelings and behavior patterns while facilitating growth and healing . We all need a space and a person to help us work through our concerns. Let me be that person.
Jill Plevan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LAC
Verified
Verified
Making change takes intention and courage. Finding meaning in everyday life and living in a way that we yearn to is no small task! I work with adults who wish to create change and feel happier in their lives. This could mean issues surrounding transition into adulthood, dating and relationships, professional goals, life transitions, work/family balance, parenting, long term relationships with partners. I have expertise in supporting family members of a loved one struggling with addiction. I also have an interest in family members touched by
adoption
.
Shulamit Rishik
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I have expertise both professionally & personally with complex emotional issues surrounding
Adoption
(see bit.
Whether you are new to therapy or have worked with therapists before, I will create a safe space for you where we will identify, address, & resolve your issues. I have 34+ years of clinical experience. I have expertise working with patients ages 5 to 80. You will find me understanding & level-headed as we explore the origins of your distress. I am trained as an Adult, Child, & Adolescent psychotherapist. In addition, I am a certified psychoanalyst. My psychoanalytic training & specialization in psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy priorities getting to the roots of the conflict. The approach I offer produces lasting change.
Amy Silverman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified
Verified
Are you looking for a therapist who understands the unique challenges inherent in family formation? Are you questioning how and whether to become parents? Are you in a foster or adoptive family and hope your therapist understands some of the issues specific to your situation? Are there missing pieces in your family history or have you learned new information via DNA testing? My practice is informed by my long-time focus on
adoption
. My focus is on understanding your story, connecting with you, recognizing your strengths, and helping you to determine how to tackle your challenges.
Heather Mauro
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
My name is Heather Mauro, and I’m a licensed clinical social worker with twenty-five years of clinical experience. I enjoy working with adults as they move through various life stages. I focus on issues such as
Adoption
, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, and Parenting. I utilize Attachment-based, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Family Systems, Narrative, and Strength-Based Therapies. I believe strongly in the power of connection, connecting to your authentic self, establishing meaningful relationships, and igniting your passion.
Sara Lavner
Licensed Psychoanalyst, MA, NCPsyA, LP
Verified
Verified
I have been working for many years as a drama therapist and psychoanalyst and have helped people live more fulfilling lives. I work with individuals and couples in Greenwich Village. I am an expert on
adoption
issues but also work in all areas. I work well with couples and find all of my work interesting and exciting. Sometimes I use the drama therapy in combination with psychoanalysis and at other times, I just use the techniques of psychoanalysis. It will all depend on the patient.
Silvia Fiammenghi
Psychologist, PsyD, RYT
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
Thank you for your interest in my practice. I see therapy as a powerful two-person process of discovery and acceptance. In session we laugh, we cry, we understand and we grow. We read over the past, stay rooted in the present, and look forward to a more balanced and fulfilling future. My integrative approach to treatment is rooted in interpersonal psychodynamic theory, but also drives from other models to meet each person's unique needs. My areas of expertise include trauma work, college mental health, issues related to international relocation, cultural integration, study abroad, body-mind balance, and
adoption
.
Not accepting new clients
Elizabeth M. Studwell
Psychologist, PsyD, MA
Verified
Verified
I have a personal connection to
adoption
and am a Spanish bilingual therapist that understands the complexities of
adoption
.
I am a clinical psychologist with expertise providing individual and family psychotherapy from an attachment based lense. I love what I do and am passionate about supporting children, families, and adults as they traverse life's challenges. I believe everyone is unique and deserves highly attuned support when life's struggles present themselves. I consider therapy a positive outlet to discuss, explore, and change aspects of our lives. I utilize a powerful combination of evidence-based and attachment-focused interventions and work in a collaborative way helping empower individuals and families to grow their unique strengths.
Carolyn Berger
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Since my own family was created through both fertility treatment and
adoption
, I am empathic and compassionate as well as qualified to help you.
For many, the path to parenthood isn't easy. I have been helping couples and individuals create families for over 25 years. My practice is devoted to infertility,
adoption
and all forms of family building. I counsel couples and individuals coping with infertility, pregnancy loss, IVF and other family building options including donor egg/sperm/embryo and compassionate surrogacy. I educate people about
adoption
and offer support and guidance throughout the process. I coach parents on how to talk to their child about their beginnings. I also do assessments of egg donors and intended parents interviews for IVF centers.
Beth Friedberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Welcome to my practice. I have over 25 years of experience providing psychotherapy and coaching, primarily within the
adoption
community. I specialize in addressing unique themes that emerge for adoptees, pre-adoptive and adoptive parents, and birth/first parents.
Adoption
search and reconnection, questions related to identity and transracial
adoption
, and understanding the impact of loss are some of the areas that I can help you with. My style is down-to-earth and I have an integrative approach blending psychodynamic, behavioral, and attachment-based therapies.
Waitlist for new clients
Kaitlin Incorvia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I specialize in foster care,
adoption
, childhood trauma, attachment, and dissociation.
Do seemingly simple things in your life cause you to react very strongly? Or have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of relationships that you are not proud of? Or maybe you just can’t let things go? Trauma therapy can help! Therapy is hard work, but the commitment to yourself and living a life you are proud of is life-changing!
Susan C Warshaw
Psychologist, EdD, ABPP
Verified
Verified
I have advanced (post-doctoral- training) and apply psychodynamic understanding to resolving interpersonal/relational difficulties, attachment related difficulties (including
adoption
) as well as school related difficulties of children and adolescents.
I am an actively engaged therapist with more than thirty five years experience with young adults, adults, older adults (Medicare accepted), children, adolescents and their parents. I do short term as well as long term intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy(relational/interpersonal). I assist people with Interpersonal concerns, internal conflicts, phase of life issues, resolution of trauma and loss, anxiety and depression, and parenting concerns.
Camilla Brooks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
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, humanistic and somatically oriented approaches, I help people find new insights and awareness, build resiliency and create pathways to greater fulfillment.
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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.