Adoption Therapists in Dallas, TX
As a bilingual (Spanish-speaking) clinician, I strive to create a welcoming and culturally responsive space where individuals and families, including those who feel most comfortable speaking Spanish, can reach their highest potential through therapy and self-reflection. I prioritize empowerment and personal development, encouraging clients to move at their own pace while balancing professionalism with humanity. I have my Bachelor’s and Master’s in Social Work through UT Arlington and am a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrator.
As a bilingual (Spanish-speaking) clinician, I strive to create a welcoming and culturally responsive space where individuals and families, including those who feel most comfortable speaking Spanish, can reach their highest potential through therapy and self-reflection. I prioritize empowerment and personal development, encouraging clients to move at their own pace while balancing professionalism with humanity. I have my Bachelor’s and Master’s in Social Work through UT Arlington and am a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrator.
Has your life been impacted by foster care or adoption?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Theraplay are the primary modalities that inform my practice. As a Level 2-trained IFS practitioner, I bring a ‘parts’ perspective to working with adults, adolescents and children. As a certified Theraplay therapist, I help parents to deepen their understanding of and improve their connection and attachment with their child.
Has your life been impacted by foster care or adoption?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Theraplay are the primary modalities that inform my practice. As a Level 2-trained IFS practitioner, I bring a ‘parts’ perspective to working with adults, adolescents and children. As a certified Theraplay therapist, I help parents to deepen their understanding of and improve their connection and attachment with their child.
A few areas that I specialize in are Attachment issues, Adoption, Kinship Care, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Parenting, Behavioral Issues in children, and general Trauma.
I believe that everyone needs someone who will give them a safe, non-judgmental place to work through problems or stresses. I see the role of a therapist as someone who dives into the deep end of your emotions/problems and helps guide you on how to swim your way out. I will be there if you start to drown to help keep your head above water, but I will also help you develop the skills to get out of the deep end and know how to navigate it should you end up there again.
A few areas that I specialize in are Attachment issues, Adoption, Kinship Care, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Parenting, Behavioral Issues in children, and general Trauma.
I believe that everyone needs someone who will give them a safe, non-judgmental place to work through problems or stresses. I see the role of a therapist as someone who dives into the deep end of your emotions/problems and helps guide you on how to swim your way out. I will be there if you start to drown to help keep your head above water, but I will also help you develop the skills to get out of the deep end and know how to navigate it should you end up there again.
As an attachment-based therapist with 40 years of experience in adoption and and foster care, I specialize in working with individuals facing complex needs and trauma.
I have experience in working with attachment, trauma, adoption, anxiety, depression, pregnancy, and infertility. I work with birth parents, adoptive and foster families, and adopted adults.
As an attachment-based therapist with 40 years of experience in adoption and and foster care, I specialize in working with individuals facing complex needs and trauma.
I have experience in working with attachment, trauma, adoption, anxiety, depression, pregnancy, and infertility. I work with birth parents, adoptive and foster families, and adopted adults.
You’ve been feeling disconnected from your adopted child/ren. It’s been so exhausting that it’s led to burnout. You’ve even started to build resentment. You wish parenting wasn't so draining, impossible, and difficult. You pour everything into your kids, and it's never enough. You want the deep connection you always hoped for. Some days, you’re so angry and bitter because this is not what being a mom was supposed to be like and certainly not what you signed up for when you adopted. You long to feel joy and connection in parenting.
You’ve been feeling disconnected from your adopted child/ren. It’s been so exhausting that it’s led to burnout. You’ve even started to build resentment. You wish parenting wasn't so draining, impossible, and difficult. You pour everything into your kids, and it's never enough. You want the deep connection you always hoped for. Some days, you’re so angry and bitter because this is not what being a mom was supposed to be like and certainly not what you signed up for when you adopted. You long to feel joy and connection in parenting.
As an adoptive parent and psychotherapist, I also understand and respect both the pressures involved in building a family, coupled with the unique gifts and learning experiences that the adoption dynamic brings.
My clients want tangible tools and healthy ways to relate to themselves individually, and others around them. My training and specialization include relationships, marriage and family therapy, trauma, women’s issues, and adoption-sensitive therapy, including transracial adoption issues.
As an adoptive parent and psychotherapist, I also understand and respect both the pressures involved in building a family, coupled with the unique gifts and learning experiences that the adoption dynamic brings.
My clients want tangible tools and healthy ways to relate to themselves individually, and others around them. My training and specialization include relationships, marriage and family therapy, trauma, women’s issues, and adoption-sensitive therapy, including transracial adoption issues.
Reforming Lives Counseling and Consulting,
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, NCSC, BC-TMH
Online Only
If you’re an adoptee, adoptive parent, or birth parent who has felt misunderstood in therapy—or who struggles with people-pleasing, emotional distance, or self-doubt— adoption-informed counseling may offer a different kind of support.
I provide virtual counseling for adults and families in Louisiana and Texas, specializing in adoption-informed therapy. I support clients navigating grief, loss, anger, and identity concerns connected to adoption. Together, we explore how past experiences continue to impact your present while working toward greater emotional balance.
If you’re an adoptee, adoptive parent, or birth parent who has felt misunderstood in therapy—or who struggles with people-pleasing, emotional distance, or self-doubt— adoption-informed counseling may offer a different kind of support.
I provide virtual counseling for adults and families in Louisiana and Texas, specializing in adoption-informed therapy. I support clients navigating grief, loss, anger, and identity concerns connected to adoption. Together, we explore how past experiences continue to impact your present while working toward greater emotional balance.
Tabitha I Kuehne
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, Ketmine, RYT200, sndchr, BIO FDB
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
They’ve survived trauma, adoption, loss, or family systems that demanded strength but never safety.
I help people who are ready to stop circling the same pain and actually heal. Using Voice Dialogue, biofeedback, sound-chair therapy, hypnotherapy, guided meditation, and somatic work, we get to the root—not just the story. My sessions are real, deep, and body-based. You’ll feel seen, supported, and truly transformed.
They’ve survived trauma, adoption, loss, or family systems that demanded strength but never safety.
I help people who are ready to stop circling the same pain and actually heal. Using Voice Dialogue, biofeedback, sound-chair therapy, hypnotherapy, guided meditation, and somatic work, we get to the root—not just the story. My sessions are real, deep, and body-based. You’ll feel seen, supported, and truly transformed.
My specialty is working with individuals with dual-diagnosis, traumatic experience, and adoption.
My hope is that I can help individuals navigate a path to stability and help improve communication. I use an eclectic approach to therapy including Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Attachment-Based, Solution Focused (SFT), and Trauma Informed Therapy.
My specialty is working with individuals with dual-diagnosis, traumatic experience, and adoption.
My hope is that I can help individuals navigate a path to stability and help improve communication. I use an eclectic approach to therapy including Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Attachment-Based, Solution Focused (SFT), and Trauma Informed Therapy.
I have 15 plus years of experience in the area of adoption and attachment, and am trained in TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention).
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the demands of life? Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or adjusting to changes in your life? Whether your internal and external conflicts are new or have existed for most of your life, the possibility for change exists. I provide a compassionate and supportive environment where you can explore your feelings and experiences without judgement as you continue on your healing journey.
I have 15 plus years of experience in the area of adoption and attachment, and am trained in TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention).
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the demands of life? Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or adjusting to changes in your life? Whether your internal and external conflicts are new or have existed for most of your life, the possibility for change exists. I provide a compassionate and supportive environment where you can explore your feelings and experiences without judgement as you continue on your healing journey.
Parents navigating burnout, families reshaping after divorce or adoption, and individuals quietly struggling with addiction, food, or identity.
I specialize in supporting life transitions and complex care needs, parenting stress, divorce recovery, adoption journeys, addiction, and eating concerns. I offer a balance of emotional support and concrete tools to help you regain stability, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful change.
Parents navigating burnout, families reshaping after divorce or adoption, and individuals quietly struggling with addiction, food, or identity.
I specialize in supporting life transitions and complex care needs, parenting stress, divorce recovery, adoption journeys, addiction, and eating concerns. I offer a balance of emotional support and concrete tools to help you regain stability, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful change.
People generally come to therapy because there is some area of their life in which they are stuck and in pain. I practice from an “attachment” perspective which is the key to unlocking a different way of understanding yourself and your interactions with others, opening a pathway to practical and relational healing. My office is a no-blame/no-shame environment. I provide both traditional talk therapy as well as Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) to individuals (age 10 and up), couples, and families just 20 miles SE of Dallas. Because of my experience as an adoptive dad, foster and adoptive families are a focus of my practice.
People generally come to therapy because there is some area of their life in which they are stuck and in pain. I practice from an “attachment” perspective which is the key to unlocking a different way of understanding yourself and your interactions with others, opening a pathway to practical and relational healing. My office is a no-blame/no-shame environment. I provide both traditional talk therapy as well as Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) to individuals (age 10 and up), couples, and families just 20 miles SE of Dallas. Because of my experience as an adoptive dad, foster and adoptive families are a focus of my practice.
Your child or teen has experienced trauma, challenges related to foster care involvement, or difficulty adjusting to adoption.
At Resilient Hearts Therapy, I prioritize providing the best care possible for your child or teen, using methods that are proven effective with youth, including art and play. I offer a safe, caring, and creative space to help them process their experiences, reflect on the ways they have been impacted by those experiences, and determine ways they can heal.
Your child or teen has experienced trauma, challenges related to foster care involvement, or difficulty adjusting to adoption.
At Resilient Hearts Therapy, I prioritize providing the best care possible for your child or teen, using methods that are proven effective with youth, including art and play. I offer a safe, caring, and creative space to help them process their experiences, reflect on the ways they have been impacted by those experiences, and determine ways they can heal.
I have training on attachment and bonding issues and frequently work with adoption triad cases (birth families, adoptive families, and adoptees).
I also see couples, families, and adult individuals providing marriage counseling, premarital counseling (certified through Prepare-Enrich), and counseling for step/blended families. I also provide sex therapy for married and premarital couples. I use an eclectic approach to treatment and can offer a Christian perspective whenever appropriate.
I have training on attachment and bonding issues and frequently work with adoption triad cases (birth families, adoptive families, and adoptees).
I also see couples, families, and adult individuals providing marriage counseling, premarital counseling (certified through Prepare-Enrich), and counseling for step/blended families. I also provide sex therapy for married and premarital couples. I use an eclectic approach to treatment and can offer a Christian perspective whenever appropriate.
Just as a diabetic requires insulin and a person with vision impairment needs glasses, sometimes we benefit from emotional support to boost optimal brain health and function. Counseling is a safe, collaborative opportunity for you to take personal, self-care time assessing, processing and redefining your life. Learn to build skills to improve communication, social relationships, goal setting, decision making, time management, organization, work / life balance, self-esteem and any other issues preventing you from being the most authentic, successful, fulfilled version of yourself. Sparkman Counseling & Educational Consulting, PLLC offers counseling, coaching and consulting services.
Just as a diabetic requires insulin and a person with vision impairment needs glasses, sometimes we benefit from emotional support to boost optimal brain health and function. Counseling is a safe, collaborative opportunity for you to take personal, self-care time assessing, processing and redefining your life. Learn to build skills to improve communication, social relationships, goal setting, decision making, time management, organization, work / life balance, self-esteem and any other issues preventing you from being the most authentic, successful, fulfilled version of yourself. Sparkman Counseling & Educational Consulting, PLLC offers counseling, coaching and consulting services.
Parenting can feel confusing and heavy, especially when your child’s behavior leaves you unsure of how to help. You may notice big emotions, withdrawal, or reactions that don’t seem to make sense. In our work together, we slow things down to understand what your child is communicating beneath the behavior. I support both children and parents in strengthening connection, building emotional skills, and creating calmer, more confident moments at home.
Parenting can feel confusing and heavy, especially when your child’s behavior leaves you unsure of how to help. You may notice big emotions, withdrawal, or reactions that don’t seem to make sense. In our work together, we slow things down to understand what your child is communicating beneath the behavior. I support both children and parents in strengthening connection, building emotional skills, and creating calmer, more confident moments at home.
You're carrying more than most people know. The anxiety that won't quit. The quiet shame. The relational patterns you keep repeating no matter how aware you are of them. Old wounds have a way of running the show long after you think they should.
You've probably been in therapy before. You know the language, you understand your patterns but something still isn't shifting. The patterns are still there. You're not looking for basic coping tools or psychoeducation. You want to actually get to the root. You're ready to do deep work with a therapist who can meet you there. If that's you, I'd love to connect.
You're carrying more than most people know. The anxiety that won't quit. The quiet shame. The relational patterns you keep repeating no matter how aware you are of them. Old wounds have a way of running the show long after you think they should.
You've probably been in therapy before. You know the language, you understand your patterns but something still isn't shifting. The patterns are still there. You're not looking for basic coping tools or psychoeducation. You want to actually get to the root. You're ready to do deep work with a therapist who can meet you there. If that's you, I'd love to connect.
Are you stuck in life or feeling overwhelmed? Do you want someone to walk with you through this challenging time? Are you having difficulty regulating your emotions and seek more peace in your life? Do you feel like a child in an adult body and want to feel more “adult-like”? Has life treated you especially hard and you just want to wake up and find the joy in your day?
Are you stuck in life or feeling overwhelmed? Do you want someone to walk with you through this challenging time? Are you having difficulty regulating your emotions and seek more peace in your life? Do you feel like a child in an adult body and want to feel more “adult-like”? Has life treated you especially hard and you just want to wake up and find the joy in your day?
As a trauma therapist with comprehensive training from The Family Institute at Northwestern University and a background in mind-body science, I help clients who seek meaningful change, in both brief/intensive treatment and/or ongoing therapy. EMDR Intensives are for those ready to move beyond distressing experiences. These longer (but fewer) sessions allow for highly concentrated treatment. Participants report increased emotional tolerance and that this focused work has allowed them to experience progress and relief sooner and more efficiently.
As a trauma therapist with comprehensive training from The Family Institute at Northwestern University and a background in mind-body science, I help clients who seek meaningful change, in both brief/intensive treatment and/or ongoing therapy. EMDR Intensives are for those ready to move beyond distressing experiences. These longer (but fewer) sessions allow for highly concentrated treatment. Participants report increased emotional tolerance and that this focused work has allowed them to experience progress and relief sooner and more efficiently.
Whether you are feeling anxious or depressed or are experiencing distress with a partner, I work to provide an empathetic, safe environment for all of my clients. I am skilled at helping individual clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transition & existential issues. My training also equips me to work with couples and families struggling with a wide variety of challenges. Some of these may include infidelity, parenting issues, and pre-marital counseling. I use a couples therapy model that has been backed by research, showing success for couples years after therapy ends.
Whether you are feeling anxious or depressed or are experiencing distress with a partner, I work to provide an empathetic, safe environment for all of my clients. I am skilled at helping individual clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transition & existential issues. My training also equips me to work with couples and families struggling with a wide variety of challenges. Some of these may include infidelity, parenting issues, and pre-marital counseling. I use a couples therapy model that has been backed by research, showing success for couples years after therapy ends.
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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.