Adoption Therapists in Middlebury, VT
Our work together will focus on gaining a deep understanding of what it is like to be you, sifting through strengths, challenges, and the simple (yet ever complex) state of being human. I believe that everyone has intrinsic worth, no matter where they are on their journey, and I'm here to help you find that within, while sifting through the uncomfortable parts of life that may be getting in your way. Whether your personal challenges are family relationships, work, finding your place with others, or getting through the day, I will support you in finding your own way to be at peace in the world, however winding that path might be.
Our work together will focus on gaining a deep understanding of what it is like to be you, sifting through strengths, challenges, and the simple (yet ever complex) state of being human. I believe that everyone has intrinsic worth, no matter where they are on their journey, and I'm here to help you find that within, while sifting through the uncomfortable parts of life that may be getting in your way. Whether your personal challenges are family relationships, work, finding your place with others, or getting through the day, I will support you in finding your own way to be at peace in the world, however winding that path might be.
Sometimes it can be challenging to see what is driving our difficulties or how we might be getting in our own way. My clients are often seeking to better understand themselves, their circumstances, and their choices so that they can make meaningful changes in their lives. My specialties include children and youth 9 years of age and older as well as adults and seniors. I work with individuals, couples, families, and groups.
Sometimes it can be challenging to see what is driving our difficulties or how we might be getting in our own way. My clients are often seeking to better understand themselves, their circumstances, and their choices so that they can make meaningful changes in their lives. My specialties include children and youth 9 years of age and older as well as adults and seniors. I work with individuals, couples, families, and groups.
I offer both in-person and videoconference therapy over the HIPPA compliant "zoom" platform. My initial focus is to create a confidential, safe environment for a person to talk about their concerns. I offer psychotherapy that provides a way to understand problems and patterns related to moods, thoughts, behaviors and relationships; to find ways to untangle them; and to develop new ways of seeing and responding. This work will support you in developing self-compassion, accessing your sense of agency, and cultivating effective coping strategies.
I offer both in-person and videoconference therapy over the HIPPA compliant "zoom" platform. My initial focus is to create a confidential, safe environment for a person to talk about their concerns. I offer psychotherapy that provides a way to understand problems and patterns related to moods, thoughts, behaviors and relationships; to find ways to untangle them; and to develop new ways of seeing and responding. This work will support you in developing self-compassion, accessing your sense of agency, and cultivating effective coping strategies.
It's often difficult to reach out for help when you most need it, and it can be hard to speak with someone you've never met about personal issues. On the other hand, it can be easier to do with a person who is a trained, neutral professional. I can be objective and understanding in a way that well-meaning friends and family often cannot. My work with couples, individual adults including seniors, or the younger population, begins in a friendly, professional manner whereby we move towards knowing each other better. A rapport between us is essential in accomplishing our work.
It's often difficult to reach out for help when you most need it, and it can be hard to speak with someone you've never met about personal issues. On the other hand, it can be easier to do with a person who is a trained, neutral professional. I can be objective and understanding in a way that well-meaning friends and family often cannot. My work with couples, individual adults including seniors, or the younger population, begins in a friendly, professional manner whereby we move towards knowing each other better. A rapport between us is essential in accomplishing our work.
I work with children & families. I believe that the relationship between children and families is essential to a child's well-being. When parents have the tools and education they need they are their children's best support and teachers. Parenting is the most challenging task you will undertake and when children encounter stress and difficulties it gets even harder. My goal is to support parents to have the tools they need to understand what their child is experiencing, and what the children may need from the parent and to support the parent and child along the way. I work with children 10 and under with two sub specalties
I work with children & families. I believe that the relationship between children and families is essential to a child's well-being. When parents have the tools and education they need they are their children's best support and teachers. Parenting is the most challenging task you will undertake and when children encounter stress and difficulties it gets even harder. My goal is to support parents to have the tools they need to understand what their child is experiencing, and what the children may need from the parent and to support the parent and child along the way. I work with children 10 and under with two sub specalties
Julie R Tatkon
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, Imago, EMDR
Middlebury, VT 05753
Waitlist for new clients
Good therapy can produce long lasting life changes. I approach therapy as a collaborative effort. I start with where the client finds themselves in the present. I listen with both curiosity and empathy to understand an individual's unique experience. In treatment I create an atmosphere of trust where together we can identify your strengths, find practical solutions to problems and unfold underlying difficulties that are obstacles to your experience of a rich and fulfilling life.
Good therapy can produce long lasting life changes. I approach therapy as a collaborative effort. I start with where the client finds themselves in the present. I listen with both curiosity and empathy to understand an individual's unique experience. In treatment I create an atmosphere of trust where together we can identify your strengths, find practical solutions to problems and unfold underlying difficulties that are obstacles to your experience of a rich and fulfilling life.
Life can often feel difficult, confusing or overwhelming. Seeking help and finding the right counseling relationship can be challenging as well. My goal is to help you connect to your own inner guidance system. As an existentialist and a feminist counselor, it is my belief that people need to find a sense of purpose and meaning within themselves because the world outside doesn't always make sense. The stories we have told ourselves or been told about ourselves can have a significant impact on how we feel. The result can be depression, anxiety, anger, hopelessness, or confusion.
Life can often feel difficult, confusing or overwhelming. Seeking help and finding the right counseling relationship can be challenging as well. My goal is to help you connect to your own inner guidance system. As an existentialist and a feminist counselor, it is my belief that people need to find a sense of purpose and meaning within themselves because the world outside doesn't always make sense. The stories we have told ourselves or been told about ourselves can have a significant impact on how we feel. The result can be depression, anxiety, anger, hopelessness, or confusion.
I specialize in couples therapy because I am passionate about developing connections, improving communication, and understanding with ourselves and our partner(s). I have experience working with couples struggling with healthy, effective communication, healing attachment wounds, improving their physical, emotional, and mental connections, working through infidelity, becoming new parents, coping with life stressors together, and maintaining healthy relationships. In sessions, we practice empathy and communication, identify negative patterns, and develop strategies that lead towards the relationship you desire.
I specialize in couples therapy because I am passionate about developing connections, improving communication, and understanding with ourselves and our partner(s). I have experience working with couples struggling with healthy, effective communication, healing attachment wounds, improving their physical, emotional, and mental connections, working through infidelity, becoming new parents, coping with life stressors together, and maintaining healthy relationships. In sessions, we practice empathy and communication, identify negative patterns, and develop strategies that lead towards the relationship you desire.
Scott Ward
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Facilitate treatment with individuals who have PTSD histories including attachment issues in the context of foster & adoption issues; Working with families or young adults who struggle to communicate, get along or are in challenging life situations.
Please note that as of July 1st, 2026, I will no longer be accepting insurance. After this date, all clients will be expected to make payments for therapy out of pocket.
Thank you for your interest. I have almost 30 years experience working with clients. My clinical work focuses on couples utilizing the Gottman Method, and young adults in transition from college or a relationship. My therapeutic approach is to first explore with you your life history, the presenting problem and then develop a plan, utilizing tools to manage the stressors better. We'll establish goals for our work and embark on a journey together.
Facilitate treatment with individuals who have PTSD histories including attachment issues in the context of foster & adoption issues; Working with families or young adults who struggle to communicate, get along or are in challenging life situations.
Please note that as of July 1st, 2026, I will no longer be accepting insurance. After this date, all clients will be expected to make payments for therapy out of pocket.
Thank you for your interest. I have almost 30 years experience working with clients. My clinical work focuses on couples utilizing the Gottman Method, and young adults in transition from college or a relationship. My therapeutic approach is to first explore with you your life history, the presenting problem and then develop a plan, utilizing tools to manage the stressors better. We'll establish goals for our work and embark on a journey together.
My approach to therapy is relational and eclectic, adapting to the needs of each person. I have worked with youth, emerging adults, and caregivers for over fifteen years in community mental health, schools and college resulting in a wide range of clinical experience in many areas including identity development and changes in role throughout the lifetime, especially in the transition into parenthood. I have background working with issues of mood, trauma, grief, life transitions, college adjustment, and identity. I offer clinical supervision for pre-license clinicians and also enjoy supporting professional identity development.
My approach to therapy is relational and eclectic, adapting to the needs of each person. I have worked with youth, emerging adults, and caregivers for over fifteen years in community mental health, schools and college resulting in a wide range of clinical experience in many areas including identity development and changes in role throughout the lifetime, especially in the transition into parenthood. I have background working with issues of mood, trauma, grief, life transitions, college adjustment, and identity. I offer clinical supervision for pre-license clinicians and also enjoy supporting professional identity development.
Formerly Danielle Robillard D'Amico. I work with older adolescents, college students, and adults who feel anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected—from themselves, their relationships, or the life they are living. You may be navigating anxiety, OCD, depression, grief, trauma, or chronic illness. At times, it is less about a diagnosis and more a sense that something no longer feels right. I also work with women facing life changes and couples seeking deeper connection.
Formerly Danielle Robillard D'Amico. I work with older adolescents, college students, and adults who feel anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected—from themselves, their relationships, or the life they are living. You may be navigating anxiety, OCD, depression, grief, trauma, or chronic illness. At times, it is less about a diagnosis and more a sense that something no longer feels right. I also work with women facing life changes and couples seeking deeper connection.
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You don’t feel ready for what you’re going through. You may be facing hardship because of gender role non-conformity, capitalist abuses, queerness, poverty, racism, classism, misogyny, ageism, adultism. You are feeling more pain around being marginalized than pride in who you are. The feeling of “not - enough” is your long-time companion. The search for an identity that you can claim with confidence is a source of pain and confusion. You struggle to show-up for yourself in the face of perfectionism and White Body Supremacy that erases and destroys your uniqueness. You’ve frequently felt yourself to be an imposter.
You don’t feel ready for what you’re going through. You may be facing hardship because of gender role non-conformity, capitalist abuses, queerness, poverty, racism, classism, misogyny, ageism, adultism. You are feeling more pain around being marginalized than pride in who you are. The feeling of “not - enough” is your long-time companion. The search for an identity that you can claim with confidence is a source of pain and confusion. You struggle to show-up for yourself in the face of perfectionism and White Body Supremacy that erases and destroys your uniqueness. You’ve frequently felt yourself to be an imposter.
I’m a licensed therapist with more than 20 years of experience in behavioral health. I trained at Goddard College, earned my doctorate in public health from Tulane University, and am licensed to practice in both Maine and Vermont. I work with individuals navigating a wide range of emotional, relational, and life challenges. My approach is grounded in an existential perspective, which means I help clients explore questions of meaning, identity, connection, and how their environments shape their wellbeing. My goal is to offer a thoughtful, supportive space where clients can reflect, heal, and make meaningful change.
I’m a licensed therapist with more than 20 years of experience in behavioral health. I trained at Goddard College, earned my doctorate in public health from Tulane University, and am licensed to practice in both Maine and Vermont. I work with individuals navigating a wide range of emotional, relational, and life challenges. My approach is grounded in an existential perspective, which means I help clients explore questions of meaning, identity, connection, and how their environments shape their wellbeing. My goal is to offer a thoughtful, supportive space where clients can reflect, heal, and make meaningful change.
IDRP License Reinstatement Classes Offered and Required Counseling.
Terri Mayer Thomsen is a licensed mental health professional based in Bristol, Vermont. She is primarily known for her work in private clinical practice and her leadership in recovery services within the local community.
IDRP License Reinstatement Classes Offered and Required Counseling.
Terri Mayer Thomsen is a licensed mental health professional based in Bristol, Vermont. She is primarily known for her work in private clinical practice and her leadership in recovery services within the local community.
Whether your experience contains infertility, miscarriage, fertility treatments, adoption, and eventual parenthood or navigating life without children, I have a unique understanding of a non-traditional/unexpected route to parenthood.
I use a strengths based, client centered approach to apply a variety techniques that I learned in my masters training, from my years of experience in the mental health field, and through the wisdom I have gained in my own path towards wellness and greater fulfillment. During sessions, I incorporate mindfulness-based practices and narrative therapy.
Whether your experience contains infertility, miscarriage, fertility treatments, adoption, and eventual parenthood or navigating life without children, I have a unique understanding of a non-traditional/unexpected route to parenthood.
I use a strengths based, client centered approach to apply a variety techniques that I learned in my masters training, from my years of experience in the mental health field, and through the wisdom I have gained in my own path towards wellness and greater fulfillment. During sessions, I incorporate mindfulness-based practices and narrative therapy.
I have extensive training in trauma, attachment, adoption, family systems, and perinatal mental health.
I currently have daytime openings for individuals, couples or families. I specialize in couples, families and perinatal mental health (conception, fertility, postpartum challenges). If you're looking for a experienced, authentic therapist who can help you figure out the hard stuff with concrete tools and a variety of interventions, combined with validation and compassion, I'm your person. Whether it's finding connection and balance after baby, birth trauma, conception/fertility, or family dynamic challenges, I've got an array of skills and over 20 years of experience and training. Start to feel better in as little as 1-3 sessions.
I have extensive training in trauma, attachment, adoption, family systems, and perinatal mental health.
I currently have daytime openings for individuals, couples or families. I specialize in couples, families and perinatal mental health (conception, fertility, postpartum challenges). If you're looking for a experienced, authentic therapist who can help you figure out the hard stuff with concrete tools and a variety of interventions, combined with validation and compassion, I'm your person. Whether it's finding connection and balance after baby, birth trauma, conception/fertility, or family dynamic challenges, I've got an array of skills and over 20 years of experience and training. Start to feel better in as little as 1-3 sessions.
At the heart of my work is a steadfast belief in the healing power of creating safe spaces. Feeling seen, heard, validated, and supported is crucial in reducing feelings of shame and facilitating self-compassion and acceptance. As Brene Brown says “shame dies when stories are told in safe places.” Within these safe relationships we can experience both the desirable and undesirable parts of ourselves and this integration is conducive to the healing process.
I work with individuals and couples who might be struggling with communication barriers, relationship/life dissatisfaction, harmful behavior patterns, and/or conflict.
At the heart of my work is a steadfast belief in the healing power of creating safe spaces. Feeling seen, heard, validated, and supported is crucial in reducing feelings of shame and facilitating self-compassion and acceptance. As Brene Brown says “shame dies when stories are told in safe places.” Within these safe relationships we can experience both the desirable and undesirable parts of ourselves and this integration is conducive to the healing process.
I work with individuals and couples who might be struggling with communication barriers, relationship/life dissatisfaction, harmful behavior patterns, and/or conflict.
OPENING: availability for telehealth appointments between morning-afternoon. In my practice, I honor each client’s unique life experiences, personal history, and the ways they have learned to understand and cope with the world around them. I strive to create a safe, trusting, and compassionate space where clients feel supported, heard, and respected. Together, we work collaboratively so clients can explore their needs, build insight, and grow at a pace that feels comfortable and right for them. I currently work with ages 10-40.
OPENING: availability for telehealth appointments between morning-afternoon. In my practice, I honor each client’s unique life experiences, personal history, and the ways they have learned to understand and cope with the world around them. I strive to create a safe, trusting, and compassionate space where clients feel supported, heard, and respected. Together, we work collaboratively so clients can explore their needs, build insight, and grow at a pace that feels comfortable and right for them. I currently work with ages 10-40.
You yearn for compassionate listening & an empathetic personal engagement in your journey towards positive self-discovery. I want to help you find the freedom to generate new ways of thinking, feeling & acting - to transform unhelpful personal narratives into strength-based versions you can use to flourish. You are uniquely beautiful & vulnerable. We'll explore how you can live more comfortably as both.
You yearn for compassionate listening & an empathetic personal engagement in your journey towards positive self-discovery. I want to help you find the freedom to generate new ways of thinking, feeling & acting - to transform unhelpful personal narratives into strength-based versions you can use to flourish. You are uniquely beautiful & vulnerable. We'll explore how you can live more comfortably as both.
There are moments in life that quietly unravel who we thought we were. Grief, trauma, illness, relationship changes, parenting, identity shifts, and other life transitions can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves and the world around us. Sometimes healing begins in the pause, by gently slowing down to process difficult experiences and listen more closely to ourselves, our relationships, and the impact of what we’ve been through. Together, we can create space to make sense of your experiences and explore what healing, connection, and growth might look like for you.
There are moments in life that quietly unravel who we thought we were. Grief, trauma, illness, relationship changes, parenting, identity shifts, and other life transitions can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves and the world around us. Sometimes healing begins in the pause, by gently slowing down to process difficult experiences and listen more closely to ourselves, our relationships, and the impact of what we’ve been through. Together, we can create space to make sense of your experiences and explore what healing, connection, and growth might look like for you.
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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.