Adoption

Adoption therapy is a specialized type of counseling intended to support and help adopted individuals, birth parents, adoptive families, and all their important relationships. During the therapeutic process, trained mental health professionals explore how adoption has impacted an individual’s physical, emotional, and mental health. 

Through this exploration, issues such as managing emotions related to loss from separation and/or attachment issues can be addressed. Other problems that may be faced by those affected by adoption include feelings of isolation or exclusion, identity confusion, or loss of cultural heritage. Adoption therapy can provide comfort while guiding everyone involved in adoption to a healthier understanding of the situation and connecting them with helpful resources so they can thrive in whatever circumstances they have been presented with.

How can therapy help?

Adoption can be a wonderful and inspiring experience, but it is not free of its own set of difficulties. In addition to all the legal paperwork and expense involved, many adoptees and adoptive parents are faced with a range of emotions that they still need help to navigate. 

Therapy can provide guidance when it comes to helping adoptive families process their emotions around adoption. Therapists can lend an ear to those who feel scared or confused about the situation, as well as provide coping tools for when birth family connections have changed or been lost. For those seeking therapy related to their adoption experience, specialized counselors are available who offer specialized techniques for helping someone heal from the trauma of separation due to adoption. With proper support through therapy, individuals and families utilizing adoption as an option can find healing in order to live out successful relationships.