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Adoption Counselling

The mission of adoption counselling and adoption therapy groups is to enable adopted children, teens, and adults, birth parents and adopted adults to have the opportunity to express and learn about the complexities of adoption.

Themes can address:

•  Resolution of infertility and reproductive technologies
•  The choice of adoption or placing a child for adoption
•  Adoptive parenting
•  Experiences of growing up adopted
•  Search and reunion between birthparents and adopted adults
•  Current and historical adoption practices
•  The impact of adoption within the family system

Also see:

What's New: Adoption workshops and therapy groups
more

Suggested reading: Adoption resources
more

Adoption agencies and web sites

more


 
Contact leecrawford@shaw.ca

Adoption issues may include:

•  Attachment
•  Sense of self/identity
•  Belonging and connection
•  Grief and loss
•  Intimacy/relationship issues
•  Sensitivity to rejection
•  Secrecy
•  Guilt and shame
•  Control/powerlessness
•  Empowerment
•  Cultural issues

 
         
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