Therapy for Adoptees

Being adopted creates a lifelong impact that often goes unseen by those around us and by the broader society we inhabit. It can feel hard and isolating to sit with all the thoughts and emotions we have around being an adoptee. Just know that dropping into this therapy space means all of you is welcome. No expectation for you to speak only in grateful terms or to protect anyone else’s feelings. This is your space and your time to untangle all the messy internal stuff we harbor. Though we may hate the mess, time and time again without fail, we discover within it parts of us so deeply worthy of love and connection.

Therapy is an opportunity to unpack many topics within the context of adoption. A few areas we may be able to explore in our work together:

• Grief and loss

• Identity

• Feelings of guilt and shame

• Search and reunion

• Relationships

Some adoptees come in having genuinely no idea what they want to work on because it all just feels too complex to tackle. And that is okay! Because it is complex. I invite you to check out this article as a possible jumping-off point: 7 Core Issues in Adoption