Transitions Therapy

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Adoption

Adoption is a lifelong, inter-generational process which unites the triad of birth families, adoptees, and adoptive families forever.

Adoption

Six in ten Americans have had a personal experience with adoption or foster status.

They themselves were adopted or a foster child
A family member or a close friend was adopted
They have adopted a child or have had a foster child
They have put a child up for adoption

Adoption is a lifelong, inter-generational process which unites the triad of birth families, adoptees, and adoptive families forever. Adoption, especially of adolescents, can lead to both great joy and tremendous pain.Recognizing the core issues in adoption (loss, rejection, guilt and shame, grief, identity, intimacy, control and mastery) is one way we help triad members better understand each other and the residual effects of the adoption experience.

We often see behaviors like these in adopted children:

Superficially engaging and charming
Lack of eye contact
Indiscriminately affectionate with strangers
Not affectionate at all
Impulse control
Poor peer relationships
Inappropriately demanding and clingy
Abnormal speech patterns
Presumptive entitlement issues

If you or someone you know is struggling with adoption issues and could use some support, encouragement and education, we are here to help you — you are not alone!