Adoptions are a serious thing, and there is a lot to consider, whether you are a birth parent or an adoptive parent. An adoption counselor can make everything easier and lessen your concerns.
If you go online, you can find information from an adoption counselor. Adoption.com is at counseling.adoption.com. There are different subject areas to explore, tabs to click on to lead you to links for topics such as: pregnant, adopting, parenting reunite, birth family, and foster. You can also do a search. Go to the adoption counselor page and you’ll find many helpful things here. You can ask an adoption counselor a question. You just put your question in the box provided and an adoption counselor will get back to you as fast as is possible. There is something else helpful here too. There is a link provided so you can find an adoption counselor at AdoptionDirectory.com. There is also a link on tips on selecting an adoption therapist. Click on this and you will get such information as, “The type (e.g., individual, family, group) and duration of therapy will vary depending on many variables, including the kinds of problems being addressed.” They advise that a therapist should be knowledgeable about the impact of adoption, be experienced and know what types of help are available. You can get a listing of these by clicking on a link. The list goes on to advise many other important points for those concerned, to consider.
Adoption.com also offers interesting links like adoption forums, adoption e-pals, adoption e-cards, adoption newsletters, adoption networking, adoption poetry and more. The forums come in several choices ranging from adoption issues to adoptees’ stories.
I clicked on the link leading me to “find an adoption counselor”. I got 19 matches of “premium listings for counselors, therapists”. “A Child’s Waiting” was one that popped up which included a link to their website. They offer confidential and open adoption and help birth parents. There is free counseling and adoption planning. Look at their hopeful parent profiles.
Another listing is “Abrazo Adoption Associates”. They are a private, nonprofit birthparent-friendly agency that will help you with open adoption. There is a birthparents’ help line number, or you can visit their website.
Other listings here include adoption attorneys, adoption link counseling services, adoptions abroad, a center for family development (which specializes in trauma and attachment difficulties), Christian and Jewish services and more.
For those of you who are interested, you can find adoptionshop.com through a link here. It will lead you to products such at Adoption Today magazine, books, charms, baby products, art and more. You can find the book, Reaching Out: The Guide to Writing a Terrific Dear Birthmother Letter Paperback Edition by Nelson Handel. So take a peek at counseling.adoption.com. Put in your state and country and find an adoption counselor to help you (by adoptiondirectory.com).
By Laura Hogg
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