Adoptee-Therapist Directory
CONNECTICUT
This directory includes licensed U.S. mental health professionals who identify as adoptees and work with adoptees / adoptive families in a variety of public and private settings. Only providers who have voluntarily submitted their information have been listed.
To search for providers internationally, visit ICAV's Post-Adoption Support page.
CONNECTICUT (CT)
CT - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Caela Day, Psy.D.
(720) 295-0454 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In-Reunion
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, EMDR, Racial/Ethnic Identity Development, Attachment Issues
CT - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Rachel Forbes, LCSW
(203) 641-0020 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Internal Family Systems Approach - Attachment Trauma, Relinquishment Trauma, Self-esteem, Depression, Anxiety
CT - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Liz Lucchese, PsyD
Arrow Psychological Services (847) 220-4355 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Psychodynamic psychotherapy, LGBTQ+ community, Racial & cultural identity development, Trauma-informed care, Interpersonal relationships
CT - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Robyn MooYoung, PsyD
MooYoung Psychological Health, LLC ~ (407) 533-3516 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Trauma, Grief, Complex family dynamics
CT - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Jadah Petty, PhD
Therapy to Connect Psychological Services ~ (323) 484-3510 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Trauma/PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Race-based traumatic stress
CT - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, PsyD
Beyond Words Psychological Services LLC (303) 522-3184 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Social justice-oriented therapy, Transracial adoption, Racial identity development, Trauma, EMDR, Brainspotting, Attachment, Adoptive parent education
CT - Coventry & Virtual Sessions Statewide
Linda Starr, PMHNP-BC
1153 Main Street, Coventry, CT 06238 (860) 847-7948 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, Domestic
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Perinatal mental health, Trauma, Adoptees, Medication management
CT - Guilford
Kristine Fornaby, LCSW, RYT
35 Boston Street, Guilford, CT 06437 (914) 329-8964 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma/PTSD
CT - West Hartford
Karen Caffrey, LPC, JD
639 Park Road, West Hartford, CT 06107 (860) 313-0039 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults, Couples
Specialties: Adult adoptees, Lawyers, Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
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