Adoptee-Therapist Directory
CALIFORNIA
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.
CALIFORNIA (CA)
CA - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Nancy Compton, PhD
(510) 587-3377 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Infant, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults
Specialties: Attachment, Grief & Loss, Transition to Adopting, Trauma-Informed, Domestic, International, Search & Reunion
CA - 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
CA - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Alison Ferriera, LMFT, LAC
(720) 583-4827 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Transracial Adoptees, Adoption/Attachment, Relationships, Life Transitions, Trauma, Identity, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction
CA - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Kim Konopka, LCSW
Yung Mee Psychotherapy ~ (917) 408-3226 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Trauma, LGBTQIA+, Racial Identity, Neurodiversity/Autism
CA - 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
CA - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Marika Reznichek, LMFT
(310) 303-4710 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples
Specialties: Anxiety, ADHD, PTSD/Trauma, Attachment-focused EMDR, Identity, LGBTQIA+, Relationships
CA - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Merrily Young-Hye Sadlovsky, LICSW
MindBalance Mental Health Care ~ (612) 208-9269 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Perfectionism, Identity, EMDR, Mindfulness, Attachment, Body image, OCD, Supervision for adoptee-identified therapist(s) with specialties in substance use & training in Brainspotting, Anti-oppressive, Antiracist, Holistic
CA - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Holly (Stangle) Tse, LMFT
(619) 268-1121 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Infant, Toddler, Preschool-Age, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High-School Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Attachment-based individual & family therapy, Trauma, EMDR, Cultural identity development
CA - Alameda
Jane Peal, LMFT
3215 Encinal Ave #K, Alameda, CA 94501 (415) 902-5761 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Domestic, Same-Race
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Attachment-Focused EMDR, Transpersonal
CA - Irvine & Virtual Sessions Statewide
Maria "ML" Trimble, LPCC, LMHC
Hiking the Heart Counseling Services, LLC ~ 19712 MacArthur Blvd #110, Irvine, CA 92612 (855) 207-9463 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In Reunion
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Transracial/International adoption, Reunion, Identity, Birth family search, Trauma, Attachment, Interpersonal relationships
CA - Los Angeles & Virtual Sessions Statewide
Angela Gee, LMFT
3405-C Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90039 (310) 226-7089 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Education & therapy, EMDR trained, LGBTQ adoptive family affirming, Adoptive parent coaching, Transracial adoption, Cultural identity centered, Attachment, Trauma-informed care, Virtual support groups for adoptees of color
CA - Los Angeles & Virtual Sessions Statewide
Lesli Johnson, LMFT
Mindful Family Therapy, Inc. ~ 107 S Fair Oaks Avenue #214, Pasadena, CA 91105 (310) 614-1867 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, Foster, In Reunion
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Adoption education & therapy, Coaching, Virtual support groups & healing courses, Trauma-informed care, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Brainspotting, Psychedelic preparation & integration, Healing retreats
CA - Los Angeles & Virtual Sessions Statewide
Nicole Rademacher, LMFT, ATR-BC
Art Therapy with Nicole ~ (323) 508-1924 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Art Therapy available to clients nationwide, Art-based healing groups, Transracial adoption, Reunion, Identity, Birth family search, Trauma, Attachment, Grief/Loss, Interpersonal relationships, EMDR, Cultural identity development, Trauma-informed, ADHD, Bilingual English & Spanish, LGBTQIA+ allied
CA - San Francisco & Virtual Sessions Statewide
Dina Greenwald, LMFT
Practice San Francisco ~ 2901 Webster Street, San Francisco, CA 94123 (415) 596-9098 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Preschool-Age, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults
Specialties: Bilingual English & Spanish, Trauma, Adoption
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