Adoptee-Therapist Directory
MARYLAND
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.
MARYLAND (MD)
MD - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Amanda Baden, PhD
(646) 498-0452 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In Reunion
Client Population: Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Racial & Cultural Identity, Trauma, Attachment, Relationships, Adoption Search & Reunion, International & Transracial Adoptions
MD - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Joanne Bagshaw, PhD, LCPC
Gaithersburg, MD (631) 697-5568 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Trauma, sex & relationship therapy
MD - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Caela Day, PsyD
(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
MD - 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
MD - Virtual Clinical Supervisor
Carroll Martin, LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Blue Ridge Therapy Services ~ 443B Carlisle Drive, Herndon, VA 20170 (703) 775-4102 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Trauma/PTSD/C-PTSD & complex trauma, Traumatic grief, Loss, Identity development, Somatic & Attachment EMDR, Neurodiversity, Parent support, LGBT+ & gender affirming, Case consultation & supervision, Graduate internship site (virtual & in-person)
MD - 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
MD - 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
MD - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, PsyD
Beyond Words Psychological Services LLC (303) 522-3184 / [email protected]
*Founder of the National Adoptee-Therapist Directory
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
MD - Bethesda
Joanne Wolf Small, LCSW-C
7111 Fairfax Road, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 651-4531 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Same Race, Domestic, Kinship, In Reunion
Client Population: Preschool Age, Elementary Age, Middle School Age, High School Age, Adults, Families, Couples
Specialties: Psychotherapy, counseling, training, consultation, and am an adoption author. Cognitive behavioral therapy, family and marital therapy, behavioral emotive therapy, strength-based therapy, person centered therapy. Adoptive families, step families, adoptees. Grief, loss, identity issues, transitions, stress
MD - Towson
Jade Shapiro, LCSW-C
The Center for Trauma Therapy ~ 1220 E. Joppa Rd., Building B #400, Towson, MD 21286 (410) 449-4955 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Families
Specialties: Complex PTSD (C-PTSD), Transracial adoption, ADHD, LGBTQIA, Somatic therapy, Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
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