Adoptee-Therapist Directory

MASSACHUSETTS

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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.

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MASSACHUSETTS (MA)


MA - Virtual Sessions Statewide

Marissa Cashman, LMHC
(978) 219-2320 / therapy@marissacashman-lmhc.com

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School Age, Adults, Families
Specialties: Cultural Awareness, Trauma-informed, Racial Identity, Attachment, Anxiety (General, Social), Depression, Relationship Issues, Grief/Loss, Adjustment disorders, LGBTQAI+ Community


MA - Virtual Sessions Statewide

Sam Chaplin, LICSW 
(413) 588-8885 / hellosamchaplin@gmail.com

Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic
Client Population: Adults, Families
Specialties: Adoptee issues, ADHD, Attachment, LGTBQ+, Parenting, Trauma


MA - Virtual Sessions Statewide

Melissa "Misty" Cranston-Bates, LICSW 
Solidarity Practice ~ (401) 241-6934 / mcranstonbates20@gmail.com

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, Domestic
Client Population: Adults, Couples
Specialties: Racial identity, Gender identity, LGBTQ, Couples, Life transitions


MA - Virtual Sessions Statewide

Megan Dellarocco, LICSW
The Therapy Space ~ (781) 349-7300 / Admin@thetherapyspacema.com

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Adoptee experiences, Anxiety, Identity, Life transitions, Trauma


MA - Virtual Sessions Statewide

Carmen Foti, LICSW
Cattleya Counseling PLLC ~ (617) 209-9207 / carmen@cattleyacounseling.org

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties:  Anxiety, Depression, Complex trauma, Adoption, Chronic illness, Caregiver support, Grief/loss/bereavement


MA - Virtual Sessions Statewide

Ashti Mistry, LICSW 
Bee Insightful Therapy LLC ~ (617) 603-0630 / ashti@beeinsightfultherapy.com

Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Perinatal, Anxiety, Depression, Life transitions, Cultural identities, Loss & Bereavement


MA - Virtual Sessions Statewide

Abolee Montanari, LICSW

Mountain View Therapy LLC ~ (508) 319-9654 / referrals@mountainviewtherapyma.com

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults, Couples
Specialties: Professional women, Young adults, LGBTQ+


MA - Virtual Sessions Statewide

Seana Peterson, LCSW
(617) 299-1473 / hello@seanapeterson.com

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Identity, Belonging, Attachment, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, Therapy intensives


MA - Virtual Sessions Statewide

Maya Rogers-Bursen, LMHC
Chandani Post Adoption Counseling ~ (617) 383-7462 / maya@chandanicounseling.com

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families


MA - Virtual Sessions Statewide

Heather Ruemenapp, MA, LICSW
Compassionate Growth Counseling ~ (339) 545-1368 / heatherruemenapp@gmail.com

Personal Adoption Status: Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults
Specialties:  Trauma Informed Care, Adoption Issues, Brainspotting, EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Adoptive Parent Education, Reunification Therapy & Consultation


MA –Virtual Services Statewide

Molly Wright, LMHC
Lotus Counseling
(401) 753-4622/ molly@lotuscounselingri.com

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults


MA - Acton

Suzanne Dirstine, MSW, LICSW
201 Great Road #201, Acton, MA 01720 (978) 912-0200 / suzannedirstine@gmail.com

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Preschool, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties:  Trauma, Attachment, Sexual abuse, Transracial Adoption, Korean adoptees (KADs) 


MA - Amherst & Virtual Sessions Statewide

Ann Augustine, LICSW
143 High Street, Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 225-1549 / annaugustinelicsw@gmail.com

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, Domestic
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Families
Specialties: Trauma, Racial identity development


MA - Belmont

Joyce Maguire Pavao, EdD, MFT, LCSW 
Pavao Consulting & Coaching ~ 113 Belmont Street, Belmont, MA 02478 (617) 547-0909 / kinnect@gmail.com

Personal Adoption Status: In Reunion
Client Population: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Opening closed adoptions of minors domestic & international, kinship families, search & reunion, adolescent issues/parent coaching


MA - Brookline & Virtual Sessions Statewide

Lisa "LC" Coppola, LMHC
Boston Post Adoption Resources, 235 Cypress St #310, Brookline, MA 02445 (617) 356-8108 / lisa@bostonpostadoptionresources.com

Personal Adoption Status: Domestic
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Addiction, Grief & Loss, Writers


MA - Cambridge & Virtual Sessions Statewide

Jared Utley, PhD
Kendall Psychological Associates ~ 234 Broadway #2, Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 758-8485 / info@kendallpsych.com

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Generalized & social anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Binge eating, Navigating relationship concerns, Family of origin difficulties, International adoption, Asian & Asian American experiences, Minority identity development


MA - Newton Highlands

Katie Naftzger, LICSW
17 Lincoln St., Third Floor, Suite 2B, Newton Highlands, MA 02461 (617) 448-4252 / katiejae@comcast.net

Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults


MA - Springfield

Jennifer Daley, LMHC
200 North Main St, East Longmeadow, MA, 01028 (413) 404-8604 / jcdaley64@gmail.com

Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: PTSD, Anxiety, Depression

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