Adoptee-Therapist Directory
MASSACHUSETTS
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.
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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
Molly Gurley-Broudo, LICSW
The Therapy Space ~ (781) 506-1776 / intake@thetherapyspacema.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Adoption, Grief & Loss, Chronic Illness, Relationship Issues
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
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
179 Great Road, Suite 107, Acton, MA 01720 (978) 912-0200 / suzannedirstine@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Preschool, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: My experience includes extensive work with children and adults in outpatient clinics, sexual abuse treatment teams, inpatient settings and adoption services. I also enjoy working with parents, especially regarding post-adoptive concerns.
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
Boston Post Adoption Resources (BPAR)
235 Cypress St #310, Brookline, MA 02445 (617) 418-6163 / erica@bostonpostadoptionresources.com
Personal Adoption Status: Multiple statuses among several adoptee clinicians
Client Population: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Support groups, Birth families, Adoptees, Adoptive families, Foster families, Reunion
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 - Somerville
Lisa Coppola, LMHC
Looking Glass Counseling 255 Elm Street, Suite 201 Somerville, MA 02144 (617) 702-9131 lisa@lookingglasscounseling.net
Personal Adoption Status: Domestic
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Addiction, Grief and Loss, Writers
MA - South Hamilton
Tai Pryjma, LICSW
North Shore Counseling Solutions 8 Naples Road, South Hamilton, MA 01982 (617) 645-3393 / tpryjma@nscounseling.net
Personal Adoption Status: International
Client Population: Adults
Specialty: Depression
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