Adoptee-Therapist Directory
NEW JERSEY
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.
NEW JERSEY (NJ)
NJ - 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
NJ - 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
NJ - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Kim Konopka, LCSW
Yung Mee Psychotherapy ~ PO Box 4341, Highland Park, NJ 08904 (917) 408-3226 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialty: Trauma, LGBTQIA+, Racial Identity, Neurodiversity/Autism Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, EMDR, Racial/Ethnic Identity Development, Attachment Issues
NJ - 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
NJ - 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
NJ - 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
NJ - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Adrienne Lee Smith, LCSW
(347) 464-9209 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Middle school-age, High school-age, Adults
Specialties: LGBTQIA+, Autism, Depression, Anxiety, Grief, Relational patterns, Trauma, Chronic illnesses including long-covid, Life changes, Racial identity, Adoption, Transracial Adoption
NJ - 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
NJ - Cherry Hills
Colleen McCay, LCSW
Creative Paths Counseling ~ 1101 N. Kings Highway #313, Cherry Hills, NJ 08034 (856) 672-5183 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, In Reunion
Client Population: Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
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