Adoptee-Therapist Directory
PENNSYLVANIA
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.
PENNSYLVANIA (PA)
PA - 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
PA - 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
PA - 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
PA - 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
PA - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Marcella Moslow, LCSW, RPT-S
(716) 867-5027 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, Multiracial/Interracial, International, In reunion
Client Population: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Families
Specialties: EMDR, Adoption focused education & therapy, Attachment, Play therapy, Parent coaching/consulting, Pre/post Adoption/kinship/foster care, Trauma informed care, Dissociation across the lifespan, Complex trauma, Professional training, DBR, Grief, Racial Identity, Consultation/supervision
PA - 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
PA - 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
PA - Wayne
Kimberly Nelson, LCSW
Holding Hope ~ 900 West Valley Road # 703, Wayne, PA 19087 (484) 808-7671 / [email protected]
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Families
Specialties: Grief, Loss/Bereavement
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