Adoptee-Therapist Directory
TEXAS
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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TEXAS (TX)
TX - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Melanie Chung-Sherman, LCSW
1514 N. Greenville Ave # 310, Allen, TX 75002 (214) 883-5482 / counsel@mcscounsel.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: CURRENTLY ONLY OFFERING ONE-TIME CONSULTATIONS, Transracial Identity Integration, Theraplay, EMDR, Adult Attachment Interview, LGBTQIA & adoption, suicidality/self-harm
TX - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Caela Day, PsyD
(720) 295-0454 / drcaela@gmail.com
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
TX - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Rod Lind, LPC
Enlightening Discovery ~ (737) 228-9837 / rod@enlighteningdiscovery.com
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Adoptee issues, Relinquishment, Reunion issues, Abandonment, Trauma, Grief, Self-Esteem
TX - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Liz Lucchese, PsyD
Arrow Psychological Services (847) 220-4355 / DrLu@arrowpsych.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults
Specialties: LGBTQ+, Forensic Populations, Adopted Individuals
TX - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Ciara McLaughlin, LCSW
(646) 762-9014 / ciaramclaughlintherapy@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults, Couples
Specialties: Adoption issues, racial identity, trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues
TX - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Katy Perkins, LCSW
Kingsman Consulting, LLC ~ (972) 895-8376 / admin@katyperkins.com
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: High School Age, Adults
Specialties: Post-adoption (including transracial & international), sexual & domestic violence, trauma, cultural competence, LGBTQ, DNA discoveries, depression/anxiety, search & reunion, parenting, policy analysis, professional training
TX - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Laura Summers, LMFT
(469) 251-3369 / laurasummers.lmft@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Middle School Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: EMDR, Emotion Focused Therapy, DBT (Intensively Trained)
TX - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Sunnycho Teeling, LMHC, LPC
(319) 435-1859 / sunnycho@theinterconnectedjourney.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Toddler, Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Families Specialties: Multiracial, Play Therapy
TX - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Amy Wilkerson, LCSW
Copihue Counseling 2806 N Alvernon Way Suite 500, Tucson AZ 85712 (520) 955-8351 / amywilkerson@growhealblossom.com
Personal Adoption Status: International, Transracial, In Reunion
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Families, Adults
Specialties: Foster Care, Pre and Post Adoptive Parents, Transracial Adoption, Reunion, Identity Exploration, Trauma
TX - Virtual Sessions Statewide
Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, PsyD
Beyond Words Psychological Services LLC (303) 522-3184 / info@growbeyondwords.com
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
TX - Austin
Lacy Alana, LCSW
4414 Red River St, Austin, TX 78751 (512) 680-3530 / lacyshawn@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Trauma, neurodivergence, autism, depression, anxiety
TX - Austin
Kate Coffield, LCSW
4412 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas 78756 (512) 677-9255 / katecoffieldtherapy@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Same Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults
Specialties: Early Childhood Trauma, Survivors of Abuse, Grief, Anxiety and Depression, Core Shame, Body Acceptance and Love, LGBTQ+
TX - Austin
Pam Greenstone, LPC
Deep Roots Counseling 3737 Executive Center Drive, Suite 108, Austin, TX 78731 (512) 689-7279 / pamgreenstone@me.com
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: High School-Age, Adults, Couples
Specialties: LGBTQ, Adult Adoptee Therapy Group
TX - Austin
Kimberley Mead, LPC-S
2525 Wallingwood Dr., Building 12, Austin, Texas 78746 (512) 789-6125 / kmeadcounseling@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Same-Race, Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Adults, Couples
Specialties: Trauma, grief, shame, relational trauma, NARM IPNB, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR
TX - Austin
Joellen Peters, PhD
PO Box 41143, Austin, TX 78704 (512) 627-1308 / joellen.peters@gmail.com
Personal Adoption Status: Domestic
Client Population: Families
Specialties: Adoption-related issues from pre-adoption counseling to reunions between triad members
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