Adoptee-Therapist Directory
WASHINGTON
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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WASHINGTON (WA)
WA - 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
WA- 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
WA - 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
WA – Kirkland
Kelli Hall, LICSW
11415 NE 128th Street #100, Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 202-5284 / khall@nwtraumacounseling.org
Personal Adoption Status: Domestic, In Reunion
Client Population: Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Attachment Regulation & Competency (ARC), Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), Filial Play Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
WA – Seattle
Spring Hecht, LICSW
Healing Works Therapy ~ 7603 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126
(206) 850-5575 / spring@healingworkstherapy.com
Personal Adoption Status: Transracial, International
Client Population: Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Specialties: Trauma, Adoption, Racial Identity, EMDR
WA – Shoreline
Amy Barker, LMHC
Adoption Savvy ~ 1501 N 200th Street #105, Shoreline, WA 98133
(206) 661-2566 / amy@adoptionsavvy.com
Personal Adoption Status: In Reunion
Client Population: Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, High School-Age, Adults
Specialties: Adult adoptees, Birth parents, Reunion preparation & facilitation, Groups & retreats
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