Adoption Therapists in Roswell, GA
Helen Tighe Nguyen
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Roswell, GA 30075
(Center for Adoption Support and Education) Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) certificate and focus on working with individuals who are a part of the adoption triad (birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted teens and adults).
I truly believe the most important aspect of therapy is the therapeutic relationship. It is important to me that you feel that I am a good fit for you and your concerns. I am eager to get to know you and understand what brings you to therapy. I see therapy as a safe place for you to share your concerns with a trusted therapist for feedback and direction. I believe that it is my job as a therapist to ask questions that will help you find your own answers. I will support you in your reaching your goals in therapy and look forward to the opportunity to build a meaningful, therapeutic relationship that will benefit you.
(Center for Adoption Support and Education) Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) certificate and focus on working with individuals who are a part of the adoption triad (birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted teens and adults).
I truly believe the most important aspect of therapy is the therapeutic relationship. It is important to me that you feel that I am a good fit for you and your concerns. I am eager to get to know you and understand what brings you to therapy. I see therapy as a safe place for you to share your concerns with a trusted therapist for feedback and direction. I believe that it is my job as a therapist to ask questions that will help you find your own answers. I will support you in your reaching your goals in therapy and look forward to the opportunity to build a meaningful, therapeutic relationship that will benefit you.
Susan P Richardson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Roswell, GA 30076
Working with adoptive families and all those within the adoption constellation has given me in-depth understanding and empathy around the unique challenges and stressors parents and children face.
I have a deep passion for the healing, resilience, and growth of children and families. My clients are parents and families who may feel that they are at the end of their rope with their children and struggling to find ways to help them heal, connect, and grow. It is an honor to join clients and be a part of helping to build greater resiliency, peace of mind and relationship satisfaction. While adoption is one of my core specialties, the issues of connection, attachment, emotional regulation, and relational healing are common to everyone, and pervasive in our mood and anxiety levels. I welcome all wanting to improve relationships.
Working with adoptive families and all those within the adoption constellation has given me in-depth understanding and empathy around the unique challenges and stressors parents and children face.
I have a deep passion for the healing, resilience, and growth of children and families. My clients are parents and families who may feel that they are at the end of their rope with their children and struggling to find ways to help them heal, connect, and grow. It is an honor to join clients and be a part of helping to build greater resiliency, peace of mind and relationship satisfaction. While adoption is one of my core specialties, the issues of connection, attachment, emotional regulation, and relational healing are common to everyone, and pervasive in our mood and anxiety levels. I welcome all wanting to improve relationships.
Maggy Simpson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Roswell, GA 30075 (Online Only)
I’m so glad you are here! My name is Maggy and I’m a clinical social worker licensed in Georgia and South Carolina. I am currently accepting new teen and adult clients in person or online. In my practice, I mainly work with adopted individuals navigating identity, search and reunion, adoptive/biological family relations, attachment issues and other adoption-specific challenges. I also work with individuals wanting to process traumatic experiences through the use of EMDR, those navigating family of origin issues, life stressors and anxiety.
I’m so glad you are here! My name is Maggy and I’m a clinical social worker licensed in Georgia and South Carolina. I am currently accepting new teen and adult clients in person or online. In my practice, I mainly work with adopted individuals navigating identity, search and reunion, adoptive/biological family relations, attachment issues and other adoption-specific challenges. I also work with individuals wanting to process traumatic experiences through the use of EMDR, those navigating family of origin issues, life stressors and anxiety.
Everyone people express their feelings in a plethora of different ways. Counseling is great to help kids better organize their thoughts and feelings in a productive way for the child and family. My experience includes years of service with a highly recognized infant mental health psychiatric clinic as well as counseling children and families with reunification, stabilization, and adoption.
Everyone people express their feelings in a plethora of different ways. Counseling is great to help kids better organize their thoughts and feelings in a productive way for the child and family. My experience includes years of service with a highly recognized infant mental health psychiatric clinic as well as counseling children and families with reunification, stabilization, and adoption.
Hannah Rinehart
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, BC-TMH, CPCS
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Roswell, GA 30076
I have extensive experience working with story, narrative therapy, attachment issues, adoption, and foster care support.
Do you feel overwhelmed as you transition to motherhood? Is parenting not what you thought it would be? Are there issues from your past that are currently holding you back? As a mom of 4 kids, I get feeling overwhelmed, behind and like you just need a minute to think. I love coming alongside women and teens, moms in the middle years and women transitioning from college to the real world. I love hearing stories and helping you make sense of yours. Whether it’s constructing family boundaries, processing spiritual hurt, or making sense of the pain of your past, I aim to create a safe environment for you to make sense of your story.
I have extensive experience working with story, narrative therapy, attachment issues, adoption, and foster care support.
Do you feel overwhelmed as you transition to motherhood? Is parenting not what you thought it would be? Are there issues from your past that are currently holding you back? As a mom of 4 kids, I get feeling overwhelmed, behind and like you just need a minute to think. I love coming alongside women and teens, moms in the middle years and women transitioning from college to the real world. I love hearing stories and helping you make sense of yours. Whether it’s constructing family boundaries, processing spiritual hurt, or making sense of the pain of your past, I aim to create a safe environment for you to make sense of your story.
Kathryn Smith
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RPT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Roswell, GA 30076
Welcome! My clients are often looking for relationally-based therapy that recognizes their strengths and takes a collaborative approach to working together. My youngest clients are often recovering from traumatic losses and in need of support as they learn new ways of regulating their emotions and dealing with anxiety in relationships at home and in school. Adult clients are often looking for help with various forms of trauma, anxiety, grief, chronic stress/burnout, depression, and ambiguous loss. I use foundational approaches of interpersonal neurobiology and attachment theory to tailor therapy to each client's unique needs.
Welcome! My clients are often looking for relationally-based therapy that recognizes their strengths and takes a collaborative approach to working together. My youngest clients are often recovering from traumatic losses and in need of support as they learn new ways of regulating their emotions and dealing with anxiety in relationships at home and in school. Adult clients are often looking for help with various forms of trauma, anxiety, grief, chronic stress/burnout, depression, and ambiguous loss. I use foundational approaches of interpersonal neurobiology and attachment theory to tailor therapy to each client's unique needs.
Arbor Cove Therapy, LLC, exists to provide a safe space for individuals to resolve challenges and experience healing and growth. My work focuses on children and adolescents who struggle with emotional and behavioral issues. I also have a special love for working with adoptive families and the unique needs that the child and parents face. I have experience with trauma, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, AD/HD, behavior disorders, mood disorders, and parenting challenges.
Arbor Cove Therapy, LLC, exists to provide a safe space for individuals to resolve challenges and experience healing and growth. My work focuses on children and adolescents who struggle with emotional and behavioral issues. I also have a special love for working with adoptive families and the unique needs that the child and parents face. I have experience with trauma, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, AD/HD, behavior disorders, mood disorders, and parenting challenges.
My potential clients are aware they need counseling or have reached a point where they cannot manage their life effectively. While they are in charge of what they do with their lives they may feel unable to navigate it. They need support, education, empathy, tools, and insight to help them with better decision making and the ability to navigate their path. They want a therapist that is genuine and can offer multiple perspectives, insights, and empathy while helping them work through what their current struggle is. Therapy is a safe place to work through all thoughts, feelings and concerns without judgement.
My potential clients are aware they need counseling or have reached a point where they cannot manage their life effectively. While they are in charge of what they do with their lives they may feel unable to navigate it. They need support, education, empathy, tools, and insight to help them with better decision making and the ability to navigate their path. They want a therapist that is genuine and can offer multiple perspectives, insights, and empathy while helping them work through what their current struggle is. Therapy is a safe place to work through all thoughts, feelings and concerns without judgement.
I empathize with the idea that starting therapy can be daunting. I seek to provide a supportive environment for my clients to feel more open and safe in sharing their stories. I understand that the intricacies of life are deeply complex, and we often carry feelings or experiences that feel too much to hold on our own. Therapy gets to be a space to gently experience the depths of your emotions, all while in connection to someone else.
I empathize with the idea that starting therapy can be daunting. I seek to provide a supportive environment for my clients to feel more open and safe in sharing their stories. I understand that the intricacies of life are deeply complex, and we often carry feelings or experiences that feel too much to hold on our own. Therapy gets to be a space to gently experience the depths of your emotions, all while in connection to someone else.
My desire is to come alongside you to provide a supportive and caring space during life transitions, relationship issues, or stressful life events. I work with women, couples, adolescents and their families struggling with anxiety, depression, addictions, and faith-based issues. I also journey with people in understanding their story around trauma, childhood sexual abuse, and relationship issues that leave you confused and feeling alone. If you find you are struggling with the past or even anxiety promoted by an uncertain future which is affecting your relationships and distorting your view of yourself, I would love to help.
My desire is to come alongside you to provide a supportive and caring space during life transitions, relationship issues, or stressful life events. I work with women, couples, adolescents and their families struggling with anxiety, depression, addictions, and faith-based issues. I also journey with people in understanding their story around trauma, childhood sexual abuse, and relationship issues that leave you confused and feeling alone. If you find you are struggling with the past or even anxiety promoted by an uncertain future which is affecting your relationships and distorting your view of yourself, I would love to help.
Are you experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, eating and body image issues, or multicultural concerns? Would you like to live more richly and mindfully? We'll work together to find solutions to the challenges you are facing.
Are you experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship struggles, eating and body image issues, or multicultural concerns? Would you like to live more richly and mindfully? We'll work together to find solutions to the challenges you are facing.
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Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, CPCS, IMH-E, NCC
Verified Verified
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Roswell, GA 30075
Parenting can be hard, especially with busy and stressful schedules. Are you overwhelmed as a parent and need help understanding how to best communicate and connect with your child? Is your young child struggling with challenges and you are unsure how to help? I would love to help you with any issues that life brings by co-creating a supportive, caring therapeutic alliance to support your healing. More information can be found on The Early Years Matter website: theearlyyearsmatter.com
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I taught middle and high school for 14 years before becoming a counselor. These experiences shaped the way I think and work with my clients. I would be happy to sit with anyone from any walk of life, but my work has often focused on young people and their families in conflict or crisis. Many of my clients are high schoolers struggling with school and relationships, or parents who just can't seem to connect to their child whom they love so much. I work with college-age people who are struggling with purpose and direction, and couples who can't seem to find the path back to each other.
I taught middle and high school for 14 years before becoming a counselor. These experiences shaped the way I think and work with my clients. I would be happy to sit with anyone from any walk of life, but my work has often focused on young people and their families in conflict or crisis. Many of my clients are high schoolers struggling with school and relationships, or parents who just can't seem to connect to their child whom they love so much. I work with college-age people who are struggling with purpose and direction, and couples who can't seem to find the path back to each other.
Robert W Poynter Ill
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, EdS, LPC, NCC, CCHT
Verified Verified
Roswell, GA 30076
While working from a mindfulness-based approach, I incorporate teachings from Eastern and Western philosophies while meeting the individual wherever they are in the moment. My holistic approach involves the mind-body connection, neuroscience, neurobiology, quantum theory, polyvagal theory, tapping into the bioenergetic field, and how the brain, mind and body are interrelated. I utilize natural healing techniques such as; breathing exercises, relaxation therapy, visualization, mindfulness meditation, emotional regulation techniques, self-compassion awareness, energy work, and hypnotherapy to facilitate change (Natural Healing).
While working from a mindfulness-based approach, I incorporate teachings from Eastern and Western philosophies while meeting the individual wherever they are in the moment. My holistic approach involves the mind-body connection, neuroscience, neurobiology, quantum theory, polyvagal theory, tapping into the bioenergetic field, and how the brain, mind and body are interrelated. I utilize natural healing techniques such as; breathing exercises, relaxation therapy, visualization, mindfulness meditation, emotional regulation techniques, self-compassion awareness, energy work, and hypnotherapy to facilitate change (Natural Healing).
Stephanie Lemmey
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Roswell, GA 30075 (Online Only)
Hello! I am Stephanie Lemmey of Early Connections Child & Family Therapy. I specialize in treating and connecting with children, adolescents and their families. I work cooperatively with parents to set and manage attainable goals for their children. I am passionate about helping young clients reach their full potential and my goal is to empower children to make healthy choices for themselves. I enjoy giving my clients a toolbox of coping skills to use everyday!
Hello! I am Stephanie Lemmey of Early Connections Child & Family Therapy. I specialize in treating and connecting with children, adolescents and their families. I work cooperatively with parents to set and manage attainable goals for their children. I am passionate about helping young clients reach their full potential and my goal is to empower children to make healthy choices for themselves. I enjoy giving my clients a toolbox of coping skills to use everyday!
Kelsey Anne Donahue
Licensed Professional Counselor, BA, MEd, LPC
Verified Verified
Roswell, GA 30076
Hello! Thank you for visiting my profile. Finding the right counselor that fits your needs is an important part of the therapeutic journey. My first goal as a counselor is to build rapport in the first few sessions. Trusting your counselor is important to making progress in each session. I'm compassionate, empathetic, and open-minded. Each client is unique in their own way and it is important that I tailor each client to the appropriate therapeutic modality.
Hello! Thank you for visiting my profile. Finding the right counselor that fits your needs is an important part of the therapeutic journey. My first goal as a counselor is to build rapport in the first few sessions. Trusting your counselor is important to making progress in each session. I'm compassionate, empathetic, and open-minded. Each client is unique in their own way and it is important that I tailor each client to the appropriate therapeutic modality.
Brandi Smallwood
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, ASDCS
Verified Verified
Roswell, GA 30076
I enjoy helping children, teens, and adults face their current challenges and find a path to wellness that allows them to flourish. I have experience working with a variety of clients of all ages. Areas of focus often include anxiety/stress, ADHD, depression, self-esteem, behavioral problems at home or school, social skills, life changes/transitions, toxic job recovery, OCD, compulsive thoughts, ASD, and more. I strive to create a nonjudgmental space where all that enter my door feel heard, empowered and safe to examine what is not working for them and find new habits.
I enjoy helping children, teens, and adults face their current challenges and find a path to wellness that allows them to flourish. I have experience working with a variety of clients of all ages. Areas of focus often include anxiety/stress, ADHD, depression, self-esteem, behavioral problems at home or school, social skills, life changes/transitions, toxic job recovery, OCD, compulsive thoughts, ASD, and more. I strive to create a nonjudgmental space where all that enter my door feel heard, empowered and safe to examine what is not working for them and find new habits.
Eboni R. Mormant
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, MEd, LPC, CPCS, CAMS
Verified Verified
Roswell, GA 30076
It is my belief that quality of life is promoted by breaking through barriers that prevent wholistic growth of the the individual and/or family unit. Thus, it has been my professional goal to empower individuals, families and communities over the last 20 years from my clinical and educational experiences. My clinical expertise covers the following: Impulse Control Problems, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Addictions, Mood Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disorders, Domestic Violence, Sexual Victimization, Crisis Intervention, Conflict Resolution, Bully Prevention, Anger Management, Family Preservation/Reintegration, Parenting, Stress Management and Assessment/Diagnostics.
It is my belief that quality of life is promoted by breaking through barriers that prevent wholistic growth of the the individual and/or family unit. Thus, it has been my professional goal to empower individuals, families and communities over the last 20 years from my clinical and educational experiences. My clinical expertise covers the following: Impulse Control Problems, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Addictions, Mood Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disorders, Domestic Violence, Sexual Victimization, Crisis Intervention, Conflict Resolution, Bully Prevention, Anger Management, Family Preservation/Reintegration, Parenting, Stress Management and Assessment/Diagnostics.
Susan L Keenan
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CPCS
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Roswell, GA 30076
You don't know why, but you just don't feel like yourself anymore. You feel depressed, you can't focus, you are anxious or wanting to isolate yourself. You don't know when it started but something is not right and your life is not like it used to be. What would your life be like if you had a greater understanding and better tools for coping with and managing your emotions? What would your relationships be like if you had a deeper awareness of yourself and improved strategies for communicating with your loved ones?
You don't know why, but you just don't feel like yourself anymore. You feel depressed, you can't focus, you are anxious or wanting to isolate yourself. You don't know when it started but something is not right and your life is not like it used to be. What would your life be like if you had a greater understanding and better tools for coping with and managing your emotions? What would your relationships be like if you had a deeper awareness of yourself and improved strategies for communicating with your loved ones?
Early Connections Child & Family Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC, NCC, CPCS, RPT-S
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Roswell, GA 30075
Sometimes we find ourselves in a challenging season. With changes at home, struggles at school, parenting pitfalls, or increased stress, we can feel uncertain and discouraged. For kids, this can look like increased anxiety, fears, depression, loneliness, and anger. And these BIG feelings can surface as BIG behaviors wreaking havoc at home. As a parent, you need support too - guidance on how to care for your family’s emotional well-being while juggling all, and I mean ALL, the things and taking care of yourself too.
Sometimes we find ourselves in a challenging season. With changes at home, struggles at school, parenting pitfalls, or increased stress, we can feel uncertain and discouraged. For kids, this can look like increased anxiety, fears, depression, loneliness, and anger. And these BIG feelings can surface as BIG behaviors wreaking havoc at home. As a parent, you need support too - guidance on how to care for your family’s emotional well-being while juggling all, and I mean ALL, the things and taking care of yourself too.
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Adoption Therapists
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioral or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.