Adoption Therapists in Utah County, UT
I am passionate about working with transracial adoption or clients living a transracial experience.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is dedicated to helping clients gain empowerment through perspective and mindfulness. I mainly uses cognitive behavioral therapeutic modalities, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and body-mind bridging modalities in therapy. I'm dedicated to helping my clients gain security and confidence in themselves. I am focused on making the therapeutic space a place where you feel safe to express all your thoughts, emotions, past experiences, and whatever else you want to talk about.
I am passionate about working with transracial adoption or clients living a transracial experience.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is dedicated to helping clients gain empowerment through perspective and mindfulness. I mainly uses cognitive behavioral therapeutic modalities, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and body-mind bridging modalities in therapy. I'm dedicated to helping my clients gain security and confidence in themselves. I am focused on making the therapeutic space a place where you feel safe to express all your thoughts, emotions, past experiences, and whatever else you want to talk about.
As a TRA I’m especially passionate toward exploring the intersections of race and adoption.
You may have come across my page because you or someone in your life seems to need something more. Life is heavy at times and having someone to assist in lightening the load is necessary. Whether you are an adult experiencing conflict with self, a teen or kid navigating behaviors and fitting in, or your concerns are more centered on racial identity or adoption identity, you feel I may be able to help. Growing is hard and each stage presents a different experience that sometimes we don't know how to navigate. When there is a place for healthy expression, exploration and empowerment, these areas can get easier.
As a TRA I’m especially passionate toward exploring the intersections of race and adoption.
You may have come across my page because you or someone in your life seems to need something more. Life is heavy at times and having someone to assist in lightening the load is necessary. Whether you are an adult experiencing conflict with self, a teen or kid navigating behaviors and fitting in, or your concerns are more centered on racial identity or adoption identity, you feel I may be able to help. Growing is hard and each stage presents a different experience that sometimes we don't know how to navigate. When there is a place for healthy expression, exploration and empowerment, these areas can get easier.
Life’s challenges can be difficult to navigate. As a therapist, I appreciate the courage it takes to start the road to a better life. I provide a professional and therapeutic environment while utilizing evidence-based skills to get to the heart of the issue. My clinical expertise includes working with adults who are experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, post-partum depression and grief and loss. I also enjoy working with couples who have issues with infertility and adoption. There is hope and healing ahead with the steps you are taking now to get help.
Life’s challenges can be difficult to navigate. As a therapist, I appreciate the courage it takes to start the road to a better life. I provide a professional and therapeutic environment while utilizing evidence-based skills to get to the heart of the issue. My clinical expertise includes working with adults who are experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, post-partum depression and grief and loss. I also enjoy working with couples who have issues with infertility and adoption. There is hope and healing ahead with the steps you are taking now to get help.
I enjoy helping families to become stronger by working with all members of the family through doing play therapy with children, psychotherapy with older children, adolescents, and adults, individual parenting or co-parenting sessions, perinatal sessions, couples, and family therapy. I have worked with families with a variety of family concerns, including substance abuse, behavioral issues, trauma, mental health, preparation for adding a new child to the family, adoption/foster care, and many other relational issues. I have worked in a variety of treatment settings to assist individuals and families improve their functioning.
I enjoy helping families to become stronger by working with all members of the family through doing play therapy with children, psychotherapy with older children, adolescents, and adults, individual parenting or co-parenting sessions, perinatal sessions, couples, and family therapy. I have worked with families with a variety of family concerns, including substance abuse, behavioral issues, trauma, mental health, preparation for adding a new child to the family, adoption/foster care, and many other relational issues. I have worked in a variety of treatment settings to assist individuals and families improve their functioning.
I see clients with a variety of issues including - Women's issues, Domestic Violence, Grieving, Infertility, Couple's/marriage issues, Pre marriage counseling, Adoption issues, Anxiety/ Depression, PTSD, Sexual Abuse/Rape, Child Abuse, Trauma, Divorce Issues, Self-esteem, Single parent issues, Phobia, Encopresis/Enuresis, OCD, Co dependence and Insomnia.
Having challenges can be difficult, seeking therapy shouldn't be. Therapy is about personal growth, trials you may be going through, and giving you the tools you need to help you get through those trials. I can guide you through the process of discovering your inner strengths, and together we can expand your options so that you can make the best possible decisions. We are not here to just talk but to help you learn how to cope during that moment and all the other moments for the rest of your life. Deseret Counseling is an outpatient therapy for adults, teenagers, children and families.
I see clients with a variety of issues including - Women's issues, Domestic Violence, Grieving, Infertility, Couple's/marriage issues, Pre marriage counseling, Adoption issues, Anxiety/ Depression, PTSD, Sexual Abuse/Rape, Child Abuse, Trauma, Divorce Issues, Self-esteem, Single parent issues, Phobia, Encopresis/Enuresis, OCD, Co dependence and Insomnia.
Having challenges can be difficult, seeking therapy shouldn't be. Therapy is about personal growth, trials you may be going through, and giving you the tools you need to help you get through those trials. I can guide you through the process of discovering your inner strengths, and together we can expand your options so that you can make the best possible decisions. We are not here to just talk but to help you learn how to cope during that moment and all the other moments for the rest of your life. Deseret Counseling is an outpatient therapy for adults, teenagers, children and families.
Art City Family Counseling is specially designed to promote health and healing for the entire family system. It has an individual/couple session room, a sand tray room, and a dedicated play therapy room to facilitate health and healing for even the youngest clients. Additionally, groups are offered with various focuses such as depression and anxiety support, parent-child relational training,and foster/ adoption support.
Art City Family Counseling is specially designed to promote health and healing for the entire family system. It has an individual/couple session room, a sand tray room, and a dedicated play therapy room to facilitate health and healing for even the youngest clients. Additionally, groups are offered with various focuses such as depression and anxiety support, parent-child relational training,and foster/ adoption support.
Our team address depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, infertility/ adoption, & attachment issues.
Balance Health & Healing is made up of mental health professionals committed to providing specialized treatment for those struggling with eating disorders and associated concerns. As a private, specialized clinic, we have the ability to provide tailored services to those striving to find balance in all facets of their lives. For many who struggle with eating disorders, true healing can seem elusive. Yet, healing is real and can be achieved. It often takes diligent, focused work with a specialized treatment team. Balance Health & Healing strives to partner with those seeking peace, health and healing in their lives.
Our team address depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship concerns, infertility/ adoption, & attachment issues.
Balance Health & Healing is made up of mental health professionals committed to providing specialized treatment for those struggling with eating disorders and associated concerns. As a private, specialized clinic, we have the ability to provide tailored services to those striving to find balance in all facets of their lives. For many who struggle with eating disorders, true healing can seem elusive. Yet, healing is real and can be achieved. It often takes diligent, focused work with a specialized treatment team. Balance Health & Healing strives to partner with those seeking peace, health and healing in their lives.
You are worth it. I can help you find healing, peace and happiness. I work with people struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, identity struggles, betrayal trauma, pornography addiction, marriage issues, spiritual identity, faith crisis, mixed faith marriages, and problematic patterns that prevent you from being happy. I work particularly well with teens and their parents–and have experience working in adolescent residential treatment. I also work well with issues relating to adoption and attachment.
You are worth it. I can help you find healing, peace and happiness. I work with people struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, identity struggles, betrayal trauma, pornography addiction, marriage issues, spiritual identity, faith crisis, mixed faith marriages, and problematic patterns that prevent you from being happy. I work particularly well with teens and their parents–and have experience working in adolescent residential treatment. I also work well with issues relating to adoption and attachment.
I specialize in adolescents, young adults & parenting. My main areas of expertise are processing information challenges (as defined by rigid thinking, stress sensitive, disorganized, "not getting it", struggles with change/transitions, & social struggles), anxiety, depression, ADHD, attachment/ adoption, trauma & problematic pornography viewing. I help clients build resilience in their lives to more effectively face their challenges & take an active approach when needed with experiential therapy (going for a walk, jog, hike or bike ride--depending on the need & value to help the client progress and grow). EMDR trained.
I specialize in adolescents, young adults & parenting. My main areas of expertise are processing information challenges (as defined by rigid thinking, stress sensitive, disorganized, "not getting it", struggles with change/transitions, & social struggles), anxiety, depression, ADHD, attachment/ adoption, trauma & problematic pornography viewing. I help clients build resilience in their lives to more effectively face their challenges & take an active approach when needed with experiential therapy (going for a walk, jog, hike or bike ride--depending on the need & value to help the client progress and grow). EMDR trained.
I provide individual and family therapy for a variety of needs. These include, but are not limited to: Depression, anxiety, trauma (PDST), Opposition Defiance Disorders, ADHD, Reactive Attachment Disorders, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders, Mental Retardation, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disorders, Conduct Disorders, Grief Issues, Adoption Issues, Various forms of Dementia, and other issues. I have been a practicing therapist for over 30 years and have consulted in the states of Utah, Idaho and Washington. I hold a teaching degree in Secondary Education and a MA in Psychology, and have owned and run my own private mental health practice since 1984.
I provide individual and family therapy for a variety of needs. These include, but are not limited to: Depression, anxiety, trauma (PDST), Opposition Defiance Disorders, ADHD, Reactive Attachment Disorders, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders, Mental Retardation, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disorders, Conduct Disorders, Grief Issues, Adoption Issues, Various forms of Dementia, and other issues. I have been a practicing therapist for over 30 years and have consulted in the states of Utah, Idaho and Washington. I hold a teaching degree in Secondary Education and a MA in Psychology, and have owned and run my own private mental health practice since 1984.
Sunray Family Counseling, Payson & Cedar City
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Payson, UT 84651
We have therapists that specialize in depression, anxiety issues, trauma, abuse, adoption, relational, divorce, autism, ADHD and a variety of other needs.
Sunray Family Counseling has over 10 years of experience in creating a safe space where children, youth and adults can receive quality and specialized care. We offer individual, family and couples counseling. Our team of therapist come from various backgrounds but also share in offering experiential and modality-based care. Our center holds the belief that people have inherent worth and value. We strive to assist clients in finding and connecting with their authentic selves and to better their lives on many planes.
We have therapists that specialize in depression, anxiety issues, trauma, abuse, adoption, relational, divorce, autism, ADHD and a variety of other needs.
Sunray Family Counseling has over 10 years of experience in creating a safe space where children, youth and adults can receive quality and specialized care. We offer individual, family and couples counseling. Our team of therapist come from various backgrounds but also share in offering experiential and modality-based care. Our center holds the belief that people have inherent worth and value. We strive to assist clients in finding and connecting with their authentic selves and to better their lives on many planes.
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Verified Verified
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Spanish Fork, UT 84660
Now scheduling new clients within a week! Is your family facing tough moments with mental health challenges? Do you have daily struggles and strained communication with a child or partner? These challenges don't mean you are failing. You have questions and don't know where to look for answers. I can help! I'm dedicated to fostering positive change in children, youth, adults, and couples. I believe in families and helping support them through any struggles, whether it's divorce, blended families, separation anxiety, school refusal, defiance, ADHD, OCD, autism, adoption, communication difficulties, conflict, or trauma.
Now scheduling new clients within a week! Is your family facing tough moments with mental health challenges? Do you have daily struggles and strained communication with a child or partner? These challenges don't mean you are failing. You have questions and don't know where to look for answers. I can help! I'm dedicated to fostering positive change in children, youth, adults, and couples. I believe in families and helping support them through any struggles, whether it's divorce, blended families, separation anxiety, school refusal, defiance, ADHD, OCD, autism, adoption, communication difficulties, conflict, or trauma.
Feeling lost, alone, abandoned, or stuck? Tired of being judged/misunderstood? Life brings many challenges: emotional upheavals, broken relationships, job loss, death, etc. In this safe place learn to deal with life's challenges. Come find your inner wisdom, harness your strengths, gain healthy coping skills, and regain your self-confidence. I'll help you find hope in the darkness of life's challenges. Advanced training in treatment for PTSD, grief and trauma, adoption issues or infertility, LGBT issues and anxiety disorders. Why wait? Call me now. Together, let's illuminate your path and restore your peace.
Feeling lost, alone, abandoned, or stuck? Tired of being judged/misunderstood? Life brings many challenges: emotional upheavals, broken relationships, job loss, death, etc. In this safe place learn to deal with life's challenges. Come find your inner wisdom, harness your strengths, gain healthy coping skills, and regain your self-confidence. I'll help you find hope in the darkness of life's challenges. Advanced training in treatment for PTSD, grief and trauma, adoption issues or infertility, LGBT issues and anxiety disorders. Why wait? Call me now. Together, let's illuminate your path and restore your peace.
Adult diagnostic, Bariatric evaluations, pre-surgical spinal implant evaluations, pre- adoption, surrogacy, fertility evaluations, work-related fitness for duty evaluations, disability evaluations, military eval.
Bariatric, Spinal Stim and Psychological Testing: As an expert examiner, I am often able to offer a one-stop appointment including the intake and testing. My staff and I understand the assessment process may be confusing. We are here to help you through the process, including coordinating insurance benefits, scheduling, familiarizing you with the process of the assessment and delivering a timely report to help best meet your needs. Give us a call a call so that we can discuss your unique situation.
Adult diagnostic, Bariatric evaluations, pre-surgical spinal implant evaluations, pre- adoption, surrogacy, fertility evaluations, work-related fitness for duty evaluations, disability evaluations, military eval.
Bariatric, Spinal Stim and Psychological Testing: As an expert examiner, I am often able to offer a one-stop appointment including the intake and testing. My staff and I understand the assessment process may be confusing. We are here to help you through the process, including coordinating insurance benefits, scheduling, familiarizing you with the process of the assessment and delivering a timely report to help best meet your needs. Give us a call a call so that we can discuss your unique situation.
Camille Hawkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
American Fork, UT 84003
I am also a leading perinatal & reproductive mental health therapist with specific specialties in infertility, pregnancy and infant loss, birth trauma, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, adoption, and third-party reproduction.
My therapeutic philosophy is rooted in neuroscience, biology, psychology, and attachment models. I enjoy running an eclectic practice with a variety of clients and issues related to grief, trauma, life transition, and relationships. In addition to a traditional therapy model with a variety of evidence-based treatment modalities, I also engage in therapy intensives with clients to get to the core of their issues amd truly heal with experiential evidence-based modalities such as art therapy, movement therapy, nature therapy, and more. I meet with clients virtually or at The Wellness Farm, a therapetuic carefarm in Bluffdale, Utah.
I am also a leading perinatal & reproductive mental health therapist with specific specialties in infertility, pregnancy and infant loss, birth trauma, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, adoption, and third-party reproduction.
My therapeutic philosophy is rooted in neuroscience, biology, psychology, and attachment models. I enjoy running an eclectic practice with a variety of clients and issues related to grief, trauma, life transition, and relationships. In addition to a traditional therapy model with a variety of evidence-based treatment modalities, I also engage in therapy intensives with clients to get to the core of their issues amd truly heal with experiential evidence-based modalities such as art therapy, movement therapy, nature therapy, and more. I meet with clients virtually or at The Wellness Farm, a therapetuic carefarm in Bluffdale, Utah.
Hi! My name is Chloe and I would like to work with you! As a therapist, my approach is to meet you where you are and start from there. Although taking the first steps to healing can be difficult, I provide a compassionate and empathetic space for you to begin or continue that journey. I prioritize your goals and ambitions through a strength based approach, and value your input throughout the therapeutic process. I believe that each person is worthy of kindness and respect, and I strive to emulate that with my clients in therapy.
Hi! My name is Chloe and I would like to work with you! As a therapist, my approach is to meet you where you are and start from there. Although taking the first steps to healing can be difficult, I provide a compassionate and empathetic space for you to begin or continue that journey. I prioritize your goals and ambitions through a strength based approach, and value your input throughout the therapeutic process. I believe that each person is worthy of kindness and respect, and I strive to emulate that with my clients in therapy.
My client often has experiences of loss, pain, even abuse that take away predictability of safety. These losses can cause significant fears leading them to question who they are and who they can trust. Be it a lost or difficult relationship, a break with a religion you grew up in, or a change in how you see yourself at this new phase of life, together we can ease those fears and identify the next steps to making life feel easier, more fulfilling, and a genuine fit for who you are.
My client often has experiences of loss, pain, even abuse that take away predictability of safety. These losses can cause significant fears leading them to question who they are and who they can trust. Be it a lost or difficult relationship, a break with a religion you grew up in, or a change in how you see yourself at this new phase of life, together we can ease those fears and identify the next steps to making life feel easier, more fulfilling, and a genuine fit for who you are.
I am accepting new clients and offer Online Counseling via Telehealth. I've provided over 10,000 hours of therapy and like Confucius said, "Choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life." I managed LDS Family Services for 13 years and loved directing the 12-step Addiction Recovery Program in Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania. I've been recruited by multiple residential treatment centers, a hospital, a skilled nursing facility, and by an IOP program assessing and treating substance abuse and domestic violence.
I am accepting new clients and offer Online Counseling via Telehealth. I've provided over 10,000 hours of therapy and like Confucius said, "Choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life." I managed LDS Family Services for 13 years and loved directing the 12-step Addiction Recovery Program in Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania. I've been recruited by multiple residential treatment centers, a hospital, a skilled nursing facility, and by an IOP program assessing and treating substance abuse and domestic violence.
I am committed to helping my clients increase self-awareness, strengthen relationships, reduce anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms, and live a more value-directed life. I want to help you feel emotionally lighter, happier, and more confident. I want to help you reach your goals and become your best self.
I am committed to helping my clients increase self-awareness, strengthen relationships, reduce anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms, and live a more value-directed life. I want to help you feel emotionally lighter, happier, and more confident. I want to help you reach your goals and become your best self.
Elizabeth is compassionately committed to working with clients suffering from a broad spectrum of differing types of mental health issues. She emphasizes improving client self-awareness and growing the capacity to enhance relationships with others. Elizabeth strives to cultivate a strong healthy working relationship with her clients employing mutual respect, authenticity, acceptance, and genuineness. She believes the the therapeutic process is relationships centered.
Elizabeth is compassionately committed to working with clients suffering from a broad spectrum of differing types of mental health issues. She emphasizes improving client self-awareness and growing the capacity to enhance relationships with others. Elizabeth strives to cultivate a strong healthy working relationship with her clients employing mutual respect, authenticity, acceptance, and genuineness. She believes the the therapeutic process is relationships centered.
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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.