Adoption
Adoption can be a meaningful and beautiful experience, yet it may also bring complex emotions, identity questions, attachment challenges, and family adjustments for both children and caregivers.
This service offers a supportive space to explore the unique feelings, history, and relationship dynamics that can arise throughout the adoption journey.
Children in care and adopted children who are struggling with attachment difficulties often respond well using a method called Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP). This modality takes an attachment-focused, trauma informed and family centered approach. Parents are actively involved in DDP.
My focus is on strengthening connection, fostering emotional security, navigating transitions, and helping families build understanding, trust, and resilience at every stage—whether pre-adoption, post-placement, or years later as new layers emerge.
"I am very passionate about my work and feel truly blessed to have walked alongside many clients over the years to share in their journey of growth and healing."
With over 25 years experience, my speciality is with children, adolescents, adults and families.
My focus is helping clients in areas such as anxiety, depression, attachment issues, foster care, adoption, trauma including treatment of child sexual abuse, sexualized behaviours, bullying issues, grief and loss, separation, divorce issues, and LGBTQ+.
I am Registered with the College of Social Workers. Services are available in either English or French.