Foster care & adoption support
A gentle landing for children and families navigating placements, transitions, and new beginnings.
Overview
Foster and adoptive families hold a beautiful, complicated reality: a child learning to belong while carrying the weight of what came before. Transitions, visits, questions about identity and belonging — these moments can stir big feelings for children and parents alike.
We support foster and adoptive families through every stage — from preparation and placement to the everyday work of building attachment. Therapy gives children a safe place to make sense of their story, and gives parents practical, compassionate tools for connection, structure, and repair.
Who this is for
- Foster and kinship families preparing for or adjusting to a placement
- Adoptive families navigating attachment, identity, and belonging
- Children with big behaviors rooted in early separation or loss
- Parents who need support, validation, and real-world strategies
What to expect
- A warm intake that honors your family's full story
- Child-centered sessions where play and connection lead the way
- Parent coaching woven throughout — you are never left to figure it out alone
- Coordination with caseworkers and agencies when helpful
Approaches we draw on
- TraumaPlay
- TF-CBT
- Attachment-focused parenting support
- Family systems work
Explore more care
- Trauma & attachmentCareful, compassionate treatment for the wounds that relationships can carry — at any age.Learn more
- Foster care & adoption supportA gentle landing for children and families navigating placements, transitions, and new beginnings.Learn more
- Reunification therapyRebuilding the bond between children and their parents or caregivers — with patience and clinical care.Learn more
- Family therapyHelping the whole family communicate, repair, and grow closer — together in the room.Learn more
- Grief & lossMaking space for big feelings after loss — room to remember, grieve, and heal at your own pace.Learn more
- Play therapyChildren express what they cannot yet say. Play becomes the language of healing.Learn more
- Parenting assessmentsThoughtful, objective answers to the question every court and agency needs: what does this family need to thrive?Learn more
- Bonding assessmentsA careful, clinically grounded look at the attachment between a child and their caregiver.Learn more
- Mental health assessmentsA clear starting point: understanding what's going on and what kind of care will help.Learn more
Not sure where to start?
You don't need to know which service fits — that's our job. Reach out, tell us a little about your family, and we'll point you in the right direction with care.
We respond with care, usually within one business day.