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Found 3 therapists who work with Adoption
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Marin
San Francisco
Adoption
Adopting a child brings up many issues and stresses that can feel overwhelming. Serious questions arise from the beginning: Should we adopt an infant, a special needs child, a child from another country, or from the U.S.? Will the birth parent like us? Will she change her mind at the last minute? How much will this cost? Can my partner and I get through this with our relationship intact? What if the child we adopt is difficult? What if we don't bond?
The process of adopting a child touches your whole life, bringing to the surface a variety of hopes and fears you may have never considered. You may find yourself a parent overnight, without the luxury of nine months of pregnancy to adjust to the idea of parenthood. You may not know much about the life your child had before he came into your life, and how those unknowns will affect his development. You may wonder: What will I have to do to compensate? Am I up to the task? And what narrative will we tell our child when she's older?
Therapy can help you sort through the many issues surrounding adoption and help you and your partner bond over your struggles rather than let stress tear you apart. A therapist can help you clarify what you value, support you in having a healthy attachment to this child, and help you figure out how to heal pain the child may have suffered before she came into your lives.
Therapists can help parents sort through the many issues and stresses surrounding adoption and help you and your partner bond over shared struggles.
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