• Who am I Really? Who Am I Really? Podcast by Damon L. Davis(whoamireallypodcast.com)(https://www.whoamireallypodcast.com/) • Adoptees On: Adoptees On(https://www.adopteeson.com/) • The Adoptee Next Door: Podcast — Angela Tucker(https://www.angelatucker.com/podcast) • Adoptee Thoughts: Delving into the nuances of adoption. (adopteethoughts.com)(http://www.adopteethoughts.com/) • What Next? The Adoptee Rights Podcast: What Next? The Adoptee Rights Podcast on Apple Podcasts(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-next-the-adoptee-rights-podcast/id1604433633)

• The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier (https://www.amazon.com/Primal-Wound-Understanding-Adopted-Child/dp/0963648004) • Written by an adoptive mom and psychologist, the book discusses pre-and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding, and loss. • The primal wound is defined as the preverbal trauma of all adoptees who have experienced separation from their birth mother. • Attachment, bonding, trauma • All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung (https://www.amazon.com/All-You-Can-Ever-Know/dp/1948226375/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HY26624R11SQ&keywords=all+you+can+ever+know&qid=1680806420&s=books&sprefix=all+you+can+ever+know%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1) • Nicole Chung is a transracial Korean adoptee form Seattle. This memoir details her adoption and reunion journey. • Transracial adoption, motherhood, reunion • Through Adopted Eyes by Elena Hall (https://www.amazon.com/Through-Adopted-Eyes-Collection-Adoptees/dp/0692161090/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SXKVRL0RI7R2&keywords=through+adopted+eyes&qid=1680806462&s=books&sprefix=through+adopted+eye%2Cstripbooks%2C120&sr=1-1) • Elena is a Russian international adoptee who has compiled the stories of other adoptees. • Elena also has written Through Adopted Hearts for adoptive and birth parents and Adoption is Both for young adoptees. • Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge (https://www.amazon.com/Twenty-Things-Adopted-Adoptive-Parents/dp/044050838X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=twenty+things+adopted+kids+wish+their+adoptive+parents+knew&qid=1680806500&s=books&sprefix=twenty+things+adopted+kids+%2Cstripbooks%2C125&sr=1-1) • Written by an adoptee. This book details feelings adoptees often experience but may not feel comfortable to talk about. • Grief, loss, adoptee needs

• Closure – Angela and Bryan Tucker (https://closuredocumentary.com/) • this tells the story of transracial adoptee Angela Tucker searching and reuniting with her birth family. • Available for free on Tubi (https://tubitv.com/movies/372430/closure?start=true) • The Adopted Life – Angela and Bryan Tucker (https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdoptedLife) • Transracial Adoptee • Available for free on YouTube

Instagram • @therapyredeemed () • Cam Lee Small, LPC • Korean Adoptee • Offers support groups for adoptees • Focus on culture, racism, identity • @adopteesconnect () • Run by domestic adoptee Pamela Karanova • Provides peer-lead support groups, creating validating spaces for adult adoptees • @adoptionmosaic () • Creates space for adoptees to connect and learn • @mtrimble_lmhc () • Maria Trimble, LMHC, LPC • Transracial adoptee • Posts about adoption and mental health

• Adoptee Reading(http://adopteereading.com/overview/)

• Adoptee Rights Law Center (https://adopteerightslaw.com/) • An adoptee-centered law center that details state laws regarding original birth certificates, citizenship, personal information • Adoptees United Inc.(https://adopteesunited.org/) • Information about currently adoption legislation

Beyond Words Psychological Services • Adoptee Therapist Directory (https://growbeyondwords.com/new-york/) Syracuse • Nurturing Connections Family Therapy (https://www.nurturingconnectionsfamilytherapy.com/support-groups/) • Michelle VanHatten, LMFT, CTP • 513-781-9764 • 5016 West Genesee St. Camillus, NY 13031 • Offers counseling for Counseling for Families and Adopted/Foster Children • Individual and family counseling • Adoptive Parent support groups ​ • Healing for Joy(https://healingforjoy.com/) • Katie Arney-Rattray, LCSW, CCTP • katie@healingforjoy.com • 315-288-6849 • 2700 Bellevue Ave, Syracuse NY 13219 • Offers counseling for Adoptive/Foster Families • Individual, family, group therapy ​ • Teletherapy • Walk and Talk therapy • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional • Connected Treasures (https://connectedtreasures.org/) • Katherine Wheeler, LMSW • 315-758-0587 • katherinewheeler@connectedtreasures.com • Offers counseling for adoptive/foster families • Individual, family, group therapy • TBRI (Trust-Based Relational Intervention) • Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist Rochester • True Story Counseling(https://www.truestorycounselingservices.com/) • Catie Samantha Peck, LMSW • 585-488-5515 • truestorycounselingservices@gmail.com • 144 Village Landing #287. Fairport, NY 14450 ​ • Adoption Center of Upstate NY (https://affcny.org/sobraske-afctn/) • John Sobraske, LMHC, LMFT • 585-746-7695 • 11 State St, Suite 204. Pittsford, NY 14534 • Adoptee, adoptive parent • Offers counseling and other post-adoption support • Individual and family counseling • Reunion guidance and support • Attachment and trauma informed ​ • Tree of Hope Counseling (https://www.treeofhopecounselingrochester.com/) • Lisa Maynard, LMSW, ACSW, TCTSY-F • treeofhopecounselingrochester@gmail.com • 585-500-9420 • 2300 East Avenue. Rochester, NY 14610 • Has extensive experience and training with adoptive families • Individual, couple, family counseling • Adoption competent and attachment and trauma informed • Virtual ​ • Tessa F. Hudson, LCSW ​ • NY and CA • Offers teletherapy only • Individual and process groups for birth parents, expectant parents, and adoptive parents • Tessa is an adoptee and has experienced infertility ​ • Just a Little Step (https://www.justalittlestepllc.com/) • Tania Vargas, LCSW • 929-552-8126 • Based in NYC • Sliding scale • Latinx and Spanish-speaking • Offers teletherapy in NY and NJ • Individual and family counseling • Trauma-informed and has experience working with adoptive/foster families