• Who am I Really? Who Am I Really? Podcast by Damon L. Davis(whoamireallypodcast.com)

• Adoptees On: Adoptees On

• The Adoptee Next Door: Podcast — Angela Tucker

• Adoptee Thoughts: Delving into the nuances of adoption. (adopteethoughts.com)

• What Next? The Adoptee Rights Podcast: What Next? The Adoptee Rights Podcast on Apple Podcasts

• The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • this tells the story of transracial adoptee Angela Tucker searching and reuniting with her birth family.

  • Available for free on Tubi

• The Adopted Life – Angela and Bryan Tucker
  

  • 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

• Adoptee Rights Law Center

  • An adoptee-centered law center that details state laws regarding original birth certificates, citizenship, personal information

• Adoptees United Inc.

  • Information about currently adoption legislation

Beyond Words Psychological Services

• Adoptee Therapist Directory

Syracuse

• Nurturing Connections Family Therapy

  • 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

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• Healing for Joy

  • 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

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• Teletherapy

  • Walk and Talk therapy

  • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional

  • Connected Treasures

  • 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

  • Catie Samantha Peck, LMSW

  • 585-488-5515

  • truestorycounselingservices@gmail.com

  • 144 Village Landing #287. Fairport, NY 14450

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• Adoption Center of Upstate NY

  • 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

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• Tree of Hope Counseling

  • 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

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• 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

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• Just a Little Step

  • 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