Adoption Counselling

Adoption evokes strong emotions, touching as it does ideas and feelings about the family, belonging, parenting, intimacy, loss, hereditary and environment.

I am Barnados trained and experienced adoption counsellor working with adopters and adoptees as well birth parents and their families.

Whether you were or are the adopter, adoptee, birth relative or other family members of the adoptee or birth parent, adoption can have a huge impact on you. Adoptees and birth parents are likely to be a mixture of emotions such as fear, rejection, anger, guilt, shame, anxiety and a lack of trust, to name a few. If you are considering accessing your birth file or meeting a birth parent or child it is important that you have the care and support to deal with this. The process is likely to feel emotional, difficult and complicated. Whatever the reason, I can help you work through difficult feelings to help you address the past and present and move your life in the direction you wish.

Training with LINK Barnardos has provided me with knowledge of the adoption process so I will be able to help you with any practical questions you may have about the processes as well as provide you with a therapeutic space to work through any issues you wish to bring.