Adoption Counselling

Adoption can be very exciting and rewarding but it can also be a very frustrating and challenging process. At Sage, our experienced and trained professionals will support you during your adoption journey and will help you to overcome the challenges that you could face with the arrival of the new family member. Adopted children may have experienced trauma, neglect, or abuse, and they can experience attachment issues which makes it very difficult trusting a new family. Our experienced professionals will help you to understand your child’s behavior, and to create a safe and non-judgmental environment that will bring you closer.

Who can benefit from it?

You and/or your family might benefit from Sage’s Adoption Counselling if:

• You are in the process of adopting a child and you are experiencing stress, or emotional exhaustion and need support with coping mechanisms and other strategies to deal with the challenges of the process.
• You are experiencing conflict, sadness or distance in your relationship as a result of the stress and emotional exhaustion caused by the adoption process.
• You have adopted a child and need support to adjust to the sudden change in your family.
• You have adopted a child and you suspect your child may have experienced trauma, neglect, or abuse in the past and you would like a professional assessment and expert conversation with a trained professional.
• You feel you are not able to connect with your child and/or you feel your child is having attachment issues.

Therapies

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
• Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT).
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
• Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy.
• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.
• Family Therapy.
• Couples Therapy.