Adoption Counselling

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Adoption affects every cornerstone of the adoption triad (adoptees, natural parents, adoptive parents, and even their loved ones) on all four realms of our human existence: physical, mental, emotional, and, especially, spiritual.  There are joys and challenges.  It is the challenges or obstacles that few people ever look at, along the journey for those affected by adoption.  In Canada, there are few-to-none who have specialized training in post-adoption issues within the mental health field. Christine is Saskatchewan’s only practicing certified Post-Adoption and Foster Care Counsellor and also a Certified Adoption Reunion Counsellor, trained via Heather Carlini, Director of The Carlini Institute and Algonquin College.

Pre-Adoption Counselling

• For prospective adoptive parents to provide emotional support & guidance, while creating an awareness of  adoption trauma down the road, especially in adopting children domestically, internationally or with special needs (developmental delays, medical conditions, behavioral issues, etc.);
• For natural parents to provide emotional guidance & support are mandated by the Ministry to relinquish their children upon birth and/or older children (assist in the transition).

Post-Adoption Counselling

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Recovery for natural parents & adoptees;
• Grief and Loss (Bereavement) Counselling;
• Adoptee/Natural parent (Natural mother) Trauma and Recovery;
• Provide psychosocial and psycho-educational support for families formed by adoption;
• Emotional support and guidance for adoptive parents and/or loved ones touched by adoption.

Search and Reunion Counselling

• Support and guidance pre-, during, post-search process (or wishing to search for information about the other party);
• Planning and preparing for reunions;
• Core Issues and Patterns through Reunion process;
• Soul Healing in Adoption (How we store the energy of our past; and why it is important to heal.);
• Transforming Negative Emotions in Reunions.

Support Groups/Workshops

• Natural parents;
• Adoptees;
• Adoptive Parents;
• Loved ones affected by adoption (extended families, partners, etc.);
• Search & Reunion Issues, etc.

 Note:  Home-studies are not provided as a service.