Our attachment-focused, trauma-responsive, adoption/permanency-competent therapy assists families with a variety of challenges to support the whole family. These challenges may include:
- Parenting, Partner/Marital, Sibling, Identity, Behavioral Challenges
- Post adoption and postpartum depression
- Grief and Loss
- Simple and Complex Trauma
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) or neurodevelopmental differences (due to prenatal injury)
- Emotional and Behavioral Regulation
- Attachment Disorders
- General Mental health concerns
- Birthparent issues
- Search and reunion
Parent Coaching and Post-Adoption Counseling
Another post adoption counseling option available through Paths for Families is access to parent coaching, where staff can provide you with a wealth of information, guidance, support, and advice in person or over the phone. Coaching can help parents cope with common stressors that can arise, including:
- Learning how to set effective limits with your child
- Discovering how to practice teamwork with your partner
- Learning how to best manage parenting as a single parent
- Understanding your child’s behavior (and the message he or she is sending)
- Effectively managing stress
Our approaches include: