Adoption & foster care a therapist directory
Many paths to family. Room for every part of yours.
Browse therapists who list adoption and foster care among their areas of practice, whether you were adopted, placed a child, adopted or fostered, or grew up in care.
Meet the therapistsstart from your own story
3,765 therapist profiles across the United States, United Kingdom and Australia.
Where are you coming from?
There is no single adoption or care story. These are starting points, not labels. Every therapist here lists adoption and foster care, and each profile shows everything else they work with.
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I was adopted
Questions about identity, origins or belonging, or something else entirely. You decide what matters.
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I am a birth parent or relative
However you feel about it, recently or many years on, there is room to talk it through.
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I adopt, foster or raise a relative’s child
Support for you as the adult: family life, your own wellbeing and the everyday load.
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I grew up in care
Whether care was a short chapter or most of your childhood, your experience is your own.
Not sure where you fit, or more than one fits? That is common. Meet everyone listed.
Some of the people listed
Each profile sets out their background, approaches and the areas they work with.
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Dr. Ricardo Gillispie, PhD, LCSW Seasoned social worker focused on practical change -
Gary Grant Calm practical therapy with deep experience -
Lawrence Losoncy Practical relationship and family guidance -
Jeff Compton Experienced relationship and family counsellor -
Thomas Floyd Experienced Maryland social worker guiding lasting change -
Denise Gallo Experienced AASW social worker for life changes
Where they are
Online therapy usually works within the country, and often the state, where a therapist is licensed or registered. Start with where you live.
United States
3,124 profiles
FloridaTexasCaliforniaNorth CarolinaNew YorkIllinoisMichiganGeorgiaMissouriOhioPennsylvaniaColoradoSouth CarolinaTennessee
Every stateUnited Kingdom
571 profiles
Therapists whose profile lists the United Kingdom. Terms and registration follow UK practice.
Australia
70 profiles
Therapists whose profile lists Australia. Terms and registration follow Australian practice.
What people bring
Topics the therapists here list on their profiles, from family and identity to grief, stress and everyday life.
- Abandonment2,501
- ADHD2,117
- Adoption3,765
- Anger2,512
- Attachment Issues2,579
- Blended Family Issues2,510
- Caregiver Issues and Stress2,594
- Communication Problems3,125
- Compassion Fatigue2,062
- Coping with Life Changes3,086
- Depression3,329
- Family2,967
- Family of Origin Issues2,173
- Fatherhood Issues1,549
- Fertility Issues1,149
- Forgiveness2,773
- Foster Care3,765
- Grief2,820
- Guilt and Shame2,945
- Isolation / Loneliness2,848
- LGBT1,682
- Life Purpose2,918
- Multicultural Concerns1,606
- Parenting2,733
- Post-Traumatic Stress2,762
- Prejudice and Discrimination1,473
- Relationship3,107
- Self Esteem3,268
- Self-Love2,904
- Stress & Anxiety3,566
- Trauma and Abuse3,173
- Young Adult Issues2,900
Good to know
- Talking support for adults
- Therapists listed here offer talking therapy for adults. They do not provide services for children through this directory.
- Not a placement or legal service
- They do not arrange adoptions, fostering or placements, and do not advise on custody, contact orders or other legal processes. A social worker, agency or lawyer is the right place for those questions.
- Your words, your pace
- People describe their own experience in many ways. Use the language that feels right to you, and share only what you want to.
- Independent
- This directory is not run by an adoption agency, fostering service or government body. Profile details come from information supplied to BetterHelp.
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