Foster Care & Adoption
Foster care and adoption can be transformative and life-changing experiences for children and families. However, they often come with unique emotional challenges, identity questions, and complex family dynamics that require specialized support. Children in foster care and adoption often face challenges related to attachment, identity, trauma, and transitions. They may have experienced loss, neglect, abuse, or multiple placements, which can impact emotional regulation, behavior, and self-esteem. Parents and caregivers also face unique challenges as they work to create stable, loving environments while navigating complex emotional needs. At LEAP, we offer trauma-informed, compassionate counseling tailored to the needs of children, adolescents, parents, and families navigating the foster care and adoption journey. Our team of experienced therapists and coaches work collaboratively to help clients build resilience, strengthen family bonds, and navigate emotional complexities with confidence.
The LEAP Approach: How we Help
We recognize that every family’s experience is unique. At LEAP, we create individualized treatment plans tailored to the needs of each child, parent, and family unit. Our trauma-informed approach focuses on building trust, enhancing emotional regulation, and fostering strong, healthy attachments. Some specific areas of focus within our treatment plans include Attachment and Bonding, Trauma-Informed Care, Identity Exploration, Behavioral Interventions and Family Dynamics and Communication. We utilize individualized, evidence-based methods such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Techniques, and Family Counseling.
Supporting the Entire Family System
At LEAP, we believe that the well-being of the entire family is essential to the success of foster and adoption journeys. We offer services that address the needs of parents, children, siblings, and extended family members. We also provide services such as Parent and Caregiver Coaching, Sibling Counseling, Pre- and Post-Adoption Counseling, Cultural Competency Counseling and Telehealth Services.
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