Counseling and Support

Individual and Family Counseling

”How can I tell my sons that they have an older brother whom I placed for adoption years ago? I don’t know where to begin.”

“I’ve found my birth mother and we are planning to meet. I think I need to talk this through first, but who understands?”

“I just turned 13 and I am so confused. I don’t know where I belong.”

Spence-Chapin’s counseling team can help with a range of adoption and parenting-related questions and concerns.

Developmental Consultations

“We just brought our two-year-old daughter home from China, and we’re having trouble getting her to sleep.”

The Adoption Resource Center welcomes calls from parents with questions about any aspect of their child’s development, behavior and learning from infancy through the teen years. We can help you separate what is typical from what might represent concerns that require further assessment. Our goal is to empower families to advocate for their children by providing information, resources and support.

Support Groups

Spence-Chapin hosts a variety of support groups, led by staff social workers. These groups offer birth parents, adoptive parents and adoptees a community where participants share their feelings and concerns about a range of issues in a supportive and empathetic environment.