A much-needed anthology addressing a variety of potential psychological and physiological concerns, Adoption Therapy, Perspectives from Clients and Clinicians on Processing and Healing Post-Adoption Issues is a must-read for adoptees, adoptive parents, first families, and vitally, mental health professionals. With writing by adoptees, adoptive parents, and clinicians, Adoption Therapy is a first-of-its-kind and wholly unique reference book, providing insight, advice, and personal stories which highlight the specific nature of the adoptee experience. Topics Include:
The psychological dangers in leaving trauma and grief buried and unaddressed
The importance of community in healing the wounds of separation
Understanding the physical and psychological effects of transracial adoption
Attachment-including the inability to attach, inappropriate attachment, and the myth of Reactive Attachment Disorder
Conception by rape: an adoptee speaks out
Co-dependency, intimacy, and creating closeness
The life-long effects of pre- and perinatal trauma
Processing complex trauma, complex grief, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Specific concerns for Late Discovery Adoptees
The relationship among trauma, anger and rage, and substance abuse
For adoptive parents and adoptees: red flags when working with a therapist
-Laura Dennis, Anthology Editor and Author of Adopted Reality, A Memoir"