About

I am a Licensed Master Social Worker in NY and MA, Attachment and Trauma Focused Trained , a Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator.

I have had the privilege to work within the adoption field for over 15 years, assisting families through the adoption process from initial inquiry through post placement. I have provided parent education on special needs adoption, home study and post placement services, child behavior consulting as well as child and family support post adoption. 

I hope to be able to take my education and experience and help others through the lifelong journey of adoption.

I frequently speak at adoption related conferences, provide adoption related workshops for families, as well as provide pre and post adoption support.

My experience with families through my work and my own personal experiences growing my family has connected me deeply to a belief that families need reliable support. 

Articles

• Love is a Game that Two Can Play and Both Win
• What Do You Fall Back on When Life Starts to Swirl Up Around You?
• “Partnering for Permanency"
• Truths about Loss in Adoption
• Ethics and Adoption
• Goulash
• What to Expect #5: Post Adoption-Love at First Sight?
• What to Expect #4: Developmental vs. Chronological age
• What to Expect #3: Attachment and Bonding
• What to Expect #2: Orphanage Care
• What to Expect #1: Preparing for International Adoption
• Parenting After Older Child Adoption
• Curious about International Adoption, but not sure where to go for reliable information?
• The Changing Face of International Adoption
• Become an Advocate for Your Child’s Education
• Thoughts on Re-homing from an Adoption Professional
• Waiting Child Adoption from China
• Orphanage Care: When Your Child Comes Home
• Orphanage Care
• Becoming a Multicultural Family