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 un-addressed

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