Coaching for Prospective Adoptive or foster parents

You may be at a point in your life where you are seriously considering adoption or fostering. Maybe you have already started on the training and paperwork. The path from signing on the first dotted line to the day you welcome a child into your home, and even beyond, is likely to be full of ups and downs. You may have questions about whether this path is right for you, or whether what you expect is anywhere close to the reality you might experience. You may be confused by all of the people and organizations you will come into contact with once you start this journey. I can help.

First, I will get to know you, and what you have faced to bring you to this point. Maybe you have struggled with infertility. Maybe you feel it is the right time to open your home to a child in need of one whether that be for a short period of time, or forever. Whatever the case, I will help you confront the questions you have with a mixture of the life coach techniques I have learned, tempered with the knowledge I have gained from my own adoption and foster care experiences. Adding to this base will be all I have learned from interacting with first families and social workers as a volunteer with foster care, and conducting interviews and doing research for my podcast and writing project, Adoption Uncovered.

I will help you understand how the desires you have mesh with the reality of adoption and foster care today. Adoptive and foster parents can be blissfully ignorant of how their actions can influence the lives of both first families and the children in their care. I will do everything I can to help you understand the ethical implications of the various paths to adoption to make sure you are respecting everyone involved in the process.

You will still be making all of the decisions about this process. No one knows your family better than you. I will simply be your support and guide along the way. I will be in your corner when you get discouraged and talk you through the days when things are not going well. You can choose whether you just need some guidance to get started, or you would like me to walk along with you through the entire process you are embarking on.

Schedule your FREE 30 minute consultation!