Frequently Asked Questions
What primary services do you offer?
TRAINING:
• Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
• Making Sense of Your Worth (MSOYW)
• Enneagram
COACHING:
• Coaching for individuals, singles and couples
• Enneagram: both typing and growth sessions
What is your approach?
COMPASSION:
• You are doing the heroic work of leading a child from trauma, abuse & neglect towards hope, healing & love.
• You desire a home filled with laughter & joy; one that provides respite from the world.
• The chaos of your child’s early trauma has invaded your home.
• But it’s not you, it’s not your child; the problem is the damage done to your child by the early trauma.
CONNECTION:
• Friends, family, school, church & law-enforcement do not understand what it’s like to raise a child from early trauma; so parents feel cut off from support systems.
• Adoption Friend has connected with hundreds of families who have discovered that they are not alone on this journey of healing.
• I would like to be your Adoption Friend. You are not alone.
RESOURCES:
• Most of us were told that our children just needed a safe home, good food and lots of love.
• They were wrong.
• At Adoption Friend you can discover tools & skills to stay strong in the face of challenging behaviors, as well as principles & strategies to heal the trauma and reduce the behaviors.
What do you specialize in?
• Help you build your capacity for staying regulated in the face of your children’s challenging behaviors.
• Help you discover strength for this inspiring work.
• Equip you with the tools you need to help your children heal from their early trauma; as well as develop impulse-control, cause and effect thinking as well as empathy for others.
What are your terms and conditions?
In order for parents to build their capacity & skills to care for their childrenm parents agree to:
• Show up on time to our meetings, whether virtual or in-person.
• Spend time developing your capacity weekly.
• Spend time developing your skills weekly.