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Yoffe Therapy
Est. 2006 · Licensed in California
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Reunion Support Therapy

Search and reunion can be one of the most emotionally complex experiences of an adoptee's life. You deserve support.

What Is Reunion Support?

Navigating the Complexity of Search and Reunion

The decision to search for biological family, and the experience of reunion itself, brings up a unique constellation of feelings: hope, fear, grief, joy, confusion, anger, love. Whether you are an adoptee searching for birth parents, a birth parent who has been found, or an adoptive family navigating the impact of reunion, there is no script for what comes next.

At Yoffe Therapy, reunion support is a core area of specialization. We work with adoptees at every stage: those considering search, those in active reunion, and those processing a reunion that was painful or complicated. We also support birth parents navigating contact and the complex feelings that surface when their child reaches out, whether decades later or soon after placement. Our work is non-judgmental, adoption-literate, and informed by our years of work with the adoption triad.

Who This Specialty Is For

  • ✦ Adoptees considering or in the process of searching for biological family
  • ✦ Birth parents who have been contacted or are considering reaching out
  • ✦ Adoptive families navigating the impact of reunion on family dynamics
  • ✦ Anyone processing a reunion that was unexpected, painful, or ambiguous
  • ✦ Those managing ongoing contact after initial reunion

Treatment Approaches

Grief and Loss Processing
Addressing the layers of ambiguous loss that surface through reunion: the grief of what was missed and what was not as expected.
Narrative Therapy
Helping clients make meaning of their story, integrate new information about origins, and author their own narrative going forward.
EMDR for Trauma-Activated Reunion Responses
When reunion activates traumatic material, such as abandonment, identity, or past losses, EMDR can help process and integrate these experiences.
Attachment-Based Support
Understanding and working with the attachment dynamics that arise in reunion relationships, which are unlike any other relational context.

Find Support for Your Reunion Journey

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