Therapy: Short-term, Ongoing, or Consultations

Many people have identified specific areas in which they have concerns or around which they struggle. Often people seek short-term therapy in which they have clearly defined goals. For example, many people present with concerns around parenting issues, questions regarding behavioral strategies, or challenges when incorporating addressing issues of adoption, race, or culture into their families. These are common issues and can be amenable to short-term therapy. In fact, in some cases, people seek brief consultations that can provide direction or support as they move through the process of building their family or enter adolescence.

Some issues within individuals or families may be less well-defined or may benefit from longer-term therapy. In those cases, goals may be broader in scope or may focus on larger issues of identity, adjustment, or family functioning. For example, individuals may seek support for birth parent searches and reunions, assistance around relationships, or support for the adoption journey of identity integration.

Dr. Amanda Baden is a Licensed Psychologist in New York State. She works with individuals, groups, children, adolescents, and adults. Many of her clients are adult adoptees and adoptive families. She specializes in adoption issues, including transracial adoption, transracially adoptive families, and those considering adoption.

Office located in Manhattan.

Group Therapy

Group therapy can be extremely powerful given the opportunity to address individual issues with a group of one’s peers. The group setting enables individuals to feel understood by others, supported by others, and even guided by others experiencing similar issues or concerns. The opportunity to explore issues like adoption, race, identity, relationships, and families with one’s peers can often best be accomplished through a group setting.

Dr. Baden facilitates several groups. Many of the groups meet on a monthly basis and are made up of 8 to 10 adopted individuals. These groups are primarily comprised of adopted individuals. She has also worked with groups of adoptive parents. Please contact her with questions regarding group therapy.