Allison Davis Maxon, LMFT

11/05/2025

Relationships are the oxygen of human development!
Everyone Needs at least one person who is never going to give up on them!
Attachment Matters!

11/04/2025

11/04/2025

Adoptee Affirmations 🤍: I am allowed to question where I come from and who I am.

11/04/2025

11/04/2025

Read "Challenge of Change" in our upcoming November issue for helpful tips for respite and kinship caregivers to help kids during transitions.

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11/04/2025

Adoption is a uniquely traumatizing experience for a child in that the losses unfold developmentally as a child matures. The trauma of forever losing one's maternal and paternal culture, lineage and identity can leave a young adoptee feeling disconnected from themselves.
Yes of course there are gains and benefits in adoption ... but it is often the denial of the traumatic losses that can leave young adoptees in despair and suffering.

Adoption is a traumatic experience for the infant, child and/or teen. The trauma of forever losing one's maternal and paternal familial tree, lineage, cultural identity, genetic mirroring, relationships, siblings and other connections will be experienced and felt throughout the entirety of the child...

11/04/2025

November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, a time to acknowledge children and families experiencing homelessness. Along with losing their homes, communities, friends, and sense of stability and safety, many youth experiencing homelessness have also experienced . For more information and resources to help youth experiencing , visit: bit.ly/3Qnxurp

11/04/2025

We need to stop assuming there is justice, and start organizing around the truth of injustice experienced by families and communities.

11/03/2025

Parents have the most important job in the world

11/03/2025

10/23/2025

🌟Have you taken our Level 1 OT course? Sign up for our Level 2 OT course today! https://attach.org/portfolio-items/level-2-occupational-therapy-assessment-for-attachment-and-trauma/ Continue your OT training with our Level 2 OT course that starts October 27!🗓