Empowered Families - Open Adoption Support

09/09/2025

Family is more than biology—it’s love that makes us belong.

08/07/2025

This sunset reminds me that I can hold…
🌅 Grief and love
🌅 Pain and pride
🌅 Hurt and resilience
🌅 Distance and connection
There is room for all of it here—
What does this sunset remind you of?

08/03/2025

Placing a child doesn’t mean you stopped loving them. It means you love them through heartbreak. Both can be true.

08/02/2025

Open adoption is not co-parenting. It’s an ongoing relationship rooted in respect, honesty, and what’s best for the child.
Open adoption isn’t one-size-fits-all. Each open adoption looks different, and that’s okay.

11/02/2021

A BIG Thank You to Adoption Attorney, Nicole Moore, for inviting me to be a guest on her Adoption Podcast. I enjoyed our discussion on the importance of tending to the emotional experiences in adoption as well as the benefits of counseling. To listen, check out Nicole’s Adoption Podcast: Moore to Love ❤️ or visit this link ➡️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1761946/9450297

03/19/2021

FREE, ONLINE ADOPTION SUPPORT GROUP
for adopting parents and adoptive families

When: Monthly on the 4th Thursday
Where: Online - Google Meet
Time: 6:00 -7:00pm

Hosted by: Katherine Roth, LCSW with Empowered Life, a private practice specializing in women counseling and adoption services.
Hailey Andrews, LCSW and Kristine French, BSW with Professional Adoption & Family Services, a counseling-based adoption agency.

This support group is a welcoming space to discuss adoption-related questions, stressors, and needs with fellow adopting and adoptive families along with guidance & support from an adoption professional.

Interested? Complete the registration form below!

When: Every last Thursday of the month Where: Online - Google Meets Time: 6:00 -7:00pm

02/25/2021

Love from family can give us the support we need. ♥️

01/21/2021

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