New Insights into Adoptee Attachment (and why traditional attachment models are inadequate)
by Pamela Cordano, MFT, Adult Adoptee Therapist
Encompass Adoptees Adoption Issues Online Speaker Series
Presentation Description:
As a therapist for 30 years (and an adoptee for 58), I’ve worked hard to understand the impact of relinquishment and adoption on one’s ability to find an authentic and stable sense of belonging in this world. Leading models of attachment theory do not adequately fit the adoptee experience. In this talk I will share powerful and difficult-to-language aspects of the adoptee’s challenge to form attachments, with the hope that a deeper understanding will help all parties in the adoption triad.
This presentation is designed for participants at an Intermediate skill/familiarity level with this topic.
Presenter Bio:
Pamela Cordano, MFT is a psychotherapist and adoptee from California who is passionate about healing in community. Most of her work over 30 years has been focused on clients who experience serious illness or tragedy, where life was one way and suddenly changed on a dime. She later realized the trauma of this population mirrored her early life experience and that of many adoptees. Inspired by Viktor Frankl, Pam helps clients identify and cultivate what is uniquely meaningful to them, which allows for increased vitality and new possibilities. What excites her the most is helping people move from despair to finding a deeper Yes to their own lives. Because Pam is particularly interested in the power of healthy community to amplify the healing process, she facilitates healing courses and retreats for adult adoptees.
Author of:
The Extraordinary Superpowers of Adoptees article: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-extraordinary-superpowers-of-adoptees_us_5987a781e4b0f2c7d93f5702
And book 10 Foundations for a Meaningful Life (no matter what’s happened)
Cost:
$15 Reduced Rate Due to partial funding given by Ohio Kinect/ KAN
This Program is sponsored by funding from Ohio Kinnect.