Adoption Issues

Becca Flatt (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

MSW, LCSW

I work from the Adoptee's standpoint. As both an adult adoptee and an adoptive parent, I not only understand adoption from a clinical perspective, but I have the lived experience of approaching adoptees with a fundamental understanding and empathy. I Only provide therapeutic services for adoptees.

Dr. Katie Statman-Weil (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

EdD, LCSW

I work with foster and adoptive parents who want to explore the complexities of parenting after trauma/loss. I use an attachment based framework to support you in building a homelife where your child feels fully seen and valued. As a former foster parent and now adoptive parent, I understand the experience of building attachment with a child/children from the ground up.

Dr. Tee Mayfield (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

PhD, LPC, MFT

If you know of anyone caring for a child with a traumatic history, don’t hesitate to recommend Center of Cultivating Parents services today. We welcome the opportunity to provide caregivers with mental health professionals and resources equipped to help children or teens heal. This is a fight no foster child or parent should weather alone.

Sarabeth Casey, LPC (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NBCC

I completed the Adoptive & Foster Family post-graduate certificate program, a collaboration between DHS and PSU, in 2018. More info can be found: https://www.orparc.org/

Kaysey Crump (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, PMH-C

Many people choose to become parents or grow their families through adoption or foster care. In 2017 I received a postgraduate certificate in Adoptive & Foster Family Therapy through Portland State University. I spent many years working with youth and families in the foster care system, and I love helping families navigate the complexities involved in adoption and foster care. If you would like to explore whether these paths are right for you, or you have already grown your family through adopt

Bethany Ingram (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW

The experience of adoption and/or foster care presents unique grief/loss and identity issues into adulthood. I enjoy working with children, teens, and adults who are adopted or have experienced foster care, and I have been certified in Foster and Adoptive Family therapy through Portland State University’s child welfare partnership.

Erin Webb

Licensed Art Therapist

LPC, ATR

I have a passion for helping adopted and foster youth with healing, setting healthy boundaries, developing healthy coping skills and accessing self-compassion. For many years, I have supported families through crises and with understanding and addressing the effects of developmental trauma.

Lisa Wittorff

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I worked as an adoption social worker for 12 years, and also have 3 children through foster care, so I understand both personally and professionally the challenges of adoptive parenting. I also have been certified as an expert in attachment theory and have worked with many children with attachment issues and Reactive Attachment DisorI der.

L. Simone D'Amore (She/Her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MS

Children who have experienced trauma or disrupted attachment may have unique vulnerabilities or behavioral challenges. I work to support families with understanding and responding to their child's needs through a trauma-informed lens. I have completed certification training on Family Therapy for Foster and Adoption, provided by PSU and DHS.