Adoption counsellors
Birth family counselling is an independent and confidential service for birth relatives of children who have been or are about to be adopted.
You are offered the chance to talk and will be supported in coming to terms with your grief and loss.
Support includes:
general advice and information about adoption
legal advice and information about adoption
advocacy support to help birth family members get their views across when dealing with children’s services and other official agencies
counselling or therapeutic support
support groups for birth families affected by adoption.
Birth family counselling is available through our independent partner agency, The Adoption Journey. Your conversations are private and will not be shared unless you agree with your support worker that it would be in the child’s best interests for some information to be shared. The only exception to this is if concerns come up about the safety or wellbeing of a child which, where possible, the support worker will share their concerns.
Book an appointment
The Adoption Journey can provide four sessions in a situation that suits you, by the phone, zoom, your own home or a neutral venue. They also run friendly monthly groups in Milton Keynes and Dunstable, where you can meet and be supported by others who have had similar experiences.
Visit the Adoption Journey website to find out more.
You can also reach them by:
Telephone: 07743 473510 / 07305 231859
Email: theadoptionjourney@outlook.com
Support and information for birth families
The Family Rights Group have an interactive map for birth relatives of children who have been adopted, or may be adopted, who are looking for information or support. It includes information about services that are free for birth families that offer:
general or legal advice
advocacy support to share your views with children’s services and other agencies
counselling or therapeutic support
support groups
advice on how you can contribute to a child’s life story book
support with contact
advice on accessing adoption records and information held by children’s services or an adoption agency
information and support about reconnecting with an adult relative who was adopted.