Post-Adoption Counseling

Cameron Lee Small, LPCC

Biography

Cam’s personal experience as an international adoptee from Korea informs and inspires his current professional work. He formed his own private practice, Therapy Redeemed, in 2018, to raise awareness and respond to the mental health needs of adoptees and their families wherever they may be in their adoption journey. Cam is PACC certified and registered as an accredited service provider through TAC via Center for Adoption Support and Education. He is also a vetted clinician with Foster Adopt MN.

Cameron Lee Small

Erin Simonson, MSW, LICSW, LADC

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Biography

Erin earned her Master’s of Social Work from the University of North Dakota in 2019, following her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Argosy University in 2006. She has been working with individuals impacted by trauma since 2006, bringing extensive experience from various settings, including residential chemical dependency treatment, community-based mental health, school-based, outpatient mental health and chemical dependency, and community social work consultation.

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Julie Schultz, LSW, Rule 114 Qualified Neutral

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Biography

Julie is the executive director of Main Street Family Services, a social service agency whose focus is to support parents and their children with resources, solutions, and practical strategies they need to thrive. Julie is a social worker who has spent 20 years of her career supporting adoptive & foster care parents, and the biological parents of children who are in out-of-home placement. Julie is also a parent, adoptive parent, and grandparent.

Julie Schultz

NaTasha Sawicki, LBSW

Biography

Post Adopt is a program that provides support to families who have adopted from foster care, families who have adopted infants or children internationally or domestically, and to families who provide guardianship to a child in their home. We are a support system that offers a wide array of services at no charge to families. We offer a supportive network that families gain and continue to build as their child develops.

NaTasha Sawicki

Coral Popowitz

Biography

I have had over 25 years of experience working therapeutically with children, adolescents and adults through therapeutic foster care, adoption (of bi-racial child with disabilities), grief, trauma and loss therapy individually, couples and families. Most significant training and expertise in grief and trauma. Trauma Studies certificate from U of Minn. and a certified thanatologist. Mother of seven adults, grandmother of ten above average grandchildren, married 40+ years.

Coral Popowitz

Ashley Orchard, MA, LMFT

Biography

All people are striving for well-being in their life, with ideas, goals, and opportunities available for each unique person. It is my sincere belief that most people know the direction they aim towards in life. However, life often throws us curveballs, and it's okay to ask someone to come along for part of the journey. You may need help to reframe your perspective, build up coping skills and mindfulness, process trauma, or support your relationships in order to continue on your life's journey.

Ashley Orchard

Rachel Nester, MS, LPCC, RPT, IMH-E

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Biography

Nesting Connections, LLC provides attachment-based, trauma informed, play focused therapeutic services for ages 0-18 as well as support for caregivers and educators. Additional information can be found at www.nestingconnections.com

Address:
Nesting Connections, LLC
14051 Burnhaven Drive
Suite 111
Burnsville, MN, MN 55337

Rachel Nester

Brianne Miller, MSW, LICSW

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Biography

I primarily work with birth to age 18 children and families through the School Linked Mental Health program in Southwest Minnesota. I provide therapy through a variety of methods with the most commonly utilized treatments being TI-CPP, EMDR, CBT, and IFS.

Address:
Greater Minnesota Family Services
2320 E Hwy 12 Ste 2
Willmar, MN 56101

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Deirdre McKiernan, LICSW

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Biography

In my practice I provide therapy to children, teens, adults and families. I have worked with children of all ages dealing with a variety of issues including, anxiety and depression, adjustment issues, developmental disorders (Autism Spectrum Disorders), attachment disorders and issues of trauma and abuse. I have worked for many years with children and families involved in the foster care and adoption systems.

Deirdre McKiernan

Molly McHugh, MSW, LICSW

Biography

Molly McHugh is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Barry University in Miami, FL. Her Bachelor’s Degree is in Social Work from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Molly has worked with inner-city youth at the Pillsbury Waite House in Minneapolis and with asylum-seeking immigrants from Africa at the Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services at St. Thomas.

Molly McHugh