Post Adoption Services

Heather Cargill, PsyD, LP

Biography

Following 22 years in the field as a licensed child psychologist, and 17 years in private practice, I am no longer providing direct care as an adoption-competent therapist. For my "second chapter", I am eager to join the team of HELP Specialists at Foster Adopt MN (FAM) in January, 2026. The HELP Program provides free, curated support services to any Minnesota adoptive, kinship or foster family; adopted persons, former foster youth and community professionals. 

Heather Cargill

Brady Brecht

He/Him/His
Biography

Processing of adoptions and transfers of custody for children exiting foster care. Licensing relatives in emergency relative placements. Completing post adoption/transfer benefit reassessments. Providing adult and children's mental health case management.

Address:
Western Prairie Human Services
211 East Minnesota Ave.
Suite 200
Glenwood, MN 56334

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Sharon Bonnett, MSW, LICSW, RPT

Biography

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist providing therapeutic services for children, adolescents and families. I received my Bachelors Degree in Social Work from Bethel University, St. Paul, a Masters of Social Work from Minnesota State University, Mankato . I am passionate about helping children and families work together toward positive change and healing.

Sharon Bonnett

Brad Bonnett, LMFT

Biography

I am privileged to have a vocation where I can equip and accompany people on their journey toward healing, allowing them to live a life they were created to live. The path of adoption is an area where I have experience personally and professionally. I have seen how wonderful forming a family can be as well as how difficult. I am experienced in providing therapy to children and adults for over 12 years. My training in EMDR impacts much of what I do and how I supervise other mental health professionals. I understand people thru the lens of attachment, object relations and narrative therapy.

Brad Bonnett

Danielle Biederman

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Biography

Permanency Worker- focusing on adoptions, transfer of permanency and legal custody (TPLPC), adoption disruptions/dissolutions, and statewards.

Address:
Olmsted County Health Housing and Human Services
2117 Campus Drive SE
Rochester, MN 55904

Danielle Biederman

Wendy L. Baker, MSW, LICSW

Biography

Wendy L. Baker, MSW, LICSW is co-founder of Family Circle Counseling, in St. Paul, MN. A family focused group practice with particular dedication to adoptive and foster care families and their unique and potentially intensive therapeutic needs. Wendy has over 40 years of therapeutic experience working with high needs children, teens, families and individuals of all ages with specialization in clinical work with trauma survivors who deal with issues surrounding childhood neglect, physical & sexual abuse and attachment traumas/disruptions.

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Brenda Anderson-Powers, LSW

Biography

Brenda L. Anderson-Powers, LSW is a Director of Transformation at the national non-profit, Alia Innovations. Team Alia are UnSysteming the child welfare system and shifting mindsets and practice to keep children safely with, not from, their families. Alia employs a community co-design approach, working alongside parents with lived expertise and innovative systems leaders as partners to co-create new solutions to longstanding problems, while supporting the wellbeing of leaders, teams, and caregivers.

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