We offer counseling and consultation for a range of post adoption issues, such as family relationships, grief and loss, search and reunion, building a new relationship with a birth family member and sorting through questions, thoughts, and feelings. Counseling and consultation at The Cradle are available to all members of the adoption circle. The following services are offered to anyone touched by adoption, even if the adoption was not planned through The Cradle.

Our counseling staff serve many kinds of clients, such as:

• A birthparent sorting through feelings when planning a private adoption for her baby; one deciding whether to search; and another who was recently “found."
  
• An adoptive parent considering when and how to talk to their child about adoption; another trying to decipher the impact of adoption issues versus school issues on their teenager’s behavior; a third preparing to adopt an older child from overseas.
  
• An adopted person struggling with whether it is the right time for them to search; another attempting to incorporate information about their birth family into their life

Contact: Call 847-475-5800 and ask for our Community Adoption Counselor if you are interested in setting up an appointment or would like more information.