Adoption Counseling in Marion & Across Indiana

Adoption is a life-changing journey that can be complex, involving emotional, legal, and practical steps. Mackee Counseling has therapists who have special expertise to help support families through pre and post-adoption challenges. These professionals understand the challenges that can arise—whether it’s adjusting to new family dynamics, addressing questions of identity, or processing through losses. 

Support is available every step of the way, ensuring that children and families can move forward with confidence, security, and hope. By working with experienced therapists and counselors, families can build strong, healthy relationships and create a nurturing environment where everyone can thrive.

Compassionate Support For Adoptees and Their Families

We Know That Adoption Can Be Sensitive To Navigate

Adoption is a lifelong journey filled with complex emotions. Whether you’re a birth parent, adoptive parent, or adoptee, your story matters. At Mackee Counseling, we offer compassionate adoption counseling for individuals and families across Indiana. Through our virtual therapy platform, you can access the support you deserve from the comfort and privacy of your home. We believe in building a trusting, professional relationship with each client, creating a safe and personalized space to explore your unique experiences.

We’re dedicated to helping clients heal, reconnect, and grow.

Foster Care and Adoption

Many clients who seek our services for adoption have also experienced foster care. 

In Marion, Indiana, organizations like Debra Corn Foster Care provide comprehensive resources, including foster parent training, support groups, and respite care. These services help foster parents build the skills and confidence needed to support children through challenging times and, when the time is right, to navigate the adoption process.

Support should not end with placement. Ongoing assistance is available to help families adjust, address any behavioral or emotional challenges, and ensure that both parents and children feel secure and connected. 

You Don’t Need To Navigate This Alone

If you’re reading this, you may be carrying silent pain or unanswered questions about adoption. Maybe you’ve been trying to “move on,” but something still doesn’t feel quite right.

You might be:

  • A birth parent struggling with grief, guilt, depression, or addiction

  • An adoptive parent feeling uncertain about how to support your child, especially if they have experienced trauma

  • An adoptee (child, teen, or adult) feeling lost, disconnected, misunderstood, or dealing with depression or addiction

  • A member of a family where communication feels strained, confusing, or impacted by experienced trauma

Adoption Counseling Can Help You Reclaim Peace

Adoption counseling is a safe place to process emotions, gain clarity, and move forward with strength. The therapy process is individualized and trust-based, ensuring that your unique needs and experiences are respected throughout your journey. Working with an experienced therapist who understands the nuances of adoption can help you:

  • Find relief from guilt, grief, or anxiety

  • Strengthen attachment and connection in adoptive families

  • Develop tools for open, age-appropriate conversations about adoption

  • Explore and affirm identity as an adoptee

  • Navigate search and reunion with realistic expectations and emotional preparation

  • Heal from early trauma or disrupted attachments

  • Feel seen, heard, and validated in your unique adoption story

  • Benefit from a focus on adoption-related challenges, addressing various aspects of identity, attachment, and family dynamics in counseling

With support, you can move from confusion to clarity, from disconnection to deeper relationships, from pain to peace.

Common Reasons People Begin Adoption Counseling

Everyone’s journey with adoption is different, but many clients come to us with:

  • Feelings of loss, grief, or “missing pieces”

  • Guilt or shame related to relinquishment or adoption decisions

  • Struggles with bonding or attachment

  • Identity confusion or questions about heritage and belonging

  • Behavioral challenges, including anger management

  • Family conflict and relationship issues within the adoptive family

  • Anxiety or overwhelm about open adoption or reunion

  • Communication difficulties within the adoptive family

If any of this resonates with you, you’re not alone — and you’re in the right place.

Our Therapists Are Here to Support You

At Mackee Counseling, we specialize in walking alongside members of the adoption constellation. Our therapists have extensive experience working with adoption, trauma, and family dynamics. We know adoption is not a one-time event but a lifelong experience. Whether you’re wrestling with grief, identity, or relationship dynamics, we offer space for you to unpack the layers with support and care.

We bring a trauma-informed, attachment-centered lens to every session, assisting clients in navigating the complexities of adoption and healing, and helping you explore the past while building resilience for the future.

Trauma Informed Care

Growth and Healing Focused

Strengths-Based, Client-Centered, And Collaborative

What’s Holding You Back From Starting?

"I'm not sure this is serious enough for therapy."

Adoption affects every layer of identity, relationship, and belonging. Whatever you’re feeling is valid and worthy of support.

"I don’t have time to get to a counseling office."

That’s why we offer virtual therapy sessions across Indiana. Whether you’re in Marion or miles away, care is just a click away.

"It’s been years since the adoption. Is it too late?"

Not at all. Adoption impacts us across the lifespan. Whether you’re an adult adoptee or a birth parent processing your decision years later, it’s never too late to seek healing.

Book a Free Consult Today

Whether you’re grieving a decision, trying to parent through tough emotions, or simply longing to feel whole, we’re here to walk with you. Adoption counseling can positively transform the lives of children, parents, and families by providing support and guidance through every step of the journey.

Contact us today at (765) 573-5055 or complete the form below to learn more about our adoption counseling services in Marion, IN.

FAQs about Adoption Counseling

  • We support all members of the adoption constellation: biological families, adoptive parents, and adoptees of all ages (children, teens, and adults).

  • Sessions are held via a secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform. You can join from anywhere in Indiana using a computer, tablet, or smartphone.

  • Please contact us directly to inquire about current insurance panels or sliding scale options. We aim to make therapy accessible.

  • Not at all. Whether adoption is a recent experience or happened decades ago, your feelings matter. We welcome you at any stage of the journey.

  • Simply reach out to book your free consultation. We’ll learn more about your needs and match you with a therapist who fits your goals.

Where We’re Located

1331 W. 35th Street
Marion, IN 46953

Phone
(765) 573-5055