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5 Tips for Maximizing Your Adoption Counseling Experience

Posted by Gladney Center on 8/7/25 9:00 AM

Adoption-focused counseling at the Gladney Center for Adoption’s Counseling Center provides a safe and supportive space to explore your identity, process emotions, and gain tools for personal growth. To make the most of your sessions, it’s essential to be proactive and engaged. Here are five ways to ensure your counseling journey is impactful and rewarding.

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Topics: Counseling Services

Play Therapy for Adopted Kids | Expressive Healing

Posted by Gladney Center on 8/6/25 9:00 AM

Adoption can bring a range of emotions for children. While some adjust easily, others may struggle with anxiety, grief, attachment issues, or behavioral challenges. Young adoptees, especially those with early trauma or foster care experiences, may find it difficult to put their feelings into words.

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Topics: Counseling Services

Virtual Counseling for Adoption and Trauma Support

Posted by Gladney Center on 7/24/25 9:00 AM

Virtual Counseling for Adoption and Trauma Support

Starting counseling can feel like a big step—but you don’t have to take it alone. At the Gladney Center for Adoption, we provide adoption-competent, trauma-informed counseling designed to support individuals and families through life transitions, emotional challenges, and adoption-related experiences. Whether you’re seeking care for yourself, your child, or your whole family, we’re here for you—in person or through secure virtual sessions offered across Texas.

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Sandtray Therapy | Expressing Emotions in Adoption Care

Posted by Gladney Center on 7/23/25 1:55 PM

Adoption is a journey filled with love, growth, and transformation, but it can also bring up deep, complex emotions that are difficult to put into words. Grief, identity struggles, attachment challenges, and trauma can manifest in ways that adoptees and birth parents may not always know how to express.

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New NTI Training | Gladney University

Posted by Gladney Center on 6/16/25 10:24 AM

At Gladney, we believe that every child deserves not only a loving family, but a community of professionals who understand their unique needs. That’s why we’re excited to share that Gladney University’s new Learning Management System (LMS) is now offering NTI  Adoption Competency Training for both child welfare professionals and mental health providers.

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Meet Caitlyn Ussery | Gladney Counseling Services

Posted by Gladney Center on 5/9/25 10:39 AM

At the Gladney Center for Adoption, we believe that adoption is a lifelong journey—one that requires both understanding and support. That’s why we’re proud to spotlight Caitlyn Ussery, LCSW-S, a highly skilled clinician who now serves in a leadership role guiding therapy team at Gladney Counseling Services.

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Topics: Counseling Services

Gladney Counseling Services in Houston, TX

Posted by Gladney Center on 5/8/25 9:00 AM

Adoption is a lifelong journey—one filled with love, loss, identity, and growth. For individuals and families in the Houston area, Gladney Counseling Services offers compassionate, trauma-informed therapy tailored to the adoption experience.

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Why Families Choose India and Vietnam | International Adoption

Posted by Gladney Center on 5/6/25 2:31 PM

 

A Love That Crosses Borders

International adoption is more than a process—it’s a calling. It often begins with a quiet tug on the heart, a moment of reflection after reading a child’s story, or a desire to build a family rooted in love without borders.

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Topics: Superkids, International Adoption

Adopting From Vietnam: Getting Started

Posted by Gladney Center on 5/6/25 2:28 PM

Adopting from Vietnam: A Journey of Compassion and Connection

Adopting from Vietnam is a heartfelt journey that offers children a future full of possibility, love, and belonging. Whether you are drawn to Southeast Asia through heritage, humanitarian vision, or simply feel called to grow your family through international adoption, Gladney’s Vietnam adoption program offers a thoughtful and deeply supportive path.

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Topics: Superkids, International Adoption

Meet Diana Gibson | Gladney Art Therapy

Posted by Gladney Center on 5/5/25 4:12 PM

Where Creativity Meets Clinical Care

At the Gladney Counseling Center, healing happens in connection—and sometimes, that connection begins with a paintbrush, a sculpture, or a storybook. We’re honored to introduce Diana Gibson, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, a trauma-informed therapist and board-certified art therapist who brings more than a decade of experience into the counseling space.

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