Meet Robin Elkins, LPC: Healing Through Adoption with Sand Tray Therapy

At the Gladney Counseling Center, we know that healing from trauma, grief, and life’s challenges requires a unique approach for every individual. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Robin Elkins, LPC, a dedicated therapist who brings a specialized focus on Sandtray Therapy and trauma-informed care. With a passion for helping adoptive families, birth parents, and adoptees, Robin creates a safe, creative, and empowering space for healing.

Adoption is a lifelong journey, and while it brings love and connection, it can also come with emotional complexities. Whether you are an adoptee, birth parent, or adoptive family, seeking counseling can be a powerful step toward healing, understanding, and growth. But how do you know when it’s the right time to start? Here are six key signs that counseling could help support you or your family.

Adopting from India is not just a process—it’s a path toward connection, belonging, and family. For those drawn to India, this journey holds deep meaning. Whether you have cultural ties to the region or feel a strong pull toward international adoption, Gladney’s India adoption program offers the opportunity to grow your family with intention, care, and support at every step.

Opening Doors: Gladney’s International Team Visits Vietnam and India

As part of our ongoing commitment to finding loving, permanent families for children around the world, members of Gladney’s international team recently traveled to Vietnam and India to take significant steps toward launching new international adoption programs.

Now Open: India and Vietnam Adoption Programs

Gladney is proud to announce the official opening of our India and Vietnam International Adoption Programs. These new programs reflect the expansion of Gladney’s global work in international adoption—rooted in ethics, collaboration, and the belief that every child deserves the opportunity to grow up in a safe, stable, and nurturing family environment.

Adoption is a beautiful and life-changing journey, but it also comes with emotional complexities that can affect adoptees, children affected by foster care, birth parents, foster parents, and adoptive families in different ways. Whether you’re struggling with identity, attachment, or past trauma, therapy provides a safe space to explore emotions, develop coping skills, and find healing. Here are eight common adoption-related challenges and how counseling can help you navigate them.

What is International Adoption?
International adoption is the process of adopting a child from another country and bringing them into your family to provide a loving, permanent home. It offers families the chance to grow while giving children from around the world the opportunity to thrive in a supportive and nurturing environment. Children all over the world are waiting to be matched with their forever families, and international adoption is one pathway to make that dream a reality.

Hosting & Camp Program, July 13-20 Fort Worth

In 2024, our international hosting program aims to provide a cultural experience by bringing international children who are eligible for adoption to the United States from June 28 - July 14. This unique experience transforms the lives of these vulnerable children and leaves a lasting impact on the hosting families.

With over 153 million children in alternative care worldwide, the need for loving families is more pressing than ever. In 2024, our hosting program aims to bridge this gap by bringing international children who are eligible for adoption to the United States from June 28 - July 14. This unique experience transforms the lives of these vulnerable children and leaves a lasting impact on the hosting families.