PACT (Pre/Post Adoption Consulting and Training)

PACT (Pre/Post Adoption Consulting and Training) Consulting, Therapy (individual and couples) and Training
also professional and parent coaching

Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao, Ed.D., LCSW, LMFT, was the Founder and CEO of Center for Family Connections, Inc. (CFFC, 1995-2012) in Cambridge and New York, Founder and Director of Riverside After Adoption Consulting and Training (AACT, 2012 to 2015), PACT (Pre/Post Adoption Consulting and Training, 1982-present), and Pavao Consulting and Coaching. Dr. Pavao has done extensive training, both nationally and internationally. She is a lecturer in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and she has consulted to various public and private child welfare agencies, adoption agencies, schools, and community groups, as well as probate and family court judges, lawyers, and clergy. Additionally, she has worked closely with individuals and families touched by adoption, foster care, and other complex blended family constructions. She has developed models for treatment and for training using her systemic, intergenerational, and developmental framework, The Normative Crises in the Development of the Adoptive Family, and her book, The Family of Adoption (Beacon Press), has received high acclaim. Dr. Pavao has received many awards and honors, including the Children’s Bureau/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Adoption Excellence Award for Family Contribution (2003) and the Congressional Coalition on Adoption award for Angels in Adoption (2000).

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Giving TuesdayAngel Donors Welcome!Help Shape the Future of Adoption and Complex FamiliesDonate Now Dear Friend and Ally...
12/02/2025

Giving Tuesday
Angel Donors Welcome!

Help Shape the Future of Adoption and Complex Families
Donate Now


Dear Friend and Ally,
I am reaching out from both my heart and my life’s work.
For more than fifty years, I have walked beside children, adults, and families navigating the complex and often painful world of adoption, foster care, kinship, donor conception, and surrogacy. These are the families that live in the spaces between love and loss—and it has been my privilege to serve and learn from them.

Now, at 79 years old, I find myself at a new crossroads: with decades of knowledge, clinical models, and stories that could help so many more—if only I can ensure they are passed forward.

I am asking for your help to make that possible.

With your support, I can continue consulting, teaching, supervising, writing, and recording new materials—so that the lessons, methods, and insights I’ve developed over a lifetime will not be lost. Your donation will help me train the next generation of clinicians and advocates, while bringing hope and healing to countless families.

Every contribution, large or small, will make a tangible difference. It will keep this work alive—and keep me working as long as I am able.

Your donation will be tax-deductible, made through the National Association of Adoptees and Parents (NAAP), a trusted nonprofit 501(c)(3) that supports my work.

Please note: “For Pavao Consulting” on your donation.

Donation Options
Online: NAAP Donation Link Pavao Consulting
By Mail:
NAAP – Attn: Pavao Consulting
c/o Jennifer Fahlsing
1047 Guilford St.
Huntington, IN 46750

All donations are tax deductible.

From the bottom of my heart—thank you for helping me ensure that this vital work continues for generations to come.

With deep gratitude,

Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao
Pavao Consulting & Coaching

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🎉 Giving Tuesday is December 2nd! 🎉
I’m grateful to be part of the National Association of Adoptees and Parents (NAAP). Today, I invite you to support organizations run by and for adoptees and first parents—especially NAAP!
If you’ve attended our conferences, online support groups, or Happy Hour events, YOU are the reason we exist. Catch up on Happy Hour replays on our YouTube Channel: youtube.com//videos
Join NAAP’s vision and mission this Giving Tuesday! Whether it’s a one-time $5 donation, a sponsorship, or a monthly gift, every contribution matters. Thank you for building and sustaining this amazing community.
We can’t wait to see you in person next year at the Untangling Our Roots Summit in Atlanta, March 19-22, 2026!
Donate today and help us make a difference!

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Belmont, MA
02478

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Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
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