Yoffe Therapy

07/30/2025

Creating a Family strengthens foster, adoptive, and kinship families and the professionals who support them by creating expert-based, trauma-informed resources, community support, and training.

07/14/2025

✨ BE PART OF RESEARCH:
✨ ADOPTED YOUNG ADULTS’ TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
Adopted young adults ages 18-24 are invited to participate in a survey to share their perspectives and experiences related to adoption.

✨ For example: What advice would you give to adopted kids and families? What made the transition to adolescence and early adulthood easier or harder? For individuals who are in college: What was important to you in thinking about/choosing a college?

✨ The survey also asks some questions about birth family, mental health, and family relationships and communication.

✨ The survey takes 45 minutes to an hour to complete, on average. Participants will receive an ID # and individual survey link to participate. That individual link is UNIQUE and cannot be shared.

✨ You will receive $50 if you complete the survey. You must complete at least 75% of the questions to be paid. You can step away from it/your browser and complete it at various intervals; it doesn’t need to be completed in one sitting.

✨ To participate (i.e., to get an ID and link to the survey), please contact the Project Director, Abbie Goldberg, Professor of Psychology, Clark University www.abbiegoldberg.com
EMAIL: agoldberg@clarku.edu.

Bio Welcome! These pages contain general information about Abbie Goldberg’s research, teaching, and professional interests, and links to more detailed information about these topics. Abbie E. Goldberg is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, w...

07/10/2025

SOME GOOD NEWS: New York Takes an Historic Step for Foster Youth! Thank you FosterMore for sharing this!

On May 29th, The New York Assembly joined the Senate in passing S.B. 3781, Sofie Fashana's bill to end the dehumanizing practice of forcing foster youth to use trash bags as luggage.

Each year, roughly 14,657 children in New York’s foster care system experience 23,000 transitions between homes.

“No child should have to carry their belongings in a trash bag, as if their most cherished possessions are disposable,” said Foshana..“

By guaranteeing proper luggage when transitioning homes, this legislation ensures that young people’s most prized possessions are seen for what they are: symbols of our identity and worth.”

Here is a clip from the What is Adoption Animation showing a child with their belongings in trash bags: https://youtu.be/ukxdkDpAS6M?si=gxZnQTz79siHq5kd

07/08/2025

✨ New Blog Post from Adoption Therapist, Jeanette Yoffe, MFT
"The Ghost Kingdom: Exploring the Imagined Life of Adopted Children"

For many adopted children, there exists a hidden world of what could have been a realm of fantasy, questions, and unspoken stories about their birth families. This imagined life is what I call The Ghost Kingdom. They feel "in-between" 2 worlds. The ghosts of their ancestry and the life they live now.

In this gentle therapeutic intervention, children/teens/adults are invited to explore that inner world through storytelling, drawing, and reflection helping them make sense of the unknown, while strengthening their identity and emotional resilience.

🧠 It's a powerful tool for grief, identity, and integration.
🎨 It's creative, affirming, and healing.
💛 It's about giving voice to what was never said.

Read the full intervention here:
👉 https://www.jeanetteyoffe.com/post/ghost-kingdom-exploring-the-imagined-life-of-adopted-children-by-jeanette-yoffe-mft

Let’s continue to honor the complexity of the adoptee experience, one story at a time. 🌱

Jeanette Yoffe

Every adopted child carries invisible threads of curiosity—questions about where they came from, who their birth family might be, and what life could have looked like in a different world. This inner world is what psychologist Betty Jean Lifton called the “Ghost Kingdom”...an imagined space wh...

05/27/2025

🚨📘 In ONE WEEK - IT'S HERE! 📘🚨
At Yoffe Therapy we are beyond proud to announce the release of our directors new book, The Traumatized & At-Risk Youth Toolbox!

This book is a hands-on guide packed with over 160 creative, trauma-informed interventions designed for therapists, educators, caregivers, and advocates working with vulnerable youth. It's built from years of clinical experience and heart-led healing, offering real-world tools to help young people feel seen, heard, and supported.

Whether you're in the therapy room, classroom, or group home—this book will be your go-to resource for empowering change, building resilience, and restoring hope.

💥 Let’s help our youth heal with intention, creativity, and compassion.

📚 Grab your copy today and fill your toolbox with strategies that truly make a difference:
👉 https://www.pesi.com/item/the-traumatized-atrisk-youth-toolbox-150079

In The Traumatized and At-Risk Youth Toolbox, you’ll find a variety of adaptable trauma-and attachment-informed interventions for working with these children, drawn from play therapy, art therapy, psy

05/27/2025

Toxic stress isn't just a buzzword—it's a critical concept in understanding how early adversity can shape a child's future.

When children face prolonged challenges like abuse, neglect, or poverty without supportive relationships, their stress response systems can become overactivated, leading to long-term impacts on brain development and health. The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University explains how these experiences can disrupt neural connections and increase risks for issues like heart disease and depression later in life.

But there's hope. Supportive, responsive relationships with caring adults can buffer these effects, promoting resilience and healthy development. It's a powerful reminder that nurturing environments and informed policies are essential to protect our children's well-being.

Learn more about toxic stress and how we can make a difference:

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/key-concept/toxic-stress/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may2025

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Toxic stress can disrupt the healthy development of brain architecture and other bodily systems, increasing risk for stress-related disease well into adulthood.

04/18/2025

04/17/2025

🏳️‍🌈 At Yoffe Therapy, All Families Are Welcome. All Love is Celebrated. 🏳️‍🌈

We are proud to be a supporter of gay and le***an families, and we stand in full affirmation of diverse family structures built on love, connection, and authenticity.

At Yoffe Therapy, we believe that every child deserves a safe, nurturing home — and every parent deserves support, no matter who they love.

We’re honored to be listed in Gay Parent Magazine’s Adoption & Foster Care Resources, and we remain committed to providing trauma-informed, inclusive, and affirming therapy services to LGBTQIA+ families across all stages of the parenting journey.

💛 Love makes a family.
💬 Therapy helps love grow stronger.

🧠 Learn more about our services: https://yoffetherapy.com
🌈 Explore adoption & foster care support: Gay Parent Magazine Resources https://gayparentmag.com/family-resources/adoption-foster-care-resources/

Adoption and Foster Care Resources The following are descriptions of gay-friendly adoption & foster care agencies and businesses that can assist you in building or nurturing your family. THE BARKER ADOPTION FOUNDATION 301-664-9664 www.barkeradoptionfoundation.org The Barker Adoption Foundation is a....

03/21/2025

🌟 Exciting News at Yoffe Therapy! 🌟

We are thrilled to welcome LAURI GREENBERG, M.A., A.M.F.T. to the Yoffe Therapy team! 💛 https://yoffetherapy.com/lauri-greenberg

Lauri is a compassionate and skilled Child, Adult, and Family Therapist who brings a wealth of lived adoptee experience and heart to her work. She specializes in supporting clients through:

✨ Anxiety
✨ Trauma
✨ Depression
✨ Loss & Grief
✨ Self-Esteem Issues
✨ Coping Skills Development
✨ Parenting Challenges
✨ LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Care
✨ Adoption & Foster Care Competence
✨ And more!

Lauri has a special gift for connecting with **children and families**, helping them feel seen, heard, and empowered. Whether you're navigating life transitions, emotional challenges, or simply seeking support—Lauri is here to walk alongside you with warmth and understanding.

📍 Now accepting new clients in-person and virtually.
📞 Contact us to schedule a session or learn more!

Join us in giving Lauri a big Yoffe Therapy welcome! 💬👇

03/17/2025

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT: OPEN ENROLLMENT! 🎉

The Academy Project is now accepting new students! 🌟

This FREE after-school enrichment program is specially designed for foster youth, and at-risk youth, providing academic support, mentorship, and fun activities in a safe and nurturing environment.

I recently visited the site and spent time with the kids, and I can truly say it was an inspiring and enriching experience. The energy, the support, and the sense of community were incredible. This program is such a great resource for foster youth and families in Los Angeles—one that truly makes a difference.

💙 Supported by former Judge Hon. Sherri Sobel, The Academy Project is dedicated to empowering youth with the resources, stability, and encouragement they deserve.

📚 What They Offer:
✅ Homework Help & Tutoring
✅ Life Skills & Mentorship
✅ Creative Arts
✅ Social-Emotional Learning
✅ A Supportive Community

📍 Enroll Now!**
📩 Visit the website: https://www.theacademyproject.org
Or email info@theacademyproject.org for more details.

Help us spread the word and give foster youth the opportunity to thrive! 💙