Trails Carolina Lake
Toxaway, NC

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Adoption and Attachment

Trails Carolina Primary Therapist Leigh Uhlenkott MS, LPCS, NCC, LMHC discusses her work with adopted students and their families.

Adoption is one of the most emotional, joyful experiences some parents will ever experience. However, if an adopted child is struggling with attachment issues, it can feel very difficult and sometimes overwhelming.

Trails Carolina Wilderness Therapy provides a powerful opportunity for young people with behavioral and emotional challenges related to adoption and attachment to build emotional connections with their adoptive parents and families.

Over the years, I have worked with many young people with attachment issues. Often, it's not an easy process to work through these behaviors. It's important for parents to be persistent in their efforts to form connections with their adopted child.

In my years of working with adoptive parents and their children at Trails Carolina, I have used several specific assignments which help to build a healthy dialogue between students and parents.

Below are some of the techniques I utilize in providing a foundation for students to establish healthy communication with their families:

To Learn More about Leigh's techniques please read the entire blog post. You can find it HERE.