Adoptee Connect Group

To empower young adult adoptees to connect, grow, and thrive by creating a safe, therapeutic environment and opportunity for peer support and community. 

Adult adoptees ages 18-32 may apply to participate in the group. Groups will be closed after they begin for a 3-month series and open again for new participants every fourth month (open house events). 

Groups will be co-led by Channing Palazzo, LMFT and an adoptee peer leader. The professional role will be to create structure, facilitate a safe environment for therapeutic support, provide resources and professional guidance. The peer support leader role will help co-lead and foster connection and community as a fellow adoptee. 

The group will meet once per month for a series of 3 months at a time. Each series will begin with an open house kick-off event that is open to new attendees. Open house nights are free of charge and open to any young adult adoptee with the goal of providing an opportunity to meet other adoptees and explore what the upcoming series involves. Each series will have a specific theme and objective, and participants will have the opportunity to provide input and feedback on the themes discussed. Groups will be closed after the 3-months series begins and open again on the 4th month for new participants to apply. Each group will have a maximum of 8 participants per group. Participants can sign up for more than one group series. 

Each monthly group meeting with have three components to help participants connect, grow, and thrive. 

Connect: Snacks will be provided and casual unstructured time will be offered so adoptees can connect and get to know each other. 

Grow: Therapeutic content related to the series theme will be discussed and explored. (Examples may include - Understanding your attachment style; strategies for emotional regulation; processing your story.) 

Thrive: Participants will be given tools and strategies to practically process and apply content to their lives in ways that foster healing and help them thrive. 

Participants have two options based on what is most feasible for them. 

1) Pay per group - $40 per 1.5 hour group session

2) Pre-pay for 3-month/3 group sessions - $100 ($20 discount) 

Groups will meet once a month for a 90-minute group session on Sundays from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm.