BPAR Group Therapy & Workshops Schedule
Here’s a schedule of therapeutic Post Adoption Support Groups and non-therapeutic workshops run by the clinicians at BPAR.
Please visit our Group Therapy page if you’d like to learn more about these peer groups for adoptees of all ages and adoptive and foster families.
To express interest in a group, please use our Peer Groups Form.
Parenting through Disconnection Group
Zoom online with BPARWhen attempts at parenting with empathy, compassion, and cultivating joy are met with withdrawal, avoidance, or defensiveness, parents may experience a stress response called blocked care that creates disconnection in the parent-child relationship. This support group will be a space for adoptive parents to share with one another and receive support around the challenges of…
Parents of Teen Adoptees Group
Zoom online with BPARBPAR's therapeutic group for parents of adopted teens ages 13-18 offers a safe space to meet other adoptive parents and caregivers and share stories and experiences. This group meets virtually. Please contact us with questions. Group Cost: $35* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time of…
Parents of Young Adoptees Group
Zoom online with BPARBPAR's therapeutic group for parents of young adoptees ages 4-7 offers a safe space for parents and caregivers of young adoptees to meet others and share their stories and experiences. Group members will be invited to discuss all aspects of parenting—the challenges, joys, frustrations, and successes. Please contact us with questions. Group Cost: $30* per…
LGBTQ Adult Adoptee Support Group
Zoom online with BPARA group for adult adoptees who identify as LGBTQ to access support and build community to facilitate healing, ages 18+ This biweekly group will be a brave therapeutic space in which you will be able to explore the challenges of being adopted and being LGBTQ. Group will be led through an IFS lens and will…
Search and Reunion Group
Zoom online with BPARThis Search & Reunion group offers a safe, affirming space for adult adoptees to share and learn from one another about what it is like to search for and reunite with biological family members. Whether you are just curious, searching, in reunion or at some other point in the process, you are welcome in this…
International Young Adult Adoptee Group
Zoom online with BPARThis young adult adoptee group explores the unique and complex factors related to international adoption including integration and loss of dual identity, birth country, culture/language, ethnicity/race, naturalization, etc. The group is designed to promote self-exploration and emotional processing of the international adoptee experience.
People of Color Adult Adoptee Support Group
Zoom online with BPARPeople of Color group for people touched by adoption, ages 18+ This group is a brave therapeutic space in which we will explore and process what it is like to be a person of color in the world today. Racial identity development is already complex before adding adoption to it. Group leader: Marta Isabella Sierra,…
Adult Adoptee Group
Zoom online with BPARBPAR's Adult Adoptee Group is a monthly peer group for adult adoptees. This group offers a safe and supportive environment where individuals can share their adoption stories and experiences through discussion, writing, and other modes. Sharing is optional. Group Cost: $35*. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at time of group.…