Support Groups Conferences CalendarBPAR 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.

LGBTQ Adult Adoptee Support Group

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A 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…

$35
Event Series Search and Reunion Group

Search and Reunion Group

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This 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…

$35

International Young Adult Adoptee Group

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This 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.

$35
Event Series Adult Adoptee Group

Adult Adoptee Group

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BPAR'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.…

$35
Event Series Tween Adoptee Group

Tween Adoptee Group

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BPAR's monthly Adoptee Group for Tweens Ages 11-12 offers a safe space for tweens to meet other tweens who are adopted and share their stories and experiences through writing, discussion, and art activities. This group meets virtually. Group Cost: $30* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due at…

$30

Parents of Adult Adoptees Group

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BPAR's therapeutic group for parents of adult adoptees offers a safe space for parents of adult adoptees to meet other adoptive parents and caregivers to share stories and experiences. This group meets virtually. Please contact us with questions. Group Cost: $30* per person, per session. We accept cash, check, and credit card. Payment is due…

$30

In-Person Young Teen Group (age 12-15)

Boston Post Adoption Resources - BPAR 235 Cypress Street, Brookline, MA, United States

In-Person Young Teen Group: The Restorative Practice of Self-Care (Turn those lemons into lemon water!) An expressive arts group for young teen adoptees age 12-15 This experiential group will offer teen members an opportunity to explore various methods of self-care through expressive therapies, mindfulness, embodied practices, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Group members will learn and…

$35