The Adopted child
arcs counsellors are specialised in working with children and families who have experienced attachment and developmental trauma through being separated from family. arcs is trauma informed and works from an attachment focused framework. Our work is integrative and experiential. The children we see often have sensory processing issues and their trauma memories are implicit and somatic.
Research has established that early trauma effects brain development, emotional regulation, ability to form secure relationship and academic performance.
Research identifies these core issues for the child / adult in adoption and separation from family:
- Identity – Who am I?
- Divided Loyalty
- Intimacy in Relationship
- Attachment Difficulties
- Loss / Abandonment
- Guilt and Shame
- Fear and Anxiety
- Rejection
- Grief
- Anger / Rage / Powerlessness