Post Adoption Support
At BraveLove, we believe it’s vital that a birth mother not walk alone because the journey of adoption does not end at placement.
Here’s a list of birth parent post-adoption support groups, retreats, and online groups around the country that we recommend. These groups/events are not facilitated by BraveLove, but we’ve spoken with them, vetted them, and encourage you to see if they could be a good fit for you.
Every person is different, which is why we’ve created this varied list. We continue to expand this directory with more details and groups in order to provide lots of different avenues of support both online and offline. If you know of a birth parent support group or retreat, contact us. We’d love to learn more about them.
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Spence-Chapin Monthly Birth Parent Support Group
Spence-Chapin’s Birth Parent Support Group is a virtual meet-up for individuals who made an adoption plan (with Spence-Chapin or elsewhere) and are at any stage in their placement journey. This group is a safe place to get support and know that you are not alone. Topics will include coping with feelings of grief and loss, sharing challenges and successes with open and closed adoption, and improving communication with friends and family around your adoption plan.
Spence-Chapin’s Birth Parent Support Group meets on the last Tuesday of every month at 7pm EST.
There is no cost to attend. All attendees will receive a Zoom link to their confirmation email after registration.
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St. John’s United Family Services
Visit SiteSt. John’s United Family Services offers an online Birthmother Circle support group that meets virtually the first Wednesday of every month. Call or text for more information.
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Gifts of Grace Adoption Support Center
Please email or text for more information about our virtual support group options.
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Nightlight Birth Mom Zoom Group
Nightlight Christian Adoptions hosts a Birth Mom Zoom call the first Saturday of every month at 11 am EST. It is for mom’s who have placed through Nightlight.
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BirthmomsConnect Support Calls
On Your Feet Foundation’s support calls are for all birthmothers looking for a safe space to share their experiences with a supportive group of people who understand their journeys. Birthparents do not have to be a current client of On Your Feet to join. Advanced registration is required. Full details and how to register can be found here.
Arizona
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Expectant & Birth Mother Support Group – Gilbert
Visit SiteAdoption Home Study Services of Arizona offers a monthly support group for those who have placed a child for adoption OR those who are considering their options. This group is a safe place to get support and know that you are not alone. It’s for any expectant mother considering her options, birth mothers, and a support person of their choice.
The group meets on the 1st Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. No cost to attend. Additional post-adoption support services include: Private Facebook Group for birth mothers only, individual support and education through the adoption process, outreach opportunities
California
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Lifetime Healing Birth Mother Support Group – Anaheim
This group meets in Anaheim every 2nd Sunday of the month at 6pm. Any birth mother is welcome.
Call, text, or email Katie for more information
Florida
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SEEN Birthmother Healing Program – Vero Beach
Calling all Birthmothers in Vero Beach! Embrace, Empower, Connect
Join our SEEN Birthmother Support Group, a nurturing community just for you. Share your journey, find support, and build lifelong connections with others who understand. Together, let’s celebrate the strength and love that define birth mothers. You’re not alone. Your story matters.
Start your empowering journey with us beginning on January 23, 2024, at 6:00 PM. Light refreshments will be served.
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SEEN Birthmother Healing Program – Winter Park
Calling all Birthmothers in Central Florida! Embrace, Empower, Connect
Join our SEEN Birthmother Support Group, a nurturing community just for you. Share your journey, find support, and build lifelong connections with others who understand. Together, let’s celebrate the strength and love that define birth mothers. You’re not alone. Your story matters.
Start your empowering journey with us beginning on January 17, 2024, at 6:30 PM! Light refreshments will be served.
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A Women’s Pregnancy Center Birthmother Support Group – Tallahassee
A Women’s Pregnancy Center is pleased to offer a support group for birth moms at any stage in their placement journey. The support group meets once a month on varying dates and at varying times in accordance with what works well with birth moms’ schedules. Please contact Sherri Daume for the next meeting time and location.
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Placement from the Heart Support Group – Port Orange
Visit SitePlacement from the Heart is a local birth parent support group providing peer support and mentoring to all birth parents. We have tailored-made events for any individual that has been touched by adoption placement. If you are looking for a group of women who understand how you are feeling, Placement from the Heart is for you.
Adoption-minded women, women who are in the middle of their adoption plan, and women that have placed their child are invited to come and share a relaxed afternoon of good food and conversation. “Nothing is off-limits,” you will hear us talk about everything from morning sickness to new hairstyles! You can be yourself, just sit back and listen or jump in and ask a question.
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Bethany’s Birthmother Support Group
Visit SiteAdoption is a lifelong journey. You may find that you need support after an adoption is finalized. Bethany Christian Services understands and offers support groups for birth parents to share their experiences and lean on each other for strength and encouragement.
Contact the office for details on upcoming meetings.
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Birthmother Support of West Central
Be seen. Be heard. Be Valued. This group meets on the third Monday of every month.
Text Karen for more details.
Georgia
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SEEN Birthmother Healing Program – Stockbridge
This group meets the last Wednesday of every month at The Bridge Wellness South (100 Eagles Walk Stockbridge, GA 30281).
Contact Carol Corban for more details.
Illinois
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On Your Feet Foundation
On Your Feet Foundation’s birth mom retreats started nearly 20 years ago and are among the longest running and most consistent anywhere in the country. Run for birth moms by birth moms, every woman at the retreat, whether a facilitator or participant, is a birth mom. Our retreats are the one place where everyone understands each other because they have lived the same life-changing experience.
Full details and registration dates/deadlines can be found below.
Indiana
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Gifts of Grace Adoption Support Center – Lafayette
Gifts of Grace Adoption Support Center is offering a birth mom support group on the first Tuesday of every month. We have a mixture of in-person and virtual meetings. For more information, please reach out.
Kansas
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Catholic Diocese of Wichita’s Birth Mom Support Group – Wichita
The Catholic Diocese of Wichita offers a monthly support group that meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm. No cost to attend. It is open to the public but currently for birth mothers only.
Additional post-adoption support services include: private Facebook group for birth moms only, one-on-one counseling services, fall event with birth families and adoptive families, and an annual holiday party.
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Adoption Option’s Birthparent Support Group – Overland Park
Visit SiteAdoption Option, Inc. has an active birth parent support group that meets on the last Tuesday of every month from 6:00-7:00 pm at the Kansas office. The group is open to all birth parents who’ve made adoption plans for their children as well as to those who are pregnant and are considering adoption or are in the process of making adoption plans for their babies.
It can be very helpful to talk to others who are or have been in similar situations.
Minnesota
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Christian Adoption Services
We provide one-on-one meetings to birth moms focusing on the following themes:
Grief & Triggers, Future & Goal Planning, Resilience, Disappointment, Personal Narrative, Owning your Story, Gratitude & Forgiveness
Missouri
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Choosing Love
Choosing Love is a ministry that offers support, encouragement and uplifts birth moms! We also host a yearly brunch that honors birth moms every November! If you need another birth mom to talk to don’t hesitate to reach out.
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Lutheran Children and Family Services
LFCS Birth Mother Support Services welcomes any woman who has placed a child for adoption. We alternate monthly between virtual and in-person gatherings in 4 locations in MO. Join us to connect with other women with shared experiences!
Please contact Evelyn for details.
Nevada
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SEEN Birthmother Healing Program – Reno
This group will begin meeting on July 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Real Choices Women’s Center Meetings (5335 Reno Corporate Drive, Reno, NV 89511).
Contact Treion Daily for more details.
North Carolina
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Birth Mom Collective
To learn more about their annual retreat, send them an email
North Dakota
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Christian Adoption Services
We provide one-on-one meetings to birth moms focusing on the following themes:
Grief & Triggers, Future & Goal Planning, Resilience, Disappointment, Personal Narrative, Owning your Story, Gratitude & Forgiveness
Ohio
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Caring for Kids, Inc.
We provide support groups in two locations, Akron and Columbus. Our Akron support group meets the 2nd Saturday of every month at 1:00pm. Our Columbus support group meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm. All birth mothers are welcome.
Please contact Anna for more details.
Oklahoma
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SEEN Birthmother Healing Program – Tulsa
Calling all Birthmothers in Tulsa, Oklahoma! Embrace, Empower, Connect. Start your empowering journey with us!
Join our SEEN Birthmother Support Group, a nurturing community just for you. Share your journey, find support, and build lifelong connections with others who understand. Together, let’s celebrate the strength and love that define birthmothers. You’re not alone. Your story matters.
Location: Crisis Pregnancy Outreach, 10207 E. 61st St. Tulsa, Start date: January 23 (will meet every fourth week of the month), Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
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Deaconess’s Common Threads Birth Mother Retreat – Oklahoma City
Visit SiteDeaconess Pregnancy & Adoption, is a premier, care-oriented adoption agency serving women and families all across Oklahoma. They provide annual birth mother retreats to honor and support women who have made the courageous choice for adoption.
The staff at Deaconess are committed to providing lifelong services to birth families. It is normal to experience mixed feelings after placing a child for adoption. Many birth parents have questions about how to communicate with others who may be not understanding of their adoption decision.
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Crisis Pregnancy Outreach’s Birth Mother Support Group – Tulsa
Visit SiteYou are not alone, this group meets every Tuesday evening at 7pm for fellowship and support. Hope. Happiness. Love. Understanding. It may not feel like it now, but these things are within your reach.
Join us for support and find women who love you and want to walk alongside you on your adoption journey.
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Deaconess’s Common Threads Support Group – Oklahoma City
Visit SiteDeaconess Pregnancy & Adoption, is a premier, care-oriented adoption agency serving women and families all across Oklahoma. The following are the Post-Adoption Services they offer:
Search & Reunion – Whether you are a parent seeking your placed child or an adopted child seeking your birth parents or relatives, Deaconess can help. We offer search and reunion services tailored to your situation. Call us today to learn more about how we can help.
The staff at Deaconess are committed to providing lifelong services to birth families. It is normal to experience mixed feelings after placing a child for adoption. Many birth parents have questions about how to communicate with others who may be not understanding of their adoption decision.
Oregon
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Northwest Birthmom Group – Portland
The Northwest Birthmom Group was created to support and empower other birth mothers in their journey through friendship, love, strength, and support. This group is specifically for women who have placed a child for adoption. Jessica and Chelsea, birthmothers themselves, know firsthand the need for support and welcome those with open arms. All ages and placement dates welcome.
This birth mom support group meets in Portland the last Thursday of every month from 7:00-8:30pm. Follow their Facebook page for location changes.
Tennessee
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SEEN Birthmother Healing Program – Memphis
Making a life plan for your baby was one of the most difficult roads you ever walked. You know that adoption is a beautiful, life-affirming choice, but it’s not easy.
We want any birth mother needing support to walk with us through our SEEN study. Our group will start March 13th, 2023, 6:00 PM at Life Choices (5575 Raleigh LaGrange Road Memphis, TN 38134). Dinner will be provided. We will meet the second Monday of each month.
Contact Melissa Mathis for more details.
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Bethany’s Birthmother Support Group – Nashville
Visit SiteAdoption is a lifelong journey. You may find that you need support after an adoption is finalized. Bethany Christian Services understands and offers support groups for birth parents to share their experiences and lean on each other for strength and encouragement.
A group meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00pm.
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Bethany’s Birthmother Support Group – Knoxville
Visit SiteAdoption is a lifelong journey. You may find that you need support after an adoption is finalized. Bethany Christian Services understands and offers support groups for birth parents to share their experiences and lean on each other for strength and encouragement.
A group meets the third Tuesday of every month from 6:30-8:30pm.
Texas
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Birth Mom Bridge Ministries
To learn more information about their annual birth mother retreats, visit their website.
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The Table – Dallas/Fort Worth
A support group for birth parents currently meeting over Zoom on the third Thursday of the month at 7 PM CST.
Lacy and Katie met at a support group for birth mothers. After a while, they began to notice birth parents were not taking advantage of the resources available to them. They wanted to find a way to change this and help more birth parents find support. Not long after, The Table was born – a place where birth parents can find support in each other and in a casual setting, not a therapeutic one.
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Texas Christian Adoptions Support Group – Southlake
This support group is held either in person (if requested) or over Zoom. For more information, contact Andrea.
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AdoptionWorks Support Group – Dallas/Fort Worth
Visit SiteAdoptionWorks has partnered with Lifetime Healing to provide a support group for birth mothers.
This support group is for women at any stage in post-placement, and they meet on the fourth Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:30 PM. There is no cost to attend.
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New Life Adoption’s Support Group – Tomball
Visit SiteAn open support group for birth mothers (who have placed a baby for adoption with our agency, any other agency, or private adoption) and pregnant women considering adoption.
The group meets quarterly and provides peer support and counseling.
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Aggieland’s Post Adoption Support – College Station
Aggieland Pregnancy Outreach believes adoption is a lifelong journey. We are here to support you through the process of placement and after the adoption has been finalized. APO understands the needs of birth mothers and the need to share their experiences and gain support and encouragement from other birth parents. This group is for women who are considering adoption and women who have already placed their child into an adoptive family.
Additional post-adoption support services include a private Facebook group for birth moms only, one-on-one counseling services, support when meeting with adoptive families, and occasional special events.
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Birth Parent Support Group at Catholic Charities – Dallas
This birth parent support group offers emotional support for people at all stages of the life-long adoption process. It’s an opportunity to connect with other birth parents and share stories. It’s facilitated by a licensed adoption professional, who is also a birth mother.
– Free support group
– Family members welcome
– Meetings begin at 5:45
Virginia
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Knee to Knee Birth Mother Community Group – Fairfax
This group meets in Fairfax every 3rd Saturday of the month from 10:30am-12:30pm. Any birth mother is welcome.
Call, text, or email Katy for more information.
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Catholic Charities of Arlington’s Support Group – Arlington
Visit SiteThis birth mother support group, hosted by Catholic Charities of Arlington, meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. It’s an open monthly support group for women of all ages and faiths and there’s no cost to attend. It is for birth mothers only. Other available services include:
– Private Facebook Page for Birth Mothers
– One-on-One Counseling
– Annual Birth Mother’s Day Picnic
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Bethany’s Birthmother Support Group
Visit SiteAdoption is a lifelong journey. You may find that you need support after an adoption is finalized. Bethany Christian Services understands and offers support groups for birth parents to share their experiences and lean on each other for strength and encouragement.
Contact the office for details on upcoming meetings.