Adoption Services for Birth Mothers in Colorado
By Lindsay Parkoo
If you become unexpectedly pregnant, you might consider services provided by adoption. An unplanned pregnancy can bring unpredictable problems, so it’s best to be as prepared as you can be. Adoption Choices of Colorado is a licensed, local, and reputable agency whose resources can help you. We guide you on how to give your baby up for adoption so they can have a better life.
Financial Support with CO Adoption
Adoption in Colorado guarantees you financial care. One of the major fears that birth mothers have been the cost of adoption in Colorado. Most adoption agencies in Colorado will provide the funds and pay for certain expenses. Your adoption agency can help you pay the bills during your pregnancy. If you have rent, groceries, or other payments that need to be made, we can help you. We can also cover transportation to and from the hospital.
Providing Medical Care for Adoption in Colorado
Your health and safety is very important. After all, you are caring for a baby that will be going to a loving home. We can help you set up appointments with doctors and work on your medical bills as well. Our services also extend to being in the delivery room if you need us and assisting you there.
Colorado Adoption Agencies Provide Supportive Counseling
Though this choice is one for the better, it can be emotionally hard to deal with. Parting with a child you’ve carried with you for months isn’t an easy thing to do. That’s why adoption agencies in Colorado have professionals to help you with your mental health.
Adoption Choices of Colorado can set you up with professional therapists who specialize in adoption. Our specialists are more likely to understand how and what you feel. We’ll recommend activities and exercises that help you heal and grow. If you need solidarity and support, we can set you up with adoption Colorado Springs birth mother support groups. This can help increase good mental health and find others who intimately understand your journey.
Education on Adoption
While we’re here to help you along your journey, we also have a mission to educate. There’s a lot of information about adoption every birth mother needs to know about. It can be overwhelming at times. However, we make sure you don’t stress through the process. Each birth mother’s adoption journey is different. However, she should have the full scope of options when figuring out what to do for her baby. That’s where we come in. We guide you step by step, whether choosing the type of adoption or making the adoption plan.
In that adoption plan, you have the option to choose the adoptive family if you choose open adoption. This is a very common choice for women in adoption. This allows you to keep in touch with your child if you’d like to. If you’d rather not have any contact with your child, your agency can recommend getting a closed adoption instead. This can help if you are in an unsafe situation or believe this would help you heal after the adoption.
Contact Adoption Choices for Adoption Services in Colorado
You should always feel comfortable reaching out to an adoption agency for anything. We are here for you and your needs. So, don’t be shy and take advantage of the resources and assistance we provide for you. Every adoption journey is different, but each birth mother should be satisfied with their care.
Stephanie joined the Adoption Choices family in 2014 as the Child Placement Supervisor. Her love for adoption began in first grade when she made friends with twins adopted from Vietnam. Her heart grew strong over the years for adopted children and ultimately led her to graduate school where she continued her focus to her dream of working in the adoption field. Stephanie earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver in 2001. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has worked as a pregnancy counselor and as an adoptive parent counselor for foster care, international adoption and domestic adoption, writing hundreds of home studies for families, and helping build their forever families. Stephanie is married and has three boys ages 12, 9, and 5. Together with her family she enjoys riding bike, playing games, watching her three sons compete in their various sporting and musical activities and go on vacations.
Christy Ikeler, is our Executive Director and Birth Parent Director. Christy has been with Adoption Choices Team for 18 years, since opening the doors in 2002! Christy has a true passion for what she does and her true love is working with and helping each birth parent. Whether she is up all night on the phone talking with them, taking them to doctors appointments, out for their favorite treat, providing counseling or at the hospital during labor and delivery, Christy is very involved every step of the way. She has a contagious laugh and a spunky personality that our birth moms all can bond with and relate to. As an adoptive parent herself, adoption holds a very special place in her heart and she can relate on every level with both birth parents and adoptive parents. In her free time Christy loves spending time with her daughter, gardening, baking and taking vacations with her family. Christy is an excellent leader for our team at Adoption Choices and is truly one of a kind!! As Executive Director, Christy spends time with the staff, birth parents and adoptive families in order to ensure that the agency is running smoothly. She has placed a huge emphasis on community outreach and programs for birth parents. Christy loves the opportunity to lead the agency into a brighter future.
Ms. Mackenzie has built a successful counseling career over the past 20 years, supporting mothers and families, people of all ages and genders, students, community professionals and fellow clinicians. Liv values a diverse professional focus, including the entrepreneurial life of a sole proprietor, the evaluative process of certifying foster/adoptive homes, the insightful and mindful one-on-one one work with enthusiastic clients, and serving as an advocate for underserved populations. Liv is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a BA in Pre-Law and Economics from American University, an MA in Counseling from Adams University and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova University. Away from work you will find Liv spending time in nature, biking to the farmer’s market and adventuring with her family.
Catherine A. Madsen, joined the Adoption Choices family as legal counsel in 2013. Catherine is responsible for providing legal guidance to the Agency, training and updating staff on developments in adoption law and legislation, and program development. Catherine
Virginia Frank is an adoption attorney accredited since 1991 with the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Ms. Frank is a leader in the field of private adoption and has completed over 4,000 adoptions in her career. Ms. Frank has a law degree from Oklahoma City University and a BA in both Political Science and Communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Cassidie has been with Adoption Choices since 2015, she has her bachelors in Interdisciplinary Affairs with concentrations in both Sociology and Business Management. Cassidie has additional training in Victim Advocacy, foster care and has been working in women’s services for over 10 years. Cassidie has always had a heart for adoption and it was her career dream to work in adoption. She started off doing volunteer work for advocacy programs, adoption organizations and worked in High Risk Maternal Fetal Medicine through the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Cassidie is also blessed to have personally experienced an adoption of her own in 2012, completing her family of five! Cassidie loves what she does as a case worker from initial phone calls, meetings, doctor appointments, interaction with the adoptive families to delivery and counseling. Cassidie has a passion for those in need and strives to help make a difference in the lives of the people she meets. She is a firm believer in being kind, compassionate and open minded in all situations. “Unless you’ve walked in their shoes, there’s no place for judgment. A kind word or compliment can go a long way!” The bittersweet moments in adoption reminds Cassidie each and every time, why she loves what she does!