What Birth Mothers Want You to Know About Colorado Adoption
By Elle Kerrigan
If you’re facing an unplanned pregnancy, it’s likely you feel worried about what lies ahead. Many unanswered questions could be cycling in your mind. In a time like this, it’s best to hear from someone who has gone through the same experience. At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we have worked with birth mothers all throughout Colorado since 2002. Our agency is licensed by the state and well-versed in private adoption. Most importantly, we are committed to consistently empathetic care.
When you pursue adoption in Colorado, a resource such as an adoption agency can help you feel less worried. Birth mothers have overcome the emotions related to adoption and know that it is all worthwhile in the end. The unexpected becomes less scary the more you learn about it! With all the support available to you, you do not have to feel concerned.
If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
How Can an Adoption Agency Help?
We know that you might have many questions about the adoption process. Adoption has been our main focus for over twenty years. Our specialists know exactly how to put a child up for adoption. If you choose an open adoption, our agency will help match you to an adoptive family. We have many waiting families; we are sure to have one that matches your needs. You may even meet the adoptive family before giving birth.
This could help you develop a relationship before the baby comes. The parents will be a part of your life in the future with an open adoption. This is all a part of the adoption plan that we will help you create.
Working with an agency opens up the door to many useful resources. Adoption Choices of Colorado offers free counseling, financial assistance, and 24/7 support from your specialist. It’s beneficial to work with an agency, as we’re experts in all the tough parts. For example, we know Colorado adoption laws very well. Our specialists can explain any details that you have trouble with. Having a trusted agency can help you feel more at ease, as we know how to sort out the specifics. Your specialist will help you before, during, and after your adoption.
What Can I Expect Along the Way to Adoption?
It’s normal and expected to deal with tough emotions while placing your baby for adoption. Many birth mothers experience anxiety, guilt, and sadness. There are many ways to deal with this. As mentioned before, Adoption Choices of Colorado has free counseling services. Birth mothers find counseling sessions very helpful. It’s great to have an informed listener to share your emotions with. Additionally, if you’re aware that these emotions are normal ahead of time, you may be less likely to feel ashamed of them and more ready to face them head-on.
Birth mothers can also deal with general stress regarding the process and all its steps. Remember: many women have already survived the adoption process and know precisely what it’s like to feel what you’re feeling. The great news is that at the end of the adoption, birth mothers feel that the process was all worth it. Once you see your child in a happy, stable home, you will know that you made the right choice.
Many birth mothers also feel relieved when they see how happy the adoptive parents are after having their family completed. It’s comforting to know that your decision to place a baby for adoption provides joy. Even though you may face difficult emotions along the way, you will know that it’s all worth it when everything is settled. This thought can keep you going throughout the process.
What Birth Mothers Want You to Know When Seeking Adoption in Colorado
The most important thing to remember throughout your adoption is that you are not alone. Many women have worked with our agency since 2002 to pursue adoption in Aurora and throughout Colorado. Your adoption options are not limited when you work with us. It’s normal to have a hard time when dealing with such a big life event. The birth mothers who have gone through this come out much stronger in the end.
Adoption Choices of Colorado even has a page of testimonials where birth mothers share their positive experiences. The adoption process comes with ups and downs. Our goal is that our services will comfort you during the hard times and assist you with anything you need.
If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy and want to learn more about your adoption options, contact Adoption Choices of Colorado by email, phone, or text: Email Us, Text us: 720-371-1099, Call us: 303-670-4673 (HOPE). If you are hoping to adopt, please contact us here.
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!