Yoffe Therapy

06/09/2026

📚 NEW RESOURCE FOR THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, EDUCATORS & CAREGIVERS 📚

After more than 20 years of working with children, youth, and families impacted by trauma, foster care, adoption, attachment disruptions, grief, and loss, I am proud to share my book:

The Traumatized & At-Risk Youth Toolbox: Over 160 Attachment-Informed Interventions for Working with Kids and Families in Foster Care and Beyond by Yoffe Therapy CEO & Founder Jeanette Yoffe

This book was created to bridge the gap between theory and practice, providing hands-on tools that help children express what they often cannot put into words.

Inside you'll find interventions that address:
✨ Trauma and attachment
✨ Foster care and adoption challenges
✨ Emotional regulation
✨ Anxiety, grief, and loss
✨ Identity development
✨ Family connection and healing
✨ Building resilience and emotional safety

Whether you're a therapist looking for new interventions, a social worker supporting vulnerable youth, an educator seeking trauma-informed strategies, or a caregiver wanting to strengthen connection, this toolbox was designed with you in mind.

One of the greatest lessons I've learned is that "confused kids are going to do confusing things, and hurt kids are going to do hurtful things." When we understand the story beneath the behavior, healing becomes possible.

Thank you to everyone who has supported this journey and continues to advocate for children and families impacted by trauma.

💛 Healing happens in relationship.
💛 Connection comes before correction.
💛 Every child deserves to be understood.

Have you read the book? I'd love to hear which intervention has been most helpful in your work.

06/09/2026

💛 Is Foster Parenting for You? 💛

Many people consider foster parenting because they have love to give. Children in foster care need something even more: caregivers who are willing to see behavior through a trauma-attachment-grief responsive lens.

Before becoming a foster parent, ask yourself:

✔️ Can I parent through trauma, not just behavior?
✔️ Can I provide safety instead of control?
✔️ Can I support a child's connection to their biological family when appropriate?
✔️ Can I be patient with grief, loss, and healing?
✔️ Am I willing to learn a different way of parenting?

Foster parenting is not traditional parenting it requires understanding how early adversity impacts a child's nervous system, attachment, trust, and development. The question isn't simply, "Do I have love to give?" It's also, "Am I willing to change how I parent?"

As psychologist Stuart Shanker reminds us: "If you see a child differently, you will see a different child."

Read my latest article: Thank you The Minds Journal for reposting!

https://themindsjournal.com/is-foster-parenting-for-you/



https://themindsjournal.com/is-foster-parenting-for-you/

Ask yourself these 10 questions before becoming a foster parent.

02/01/2026

Here are 10 questions for prospective parents who are looking to adopt.

❤️Three myths of adoption:
1. Your child comes to you with a blank slate.
2. You can parent this child the way you parent any child.
3. They should be grateful to be adopted.

❤️ Adopting a child takes a lot of education, peer support, and understanding there are seven core vulnerabilities for adoptees, parents of origin, foster care, and adoption.

Learn more at the blog written by our founder The Inner Life Of Foster Care



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