What We Do
We offer free, trauma-informed counselling and wellbeing groups for adults in Wales affected by adoption, fostering or difficult childhood experiences.
Adoption can bring up different feelings and questions for adopted adults, birth relatives and adoptive parents. These can change over time and may touch on identity, belonging or family relationships. Our support gives people space to talk through what matters to them, at their own pace.
Specialist emotional and therapeutic support
Counselling and Emotional Support
Our counsellors give you space to talk about what’s on your mind and explore how earlier experiences may be affecting your life today. You can talk about as much or as little as you feel comfortable sharing. Together, you and your counsellor can work out what you’d like from the sessions and what might help.
We’re currently accepting counselling referrals. The number of counselling places we can offer depends on the funding available, so we’re unable to give an estimated waiting time.
No Shame Foundation is not a crisis mental health service. If you need urgent mental health support, please seek help straight away. Our referral is for routine counselling referrals.
Our Belief
We believe no one should be made to feel ashamed of being adopted, being raised in care, having a child adopted or asking for mental health support.
For many years, women who had children outside marriage faced judgement. Many birth mothers were pressured to keep their experiences secret, and some have carried the effects of that silence for decades. There is greater openness about adoption and different family structures today, but the effects of stigma can still be felt.
We want everyone affected by adoption or care to be able to talk about their experiences, if and when they choose, and to be met with understanding and respect.
We are proud to be part of a movement that values compassion, inclusion, and emotional wellbeing. We believe that seeking mental health support is a courageous act, not a weakness.
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