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      <image:caption>I'm a Louisiana-based therapist with a privilege to practice in Ohio — which means you get the convenience of telehealth with a counselor who brings real depth and lived experience to the work. I'm an adoptee. I've navigated career changes, loss, and the kind of hard questions that don't have easy answers. I didn't become a therapist because I have it all figured out — I became one because I know what it's like to need a space where you can ask the questions that matter most. My approach is warm and direct. I won't hand you a worksheet you could have Googled. I'll sit with you in the uncomfortable, challenge you where you need it, and help you build the kind of self-knowledge that changes everything. Credentials: M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | Licensed Professional Counselor | Trained in TF-CBT, Functional Family Therapy, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), and Adoption Competency (C.A.S.E.)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Minnesota has one of the highest rates of adoption in the country — including a rich history of international and transracial adoption. It also has some of the most thoughtful adoptive families I've encountered. And still, finding a therapist who truly understands the adoption experience can feel nearly impossible. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Louisiana, with a privilege to practice and see clients across Minnesota via telehealth. I'm also an adoptee. That's not a footnote — it's foundational to the way I work. I don't offer scripts or cookie-cutter approaches. I offer a real relationship — warm, honest, and built entirely around you. My goal in every session is that you leave feeling like your time was genuinely well spent. Credentials: M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | Licensed Professional Counselor | Trained in TF-CBT, Functional Family Therapy, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), and Adoption Competency (C.A.S.E.)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I'm Melissa LaCour — a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Louisiana, and an adoptee. I didn't write this workbook from a clinical distance. I wrote it because I know what it feels like to carry these questions without a place to put them. I know what it feels like to grieve something others think you should be grateful for, to long for connection while quietly keeping people at arm's length, to wonder who you would have been in a different story. This workbook is the resource I wished I'd had. I hope it becomes something you return to again and again — not just once, but across every season of your life when this part of your story calls you back.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I'm a Louisiana-based therapist with a privilege to practice in Georgia — which means you get the convenience of telehealth with a counselor who brings real depth and lived experience to the work. I'm an adoptee. I've navigated career changes, loss, and the kind of hard questions that don't have easy answers. I didn't become a therapist because I have it all figured out — I became one because I know what it's like to need a space where you can ask the questions that matter most. My approach is warm and direct. I won't hand you a worksheet you could have Googled. I'll sit with you in the uncomfortable, challenge you where you need it, and help you build the kind of self-knowledge that changes everything. Credentials: M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | Licensed Professional Counselor | Trained in TF-CBT, Functional Family Therapy, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), Adoption Competency (C.A.S.E.), and Attachment Trauma.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I'm a Louisiana-based therapist with a privilege to practice in Indiana — which means you get the convenience of telehealth with a counselor who brings real depth and lived experience to the work. I'm an adoptee. I've navigated career changes, loss, and the kind of hard questions that don't have easy answers. I didn't become a therapist because I have it all figured out — I became one because I know what it's like to need a space where you can ask the questions that matter most. My approach is warm and direct. I won't hand you a worksheet you could have Googled. I'll sit with you in the uncomfortable, challenge you where you need it, and help you build the kind of self-knowledge that changes everything. Credentials: M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling | Licensed Professional Counselor | Trained in TF-CBT, Functional Family Therapy, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), Adoption Competency (C.A.S.E.), and Attachment Trauma.</image:caption>
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