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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. 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Saying yes when you mean no. Bracing for people to leave. Needing to be perfect to feel safe. What you haven't had is the why. This course connects the patterns you already recognize to where they actually started, so they stop feeling like character flaws and start making sense. One foundational video, five pattern deep-dives, and a hands-on exercise for each. See the Course https://www.melissalacour.com/patternscourse daily 0.75 2026-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Why Adoptees Do What They Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607638148090-Y6OFDI575CM3NQV732RJ/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0387.jpg Why Adoptees Do What They Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63cf360775f54f174cde3d7f/de1fe60b-c010-4641-8d94-555c9c6f98a9/IMG_0040.png Why Adoptees Do What They Do - Hi, I’m Melissa. I'm an adoptee, and a therapist. 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