About Us

 

Dianne C. Kuchlak, MSS, LCSW, is an adoptive parent and a psychotherapist who has been working with individuals, couples, and families for over 20 years.

A graduate of Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and trained at the PA Gestalt Center, Dianne has been treating children with Reactive Attachment Disorder and their families since 1998.

Author of Following Adoption: Strengthening Adoptive Families Through Groups for Parents, Teens, and Children (SWAN, 2000 - click to download 173 page pdf file). Dianne is founder and co-facilitator of Following Adoption.

Nancy Geoghegan, adoptive mother and co-facilitator of Following Adoption, is a web designer working for many individuals in the attachment and adoption communities.

Nancy is a parent advocate through her outreach website, The Attachment Disorder Site.

To learn more about Nancy's experience with attachment disorder, read her Our Journey article.

Group Guidelines

Confidentiality—what is said in the group stays in the group. We all respect other’s rights of privacy.

Listening—we respectfully hear each individual without interrupting.

Sharing—every participant receives equal opportunity to speak.

PLEASE NOTE: We are a group coming together with a common interest, to learn from and support each other related to parenting our children with attachment difficulties. Nothing discussed in our group is in any way meant to substitute for the advice of a professional. We assume no liability for any diagnosis, treatment, decision made, or action taken in reliance upon information gained from our support group.