Resources
Heart of Texas Home Studies partners with many other professionals and organizations who provide quality services for families before, during and after adoption.
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates (AKA) is an organization in Austin that serves adoptive families, adoptees and birth parents through monthly meetings, conferences and more. www.adoptionknowledge.org
Helpful Websites
Adoptive Families website offers helpful information and interesting articles. www.adoptivefamilies.com
The Donaldson Adoption Institute offers extensive research and recommendations on a wide variety of adoption-related issues. www.adoptioninstitute.org
Empowered to Connect provides resources for adoptive and foster families. www.empoweredtoconnect.org
Home Study Hive provides contacts for home study providers all over the country. www.homestudyhive.com
Therapists
There are many good therapists in Austin and surrounding areas and some have extensive experience working with adoptive families. The social workers at Heart of Texas Home Studies are most familiar with the following:
Dr. Steven Terrell, PLLC www.austinattach.com
Robyn Gobbell, LCSW www.centraltexasattachmenttrauma.com
Starry, located in Round Rock, offers multiple family services, including counseling. www.starry.org
Attorneys
Heart of Texas Home Studies has worked with countless family law attorneys helping families through their adoption process. Most families completing an adoption without an agency hire the services of an attorney directly. There are many quality attorneys in the Austin area including the following:
Ilana Tanner www.law.ilanalaw.com
Elizabeth Brenner www.brennerattorney.com
Meghan Alexander www.thegottfriedfirm.com/?attorney=meghan-alexander
Michael Guevarra www.sgdalawtx.com/michael-anthony-guevara
Fostering Hope
Fostering Hope is a support organization for foster and adoptive families in Austin. They offer resources, information and an annual conference. www.fosteringhopeaustin.org
