Open Door Psychotherapy, Rawalpindi
Practical help for people dealing with co-parenting after separation and adoption and foster care, plus a weekly drop-in.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
For adoptees, birth parents, adoptive and foster families. Talk with people in Pakistan who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Pakistan circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Practical help for people dealing with co-parenting after separation and adoption and foster care, plus a weekly drop-in.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
A small team supporting co-parenting after separation and new parenthood. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
โPlease be gentle with yourself and I wasn't, and it made everything harder, ask for a double appointment if you can, it changed things for me. And talk to someone, even if it's just in here.โ
โI was where you are in 2022. Foster caring for 8 years. That was my life. Last month I had people round for dinner. Things come back, slower than you'd like but they do. One day at a time.โ
โA note for the next person. This time last year I was exactly where you are. For me it was the adoption panel. I've started painting again. You get yourself back in pieces. Praying for you.โ
โto anyone just starting out with fostering or adoption: it's not going to be like you imagine, and that's okay. some days you'll feel like you're getting it all wrong. i've been doing this for 8 years and i still have days where i want to hide in the shed. but you learn. you learn that the small wins matter more than the big ones. and you learn to ask for help, even when it's the last thing you want to do. you're not doing it alone, even if it feels like it.โ