In The Traumatized and At-Risk Youth Toolbox, you’ll find a variety of adaptable trauma-and attachment-informed interventions for working with these children, drawn from play therapy, art therapy, psychoeducation, storytelling, and more. Although written with foster care youth in mind, this toolbox can be used with any traumatized or at-risk child who struggles with anxiety, fear, worry, stress, anger, aggression, frustration, poor impulse control, grief, loss, or depression. It is especially beneficial for kids with:
Children who enter foster care have unique needs. By helping these young clients create a sense of safety in their bodies and restoring trust, they can learn to gradually integrate the fragments of their unique lives into a coherent narrative and begin to heal.
Jeanette Yoffe, MA, LMFT, earned her master’s in clinical psychology from Antioch University in 2002, specializing in adoption and foster care. With over 20 years of experience, she focuses on treating individuals with serious psychological issues stemming from abuse, neglect, adoption, or multiple foster placements.
As the founder of Celia Center, a Los Angeles-based non-profit, Jeanette supports all members of the foster care and adoption community, including birth parents, adoptees, and professionals. She is also the clinical director of Yoffe Therapy Inc., offering mental health services to families connected by foster care and adoption.
Jeanette’s personal journey as an adoptee and former foster child fuels her passion for this work. She has published resources like her one-woman show and children’s books on Amazon and has a YouTube channel named Jeanette-ically Speaking speaking about foster care, adoption and mental health. Learn more at
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jeanette Yoffe is the founder and executive director of Yoffe Therapy, Inc and Celia Center, Inc. She receives royalties as a published author. Jeanette Yoffe receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Сòòò½ÊÓƵ. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jeanette Yoffe is a member of the Foster Care Alumni of America, the American Adoption Congress, the Concerned United Birthparents, and the North American Council on Adoptable Children.
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