Empowered, Connection-Rooted Support for Adoptive Families
Offering Adoption Fit Check, and Family Mentoring to Foster Attachment, Connection, and Healing
Does this sound like you?
You’re doing everything you can—but meltdowns, shutdowns, or constant power struggles leave you feeling drained, isolated, and misunderstood, unsure if you’re doing this “right”.
You are seeking concrete, actionable, and responsive parenting techniques that work for children who have experienced trauma.
You're preparing to adopt and want confidence in making the right match- for both you and the child.
You’re tired of having to explain yourself to others—and just want someone who gets it.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone—and you don’t have to figure it out alone, either.
I’m Lauren, an adoptive mom, and family mentor with a heart for supporting families. With years of experience supporting struggling children and families—as a school counselor, caseworker, parent coach, and adoption worker—I understand the unique challenges adoptive families face.
Whether you're navigating daily meltdowns, attachment struggles, or wondering if an adoption match is right for your family, I’m here to walk with you.
TBRI® Caregiver Training
Learn to respond to challenging behaviors with connection, structure, and practical, concrete strategies —not headaches.
How I Support You
Adoption Fit Check
Using my experience as an adoption worker, adoptive mom, and trauma-informed mentor, I help you assess whether a match is right for your family, and whether your family is the right match for that child
Family Mentoring
Personalized support for your family’s needs, can include parenting skills, resource-finding, collaboration with child’s support team, and above all: the judgment-free ear of someone who understands.
Want to know more?
Schedule a free 1:1 introductory session with us to determine if Paper Crane Mentoring is a good fit for your family’s needs and learn more about how we can support you!