A Fostered Love was created as an invitation.
An invitation to slow down, to be honest about where you are, and to begin the work of healing in a way that feels both safe and sustainable.
This isn’t a space built on quick fixes or surface-level solutions. It’s a space founded in process, compassion, and truth.
ABOUT
MEET MIA
Welcome to A Fostered Love.
My name is Mia and you are witnessing a life-long dream coming to fruition. The heart behind A Fostered Love is to provide tangible tools and resources to help the adoption and foster care community. If you find that you do not fit in either of these worlds, don’t worry.
You are welcome here and I hope you can utilize these resources in your own journey as well.
This dream was birthed out of my experience as a child who "grew up" in foster care, was adopted and then went on to become a licensed social worker. Of course, so much happened in all of that time that helped shape the person I am today.
I realized I had a unique perspective in this community. Not only did I walk through my own experience as an adoptee, but I went through therapy and focused on healing. I eventually went to school to become a licensed social worker, who learned all about trauma and how it effects the body. I used what I learned in the field to help children, teens and families navigate their own stories to help facilitate their lifelong journey of healing.
Eventually, I took a break from being a therapist and found out shortly after that I was pregnant. This brief space gave me the opportunity to focus solely on raising my daughter and focus on married and home life.
During my hiatus, I couldn’t shake this feeling that all my experiences and education needed to be shared. The hope is that it will bring healing and much needed resources to this community. I currently work full-time as a case manager for children in foster care and as a per diem clinician with South Collective Counseling.
So many families need help to navigate the unique community that foster care and adoption is. Hopefully, this can be a sort of hub to link you to stories, resources and more.
Cheers to doing the hard work, whether you are working on your own healing, providing the space for others to heal, or you are curious to learn more about the adoption community—I welcome you.
My Approach
My work is rooted in both clinical understanding and lived experience.
I take a trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware approach that helps clients not only process their experiences, but understand why they respond the way they do.
Together, we focus on:
Building self-awareness and confidence
Understanding attachment, development, and emotional patterns
Learning tools that can be practiced both in session and in everyday life
Creating space for honest conversations that lead to real growth
This work is not about perfection.
It’s about becoming more grounded, more aware, and more aligned with who you were created to be.
Who This Is For
This space is for you if:
You feel stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand
You’re navigating identity, confidence, or life transitions
You’re part of the foster or adoption community and want support from someone who truly understands
You’re willing to be honest, even when it’s uncomfortable
You want to grow, not just stay where you are
