Tracy L. Carlis Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist Specializing in Adoption
PSY16888
Encino, California 91436
United States
Phone: 818-713-0508
Email address: drcarlis@drtracylcarlis.com
Articles Written By Dr. Carlis
Adoption Facts & Stats from the U.S. Census Bureau (2004)
Are you triggered by feelings of sadness, loss or family problems due to an adoption issue? As a clinical psychologist specializing in adoption I can help by giving you the necessary tools to make meaningful and long lasting changes. As an adult adoptee I know from the inside what it takes to heal.
Three Simple Steps For Healing and Change
1. My first goal is to create a safe and compassionate therapeutic environment which allows clients to explore their innermost feelings.
2. Then, we begin to explore what issues, concerns or negative thoughts and behaviors may be interfering with your happiness.
3. Through support and information, my goal is to empower and normalize the experiences of being adopted, an adoptive parent or a birthparent thus leading you to make healthy changes leading to a happier and more fulfilling personal, family and professional life.
Enlightenment is not an Attainment,
It is a Realization
“A dream”, D. millman,
Way of the Peaceful Warrior
“I am in darkness at the foot of a great mountain, searching under every stone for a precious jewel. The valley is covered in darkness, so I cannot find the jewel. Then I look up at the shining mountain peak. If the jewel is to be found, it must be at the top.
I climb and climb, beginning an arduous journey that takes many years.
At last I reach my journey’s end. I stand bathed in bright light.
My eyesight is clear now, yet the jewel is nowhere to be found.
I look upon the valley far below, where I began the climb many years ago. Only then do I realize that the jewel had always been within me, even then, and that the light had always shined. Only my eyes had been closed.
For more information contact Dr. Carlis at 818.713.0508 or drcarlis@drtracylcarlis.com