Ann Marie Morello, LMHC
Adoptee Competent Therapist
Tele-health Counseling services for adults 18+ located anywhere in New York State.
Hello
My name is Ann Marie Morello
I am an adoptee in reunion with first family who truly understands what you are going through. I can compassionately walk along side you in our therapeutic work together to help foster healing, growth, and self-discovery.
About Me
Calm Water Mental Health Counseling PC established in 2018 was born from a desire to create a niche counseling practice focusing on therapy services for adult adoptees. My specialty of working with adoptees comes from understanding the trauma/separation from first family (family of origin) as an adoptee myself. In reunion with first family provides me with a unique lens of the complexities of identity, search/reunion, loss, trauma responses.
Whether you are just "coming out of the fog", or need assistance with navigating adoptee consciousness, new relationships from reunion, handling the pain of estrangement or other trauma-related experiences, I can help you gain clarity. Choosing a therapist is like choosing a life partner, trust and a good fit is an essential combination for a successful therapeutic relationship.
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About
License, Education, Certifications
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University of the State of New York Education Department, Mental Health Counselor
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License No: 0080601-01 Next Registration: 09/30/2025
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Master of Science, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Long Island University 05/15/2015
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Bachelor of Business Administration Management, Adelphi University 05/31/1992
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Certified EMDR Clinician Evergreen Certification #702103 Exp 10/19/2024
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Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2 Evergreen Certification #719103 Exp. 03/26/2025
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Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional
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Evergreen Certification #779082 Exp. 10/02/2024
Services
Adoptee competent counseling
Attachment Difficulties
Adoptees often struggle in relationships. Have you feared abandonment? Pushed others away? Learn about your attachment style and how to overcome the urge to detach rather than get hurt.
Search & Reunion
Whether you are searching for first family, or discovered you are adopted (late discovery adoptee), complexities of search and reunion can be overwhelming. Speaking with a professional who understands can help you navigate the uncertainty.
Post-reunion
Navigating New Relationships
After the euphoria of reunion wears off, relationships get real! Expectations, developing healthy boundaries are essential. Perhaps things were great and now it feels distant, or first family has severed contact. I can help you process the grief associated with secondary rejection/abandonment.
Address
445 Lincoln Blvd
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone
631-793-8420
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631-793-8420
