Nina M. Friedman

Nina Friedman Post Adoption Counselor

Speakers: Cradle counselors: Judy Stigger, LCSW and Nina Friedman, LCSW
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Cradle Presenter: Nina Friedman, LCSW, will share from her agency and private practice experiences with adoptive and foster families, and older-placed children.

Nina Friedman - Post adoption Counselor - contact the cradle for post adoption services

Nina M. Friedman, LCSW, Post Adoption Counselor, is experienced in working with adoptive & foster children and families, and birth parents. She has an understanding of various adoption issues through counseling with all members of the adoption circle, consulting with outside resources, compiling background information and providing search and reunion services. Contact Nina at 847-448-8775 or nfriedman@cradle.org.

I was assigned to Nina Friedman, LCSW, a post-adoption specialist, who would be conducting my birth parent search.Several weeks later I received a call from Nina with bad news/good news.She told me my birth mother died in 1978.My heart sank, but she also told me I had a birth sister living in England.I was so excited that there was living connection to my family.

Over the next several months I would hear from Nina updating me on the obstacles she was running into or the progress she was making.

Then one very special day Nina e-mailed me: "Good news.
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Not many days latter Nina called with news that she had spoken to my birth sister.

My birth sister's reaction was: "Extraordinary, absolutely extraordinary!"

Nina told me that my birth mother had been in antiques and my birth sister is an antiques dealer.I also buy and sell antiques.It was so nice to learn where my love of old things came from.

Nina agreed to forward a note to my birth sister whose name I still did not know.