# Episode 64 | Foster Care, Adoption, and Attachment Trauma: What Clinicians Often Miss with Jeanette Yoffe, MFT Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-affirming-minds-podcast-7020030/episode-64-foster-care-adoption-and-attachment-trauma-what-clinicians-often-miss-with-jeanette-yoffe-mft Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-affirming-minds-podcast-7020030/episode-64-foster-care-adoption-and-attachment-trauma-what-clinicians-often-miss-with-jeanette-yoffe-mft.md Podcast: [The Affirming Minds Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-affirming-minds-podcast-7020030) Published: 2026-01-27T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shaina-siber-sanderowitz.mykajabi.com/podcasts/the-affirming-minds-podcast/episodes/2149157571 Audio file: https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149157571.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-affirming-minds-podcast-7020030/episodes/episode-64-foster-care-adoption-and-attachment-trauma-what-clinicians-often-miss-with-jeanette-yoffe-mft Duration seconds: 3820 ## Resource Course Information: https://www.canva.com/design/DAG_lF-ZpCY/yC-Ro85UiUoGf2UFz-bwMg/view?utm_content=DAG_lF-ZpCY&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hf021a1b3e5 --- Episode Summary: In this episode of  Affirming Minds , we explore foster care and adoption through an attachment-informed lens, focusing on how separation-related grief and loss are often minimized or left unacknowledged. We discuss how separations across infancy, childhood, and adolescence can shape emotional regulation, trust, and behavior—and how clinicians and caregivers can respond with greater accuracy and compassion. --- About Our Guest: Jeanette Yoffe, M.A., M.F.T., is a nationally recognized clinician and educator with over 20 years of experience specializing in foster care, adoption, and attachment-informed treatment. She is the Founder of Celia Center, Clinical Director of Yoffe Therapy, and the author of  The Traumatized & At-Risk Youth Toolbox . --- Helpful Links & Resources: Website: www.JeanetteYoffe.com The Traumatized & At-Risk Youth Toolbox: https://www.pesi.com/item/the-traumatized-atrisk-youth-toolbox-150079 Children’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B07V9L93XF Psychology Today –  The Inner Life of Foster Care : https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-inner-life-of-foster-care --- Connect with Jeanette Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jeanetteyoffe/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/jeanette.yoffe YouTube:  https://youtube.com/@Jeanette-icallySpeaking Twitter/X:  https://twitter.com/JeanetteYoffe LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanetteyoffe/ --- Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The host, Shaina Siber-Sanderowitz, LCSW, is the Founder of Affirm Mental Health, an acc… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-affirming-minds-podcast-7020030/episodes/episode-64-foster-care-adoption-and-attachment-trauma-what-clinicians-often-miss-with-jeanette-yoffe-mft/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-affirming-minds-podcast-7020030/episode-64-foster-care-adoption-and-attachment-trauma-what-clinicians-often-miss-with-jeanette-yoffe-mft.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.