KinCo
Peer Support for Clinicians
KinCo is a peer support and process group for adoptee clinicians seeking a place of kinship and coregulation. This group is designed for the adoptee clinician who has been in the field for at least 5 years.
Through KinCo, we seek to create a nurturing space for clinicians to work through developmental milestones of working with adoptees, to process what it means to be within and among those we serve, and to create a more resilient community of helpers.
This is a six-month closed group capped at 10 participants with up to two facilitators. KinCo will meet twice monthly for 12 gatherings.
Consistent participation helps create the trust and connection at the heart of KinCo, so we ask participants to commit to attending all 12 gatherings.
What to Expect
Sustainability & Support
Sustaining ourselves in adoption-informed work — from early signs of brownout to building community and realistic self-care practices that allow longevity.
Topic Examples
Collective Care & Ongoing Growth
Mutual aid, resource exchange, and continuing education as both adoptees and clinicians navigating layered professional identities.
Clinical Process & Emotional Complexity
Parallel process, countertransference, rupture, and the moments when the work feels heavy or overwhelming.
Boundaries & Identity in Practice
Navigating layered roles within adoptee communities, including forced intimacy, relational expectations, and themes unique to working with adoptees and non-adoptees alike.
Money & Professional Worth
Transparent conversations about compensation, fee structures, and valuing our labor without shame or self-erasure.
To support trust, depth, and professional integrity, we hold the following shared agreements:
Structure
Each gathering centers on a particular topic or dilemma we may be facing as fellow adoptee practitioners. At times, we may diverge from the designated topic to meet the needs or consensus of the group.
Confidentiality
As part of our reflection, we may reference experiences from our clinical work; please share only non-identifying information. What is shared here, both professionally and personally, remains confidential.
Curiosity
While we all share adoption as part of our identity, we are diverse in our lived experiences. We each carry multiple intersections that shape how we show up in our work. We lean into curiosity with one another, trusting that our differences expand and deepen our collective capacity as clinicians.
Responsibilities
We each contribute to the spirit of cooperation and mutual support. If a discussion evokes distress, we commit to seek individual support as needed.
Shared Agreements
Every 2nd & 4th Monday of the month at 3:00 PM Eastern / 2:00 PM Central / 1:00 PM Mountain / 12:00 PM Pacific from October 2026 to March 2027.
The group will meet for 90 minutes via Zoom each month.
Meeting Dates for Fall/Winter 2026-27:
2026- Oct 12, Oct 26, Nov 9, Nov 23, Dec 14, Dec 28
2027- Jan 11, Jan 25, Feb 8, Feb 22, Mar 8, Mar 22
When and Where
Early Bird $60 per gathering
($720 pay-in-full)
Register by August 24 to receive early-bird pricing.
After August 24, registration is $75 per gathering. ($900 pay-in-full).
KinCo is a 6-month closed group and registration includes all gatherings.
Ten percent of each registration supports AWC’s scholarship fund.
If cost is a barrier, please reach out. We are committed to accessibility.
Investment
KinCo is led by Joy Lieberthal Rho, with occasional co-facilitation from members of the Adoptee Wellness Collective.