Joni S. Mantell, LCSW, MSW
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Psycotherapist specialized in infertility and adoption Expert
Joni S. Mantell, LCSW, MSW Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Adoption, Infertility, Family, Parenting, Counseling
- Career Focus
- Author, counselor, Director, Speaker
Joni S. Mantell, LCSW, CSW, Director of IAC Center is a Psychotherapist and a recognized authority on the psychological and social aspects of infertility and adoption. She has a Masters in Social Work from The University of Pennsylvania and completed a 4-year Certification Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy at the Post-Graduate Center for Mental Health in NYC. She is particularly known for her expertise in helping people to transition from infertility to adoption; and for her capacities to integrate and to differentiate adoption, child development and other psychological issues in her understanding of each individual and family situation.
She founded the IAC Center in 2002 because she felt that people needed a place to have a safe and professionally guided discussions about infertility and adoption at multiple points in the life cycle. The IAC Center offers counseling, support groups and psych-educational workshops for families and for professionals. Joni trains and supervises all IAC Center Counselors.
Joni Mantell, LCSW is also a frequent writer, consultant, trainer and speaker; and enjoys doing original research on infertility and adoption topics. The unique combination of her psychological training, extensive clinical work with infertility patients and all members of the adoption triad; academic and research based experiences gives her particular insight into the mindset of people whose lives are touched by infertility and adoption.
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Adoption: Getting on the Same Page with Your Partner
For many, the decision to pursue adoption comes after years of struggling with infertility. Letting go of the dream of the biological child and embracing the deepest wish - to become a parent - usually involves some emotional work, your own and between you and your partner. The fact is that partners often come to the decision to adopt at different times. While stressful, this makes sense when you consider that you are unique individuals with different feelings about the losses of infertility; fears, fantasies, stereotypes or prior experiences related to adoption.
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Making the Transition from Infertility to Adoption
For many, the decision to pursue adoption comes only after many years of struggling with infertility. Letting go of the dream of the biological child and embracing the deepest wish - to become a parent - usually involves some emotional work. Deciding to stop medical treatments Even though the infertility experience is most often described as an emotional rollercoaster, knowing when to get off can be extremely difficult. Having a biological child is such a basic expectation.
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Resilience Tips for Your Family Building Journey
A process requiring resilience comes in two phases. First there is the crisis, a time when the loss or distress is often too unbearable for you to see opportunities that may be available. Once the distress fades away, you may start to see potential in a new situation and to gain a new perspective. And that is when you can start the active work of getting re-focused on what is really important to you and what some of your next steps could be. At the IAC Center, those steps are usually related to family building and/or personal and family member growth.
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Infertility and Adoption Support Groups: The Top 5 Benefits
The IAC Center loves groups. We offer: infertility groups; pre-adopt groups, adoptive parents groups, children's adoption groups and teen adoption groups. These groups have shown us the best side of human nature as we see the members support each other, share tips, make each other laugh and form lifelong friendships. All of our groups are professionally led and cover both practical and emotional aspects of infertility and adoption life cycle issues. IAC Center groups make a journey easier and often more meaningful as well.
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Talking to Young Adopted Kids About the Recession
With all the recent news about the recession, even young kids are likely to hear some scary things from the TV, from older siblings, or overhear conversations betwee Mom and Dad. This can be unsettling and upsetting for kids.
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Contacting Joni S. Mantell, LCSW, MSW
Joni S. Mantell
Infertility & Adoption Counseling Center, LLC
Pennington Point West
2 Tree Farm Road, Suite A200
Pennington, NJ, 08534
Phone: 609-737-8750
