Joe Soll, L.C.S.W., D.A.P.A.
NY State Certified Psychotherapist, 212-988-0110,
845-268-0283
Approved
Adoption Counselor: United Kingdom
Department of Health
Diplomate: American Psychotherapy Association
Fellow: American Association of
Grief Counselors
Fellow: American Orthopsychiatric
Association
Member:
American Public Health Association
Member: Council on Social Work Education
Member: National Association of Social Workers
Biography
Joe Soll, the author of "Adoption Healing... a path to
recovery"
and co-author of "Evil
Exchange", is a psychotherapist
and lecturer internationally recognized as an expert in adoption
related
issues. He is director and co-founder of Adoption Crossroads,
an international, non-profit organization consisting
of over 470 adoption agencies, mental health institutions and adoption
search and support groups in 8 countries, representing over 500,000
individuals
whose lives have been affected by adoption. Adoption Crossroads
is dedicated to
educating the public about adoption issues and reforming
current adoption practices.
The director and founder of
the
Adoption Counseling Center in New York City, Mr. Soll is also
co-organizer
and co-chair of the NY State Adoption Agency Task Force; a
member
of Matilda Cuomo's 1993 Advisory Council on the "Adoption Option";
past exec. board member of the Amer. Adoption Congress and a trustee of
the International Soundex Reunion Registry
Since 1989, Mr. Soll has
organized
and coordinated six international mental health conferences on adoption
attended by mental health professionals. He has been an expert witness
in court about adoption related issues and has lectured widely at
adoption
agencies, social work schools, mental health facilities and mental
health
conferences in the U.S. and Canada.
Mr. Soll has appeared on Radio
and
Television over 300 times, given over 100 lectures on adoption related
issues and has been acknowledged, quoted or featured in over four dozen
newspapers, books and magazines.
He
was portrayed as a therapist in the NBC Made-For-TV movie "The Other
Mother", and recently played himself in the HBO Special "Reno Finds Her
Mom". and was
featured in the 2000 Global Japan
award wining documentary, "Adoption Therapist:
Joe Soll"
