Adoption Consultants, Inc.
Birth Parent Line:
1-800-605-4588
(1-800-605-4LUV)
Adoptive Parents:
(818) 766-2222
Testimonials
Adoption Consultants, Inc.
E-mail: info@adoptionconsultantsinc.com
May 26, 2005
As I sit and write this letter the wonderful sounds of happy chaos fill my house as my two boys play a game of “copy my screams”. My eldest is 17 months old and was adopted domestically through an agency in California. Although the experience was pleasant, we wanted a better way to do things the second time around. This brings me to my other son, who is now 6 months old. We had always dreamed that our children would be close in age, buddies and best friends. However, we knew if we relied on the agency we would be in for a long wait and our dreams would never be a reality. So I started searching for other ways of finding our child. This is when I discovered facilitators. I called several, including Cathy at Adoption Consultants, Inc. Mostly, I felt ill at ease when I spoke to many of them. I always seemed to get a different person on the phone each time I called. But not at Adoption Consultants. Cathy stood out. She had a warm caring way about her, and she was always the one who answered the phone. She spent hours answering all of my questions and explaining the way an adoption through a facilitator would work. She was wonderful. We contracted with her in late September, 2004.
From the moment we signed the contract things were in high gear. Cathy is a person who works tirelessly. She is absolutely amazing and was available whenever I needed her, even if that meant in the evening hours or during the weekend. She gave us wonderful advice on how to create our dear birth parent letter, and we were floored when in no time at all two birthmothers were interested in placing with us! We were a bit overwhelmed! Cathy was wonderful and took the time to explain the pros and cons of each situation with us. She arranged for us to meet personally with each birthmother. She even took time on the weekend to set up one of the meetings so one of the birthmother’s mother could come along to the meeting. Cathy never rushed us to choose a birthmother. She allowed us all the time we needed to assess each situation and weigh our options. She was also great about assisting us in getting answers to legal questions we had, as well as in and providing referral resources.
We decided which birthmother we felt was the best match for our family, and by November, 2004 we were matched! Our beautiful son was born November 30th. Now, this is where our agency with our first adoption had dropped out of the picture, but not Cathy! Because our son was born in Central California, too far a distance for Cathy to travel to, she was unable to meet us at the hospital. However, Cathy was extremely diligent about staying in contact with the hospital, our birth parents, ourselves and our agency, seeing that everything was going well. Once our son was discharged, she even called a few days later to make sure we were settling in okay and was anxious to see pictures of our new son! She really has a way of making a family feel special.
I have to say now that I have adopted two children my experience is that adopting through an agency was like being a nameless, faceless person adopting a child from a place of business. You walk in, take a number, wait and wait and wait, get your child and go home. Oh, and pay – a lot! With Cathy by my side throughout my entire adoption journey it was like having a good friend there with me to help me along. Adoption can be hard and it can have it ups and downs, but any journey is made easier with a friend who supports you and has your best interests at heart and that friend is Cathy Mantell. I cannot thank her enough for all she has done for me and my family. How do you thank the person who unites you with your child? I will forever be grateful to her. My adoption experience through Adoption Consultants, Inc. was as near perfect as it could be and as I watch my children grow up to be buddies and best friends I have Cathy to thank for helping make that dream a reality.
Many blessings,
- Emillie, D’Arcy, Isaiah and Baby Isaac
- Oceanside, CA
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