About
Katie Kibort-Gibbons
“I want to make adoption child’s play!”
I am adopted, and my two boys are adopted, so I am an expert in almost all things adoption. I am also a licensed therapist, and I worked with adopted children and adoptive parents. Combining all of this experience, I believe I have a unique outlook on many of the issues that adopted people experience, along with issues adoptive parents have to maneuver. I love bringing my knowledge and expertise on adoption to the masses via my books and podcast!
What is driving me right now to write my children's books and create a podcast for people adopting is my desire to present all things adoption with love and sunshine attached to it.
I am passionate about sharing everything I have experienced and learned over the years because my outlook is unique but, most importantly, filled with hope and positivity. I also KNOW that many adoptive parents who are not adopted need this information. They need my work so that they can also hear stories that are honest and not always a happy outcome but real and motivating.
When I’m not working…
When I’m not working with clients, I'm spending time with my family. As I mentioned, my 2 sons were adopted from Belarus, so talking about adoption happens often in our family. Many of these conversations will end up on my podcast or in my books!
Some of my hobbies include gardening and playing golf. As a therapist, good self-care is so important, and these 2 activities are huge stress relievers for me. Other than that, I hang out with our 3 cats and our dog, who are the life of the party and stars of my books!
Many people do not know this but counseling is a second career for me. My first career was in accounting as a Federal Agent for the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service. That’s a big title! As exciting as that job was, it was working with the witnesses, interviewing suspects, and assisting the children of individuals who committed crimes which got my mind refocused on my passion for psychology and working with children!
Missouri Baptist University, MA Counseling Education, MA Clinical Counseling, 2012
National Board of Certified Counselors, NCC, License number 792605
Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, License number 180.010634
Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor, License number 201.4046