Dr Joanne Crandall is a Registered Psychologist, with a Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology. She is also a recent graduate of the Infant-Parent Mental Health Program offered at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.​

Joanne has extensive experience as an Early Childhood Mental Health Psychologist, as well as a trauma therapist. She specializes in attachment and trauma, particularly focusing on children who are currently in care and who are in the process of being adopted. Joanne has worked for a variety of organizations and is very knowledgeable about the lasting neurodevelopmental impact of abuse and neglect. Joanne is also a workshop facilitator and has spoken about the impact of trauma and neglect on children provincially, nationally, and internationally. Joanne has presented at both Zero to Three conferences and at the World Association of Infant Mental Health.

Joanne is also an adoptee herself, so she continues to reflect on her own lived experience as an adoptee and she brings that very valuable personal perspective to her work with families.

Dr Joanne Crandall is a Registered Psychologist, with a Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology. She is a... Read More

Parker is an adoptee from Savannah, Georgia who has grown up on the Traditional Territories of the Lekwungen People. In 2019 he founded This is Table Talk, beginning as a men’s circle and soon expanding into a community platform as a way to decolonize conversations within his local community through communal events, school presentations and mentorship.

Parker’s goal is to remind people that they have a voice and it is worth hearing. One of the most powerful ways he can do this is through mentoring youth with whom he shares similar life experiences as an adoptee in a transracial family. Parker is excited to offer mentorship to BIPOC youth in collaboration with A Child’s Song.

Parker is an adoptee from Savannah, Georgia who has grown up on the Traditional Territories of th... Read More

Cindy Knott, RSW, MPA has been a Social Worker for more than 30 years specializing in adoption, child protection and parenting support. She has extensive experience counselling teens and parents, providing birth parent support and working with families post adoption to ensure they are effectively meeting the needs of their child. Cindy understands the complexities of transitioning children from foster care to adoption and how to work with the family unit and the child’s support team in a collaborative and trauma informed way. Cindy is an experienced facilitator, offering workshops and training programs for parents, foster parents, prospective adoption parents and professionals. She has been active in curriculum development and delivery of Adoption Education Programs for many years. Cindy is passionate about supporting adoptive and foster families to respond therapeutically to the children in their care. She understands the unique needs of these families dealing with trauma and loss and offers practical interventions for supporting healthy attachment and optimal development.

Cindy Knott, RSW, MPA has been a Social Worker for more than 30 years specializing in adoption, c... Read More