Who Supports the Supporters?
Foster, kinship, and adoptive families carry an enormous emotional load. Behind every court date, therapy session, IEP meeting, and supervised visit is a caregiver who is often exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering if anyone really understands. The truth is, many families come to Chosen asking a short but heavy question:
“How is Chosen any different?”
They’ve seen too many empty promises. They’ve read the books and taken the classes. They’ve sat through too many well-meaning meetings that felt like a waste of already-stretched time.
Read more about these challenges here.
And while the children in these families likely have access to specialized services—play therapy, special education, a CASA, or a treatment plan—there are shockingly few resources designed to help caregivers themselves. The people who are holding it all together for their families often do it alone.
Chosen is working to change that.
What Makes Chosen’s Services Unique?
Support when and how you need it.
Our telehealth model makes consistent, high-quality services accessible from anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection. Whether a family lives in a rural community without nearby resources or is stationed abroad as a military family, we’re able to show up with support that fits their lives. This isn’t just another appointment to juggle. It is a lifeline in the chaos.
Support for parents and caregivers—because healing starts with them.
Most interventions in foster care focus on the child, and rightly so. But the research is clear: true transformation happens when the caregiving adults are supported and equipped, not just the kids.
Our care team works to uncover and strengthen the resilience that already exists within parents and caregivers. Because when they feel empowered, their whole family can move toward healing.
What It’s Like to Work with Chosen?
Have you ever felt totally validated by a friend—but they could only commiserate? Or sought out a professional with “all the tools,” only to realize those tools didn’t fit your child or your family?
Chosen’s Parent Coaching is the best of both worlds: someone who truly understands—AND has tools that work. But what is Parent Coaching, exactly?
What happens during a typical session?
Sessions last about an hour. Parents often start by sharing highs and lows from the week, reflecting on what worked (or didn’t), and naming any upcoming challenges. The rest of the session is guided by a curriculum tailored to current needs—ranging from the TBRI Caregiver Course to specialized topics like Lying & Confabulation, Blocked Care, and Big Behaviors. Sessions end with clear next steps, and families receive a follow-up email summarizing key points and resources. Find out more about Chosen created curriculum here.
What does support between sessions look like?
Families have 24/7 access to their Care Manager through something we call “Dosing.” When something hard happens between sessions—whether it’s a teenage crisis or just a confusing moment—they can reach out in real time and talk it through. Even just reaching out via text for some encouragement mid-week is highly encouraged! You also get a Weekly Action Plan each week full of optional resources if you would like to further explore a topic between sessions.
Parent Coaching vs. Therapy
Here’s the difference in a nutshell:
Therapy typically focuses on the past. It’s insight-oriented, diagnoses and treats mental health challenges, and is often individual in nature.
Parent Coaching, on the other hand, is future-focused. It’s action-oriented and designed to support the entire family, not just one person. Our coaches aren’t licensed therapists—they’re professionals with specialized trauma training and often lived experience in foster care and adoption.
How long do families stay connected with Chosen?
There’s no one-size-fits-all, but most families work with us for 16-20 weeks. What matters most is giving families what they need, when they need it. We also are intentional about connecting families to other long-term supports, including local or online support groups, and families are always welcome to return to services later if new needs arise.
What are the most common breakthroughs?
One of the biggest lightbulb moments is understanding that all behavior has meaning. Most families come to us feeling defeated, confused, or even scared by their child’s behaviors. But once we help reframe those behaviors as clues—not defiance but dysregulation, not manipulation but fear—it opens a whole new path forward. When parents shift from asking “how do I stop this?” to “what’s driving this?”, everything changes.
Here are some real Chosen Family reflections:
“This behavior came off as disrespect, but we learned, it’s not. He’s scared. That helped us reframe everything. Once we understood his behaviors were fear-based, not defiance, we could respond with empathy.”
“We had so much head knowledge that wasn’t translating into our parenting instincts. Working with Chosen helped bridge that gap.”
Helping Caregivers Regulate
Here’s the hard truth: there is no quick fix. Healing relational trauma takes time. It takes showing up again and again—even when the cursing, meltdowns, lying, or rejection feels endless. It’s not a job anyone can do alone.
One of the most transformative things about Parent Coaching is allows caregivers to say the reality of the challenges they are facing, out loud. To name what’s really going on at home without fear of judgment. To be supported by someone who understands—and has the tools to help.
At Chosen, we help parents regulate themselves so they can be the steady presence their children need most. Because when caregivers feel safe and supported, they can create safety and healing for their children.