Pearl Gillis is a certified Post-Adoption Counsellor based in Prince Edward Island, Canada, who works with birth parents and adoptees throughout Canada, the United States and overseas.

What distinguishes Pearl is not just that she is the only trained and certified post-adoption counsellor in Canada east of Ontario, but that she is also a natural/birth mother herself. In fact, it was the effectiveness of her own reunion experiences and the support that she received walking through that process, that inspired her to seek out intensive training in post-adoption counselling and offer her professional skills to others affected by adoption. You can read more about Pearl's personal journey at the page of Parentfinders P.E.I.

Whether you are a birth mother or birth father, an adoptive parent, an adoptee, or another loved one, Pearl will meet with you in person (when geographically feasible), by phone, or online for post-adoption counselling.

Pearl can offer the following services:

searches for relatives and loved ones lost to adoption
 

counselling for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and recovery for natural parents and adopteesGrief and Loss (Bereavement) counsellingpsychosocial and psycho-educational support for families formed by adoptionemotional support and guidance for adoptive parents and/or loved ones touched by adoption

 search and reunion cousellingSupport and guidance pre-, during, post-search process (or wishing to search for information about the other party)Planning and preparation for reunions;Core Issues and Patterns through Reunion process;Soul Healing in Adoption (How we store the energy of our past; and why it is important to heal.)Transforming Negative Emotions in Reunions

 Natural parentsAdoptees Adoptive ParentsLoved ones affected by adoption (extended families, partners, etc.)Search & Reunion Issues, and more

My Story

Reunions

Post-Adoption Counselling

Search and Reunion Counselling

Support groups/Workshops