Nancy Verrier
Nancy Verrier has
a Master’s Degree in clinical psychology from John F. Kennedy
University, Orinda, California. She is a psychotherapist specializing
in working with adoptees, natural mothers, and adoptive families. She
is
the mother of adopted, biological, and step children—all adults.
In addition to her clinical work, Mrs. Verrier is an
internationally renown lecturer on adoption issues and separation
trauma. She is the author of two books on adoption: The Primal Wound:
Understanding the Adopted Child, published in 1993, and Coming Home to
Self, due for publication in the fall of 2003. The Primal Wound has
become a classic in adoption literature. Mrs. Verrier was awarded the
Book of the Year Award from the Council for Equal Rights in Adoption in
October 1993. In April 2003, Mrs. Verrier received the highest honor
given by the American Adoption Congress: the Emma Valardi Humanitarian
Award.
