About
Jeanette Yoffe, MA, MFT, is a psychotherapist specializing in adoption and foster care. She earned her master's degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University in 2002 and has over 20 years of experience treating children, teens, and adults with complex trauma histories related to abuse, neglect, adoption, and multiple foster care placements. An adoptee who spent six years in foster care herself, Jeanette brings both professional expertise and personal insight to her work. She is the founder of Celia Center, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that supports all members of the foster care and adoption community, and the clinical director of Yoffe Therapy, a mental health center serving this community.
Jeanette is a published author and has written The Traumatized and At-Risk Youth Toolbox, as well as two children's books in both English and Spanish titled What is Adoption? and What is Foster Care? She created the YouTube channel Jeanette-ically Speaking that has multiple animated videos to educate children and families about foster care, family court, and adoption.
She received the Los Angeles Foster Care Hero Award in 2006 and a Certification of Recognition from the California Assembly in 2023 for her continued work with foster youth. Yoffe continues to speak nationwide, helping professionals and parents better understand and support children navigating the foster care and adoption journey.