Cameron Lee Small

Cameron Lee Small

Cameron Lee Small

Cameron Lee Small, MS, LPCC, is a licensed clinical counselor, transracial adoptee, and mental health advocate based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was born in Korea and relinquished into foster care at age three. He was then adopted in 1984 to a family in the United States. His private practice, Therapy Redeemed, specializes in the mental health needs of adoptees and their families wherever they may be in their own adoption journey.

After graduating from University of Madison-Wisconsin with a BS in psychology, Cam earned a masters in counseling psychology. He published his memoir, This is Why I Was Adopted, as an interactive workbook for adoptees and families to explore grief, loss, restoration and hope. He earned his Permanency & Adoption Competency Certificate through the Center for Adoption Support and Education, and is partnered as a vetted clinician both with MNAdopt and the post-masters directory curated by Training for Adoption Competency. Cam is trained in biblical counseling, certified in non-violent crisis intervention, and is a member of the American Psychological Association's Minority Fellowship Program.

Cam has written adoption-informed essays for Christianity Today, National Council for Adoption, University Minnesota School of Social Work, and Center for Adoption Support and Education. He has also been interviewed on podcasts, radio, and video shows such as Empowered to Connect, The Cha Show, Let's Grab Coffee with University of Memphis professor SunAh Marie (WYXR 91.7), The Archibald Project, The Forgotten Initiative, and Asians for Mental Health with Dr. Jenny Wang

In addition to appearing on panels for Angela Tucker (This Adopted Life), Holt International, Catholic Charities, Be The Bridge, I Am Adoptee, Expert Voices in Adoption Conference, and Camp Choson, he has also taught and facilitated workshops and video trainings for churches, universities, and child-welfare organizations around the nation, including Children's Bureau, Replanted Ministries, Southeast Christian Church, Foster Love Project, Catalyst Foundation, United for Adoption, Korean American Adoptive Family Network, The Minnesota Society for Clinical Social Work, and Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System.

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