Navigating the adoption journey can feel overwhelming. With so many agencies, legal requirements, and financial decisions to weigh, many hopeful adoptive parents turn to adoption consultants for guidance. However, not all consulting groups operate the same way.
At Christian Adoption Consultants, we believe your adoption journey deserves more than generic advice. It requires professional expertise, steadfast ethics, and personal advocacy. Here is a look at what makes CAC unique and why thousands of families have trusted us since 2006.
1. We Bring Both Heart and Professional Experience
Many consulting groups are run by well-meaning adoptive parents sharing their personal stories. While personal experience is valuable, CAC combines lived experience with deep professional expertise.
- Real Industry Experience. CAC’s founder launched licensed non-profit adoption agencies, and we've walked with over 4,500 families across all adoption pathways.
- A Multidisciplinary Support Team. Our 20+ support team members bring over 120 years of combined professional experience. Our team includes licensed social workers with decades of child welfare experience, former agency directors, adult adoptees, and birth mothers.
- This is our full-time calling. Our consultants don't do this on the side. Serving adoptive families is our primary job and our passion.
- Always learning. Each consultant completes 20+ hours of required training every year to stay up to date on adoption laws, state regulations, and best practices.
2. Triad-Centered Ethics & Uncompromising Transparency
Ethical adoption practices require honoring every member of the adoption triad: the child, the expecting/birth parents, and the adoptive family.
- Voices of the Triad. CAC includes exclusive one-on-one consultations with adult adoptees and birth parent/embryo adoption advocates as a standard part of our services to build genuine empathy and understanding.
- No Conflicts of Interest. We work on a fee-for-service basis only. We never accept kickbacks, referral fees, or compensation from agencies or attorneys, so our recommendations are unbiased and centered on your family.
- No NDAs. We do not require clients to sign non-disclosure agreements—our business practices are built on complete honesty, real reviews, and open feedback.
- Full clarity on every situation. You will always know the exact name of the agency or attorney for every situation presented, along with non-identifying social, medical, and financial breakdowns.
3. Empowering You to Make Wise, Unpressured Decisions
Your adoption journey belongs to your family. We see our role as your trusted guide, pointing you toward research and resources so you can make informed choices with peace of mind.
- You Set Your Preferences. You maintain complete freedom over your adoption preferences—including budget, gender, medical exposure levels, and ethnicity.
- Structured Case Vetting: We equip you with the CAC Risk Assessment and Adoption Situation Worksheet to evaluate cases objectively before deciding whether to present your profile.
- No Pressure or Listservs: You are never forced onto a general listserv or treated as a mere "resource" family. You have the freedom to pass on any situation that doesn't feel right for your family, with zero limits or penalties.
4. A Plan Built Around Your Family
Rather than limiting you to a single local agency or a static list, CAC designs a personalized Agency and Attorney List customized specifically to your family's budget, state laws, and preferences.
- Careful Screening. We carefully vet the agencies and attorneys in our nationwide network for ethical care and financial transparency. Our screening process can take over a year before we recommend anyone.
- Shorter Wait Times: By networking across multiple ethical providers simultaneously, CAC clients maintain an average wait time of 7 to 12 months from home study completion to matching.
5. Direct Accessibility & Personal Advocacy
We know how hard waiting can be, and you will never be left guessing where to turn next.
- Direct Access. Every CAC client receives their consultant's direct phone number and email address.
- Prompt Communication: We maintain a company standard of responding to client inquiries within 24 business hours, along with direct availability for urgent adoption situations.
- Comprehensive Guidance Across All Pathways. Whether your calling is Domestic Infant Adoption, Embryo Adoption, or International Adoption, CAC offers specialized guides, social work support, and tailored strategy from start to finish.
Your Story Matters to Us
At Christian Adoption Consultants, you are never just a number. We carry our families on our hearts—praying with you, celebrating milestones, and offering steady, faith-centered guidance through every step of the process.
Your family’s story matters, and we would be honored to be part of it. If you would like to talk it through, I would love to hear from you. Send me an email at susan@christianadoptionconsultants.com, and I can get you CAC's Free Adoption Info Guide.
