Yes, in fact, the law provides that the adopting parents are required to offer the birth mother counseling, at the expense of the adopting parents. This statute says that they must offer to pay for at least three counseling sessions, although we generally recommend more than three sessions.
We typically hire the best qualified counselor or therapist in the birth mother’s community, so that it is convenient for her to go to the counseling sessions.
We strongly encourage counseling for birth mothers, if they are open to it.