Webinars and Workshops
Education and practical tools to better understand your life journey
VANISH offers two programs to help people navigate the complex impacts of adoption. Our free psychoeducation webinars are held online throughout the year, offering accessible information and tools for adoptees and the people supporting them. Our workshops bring people together in smaller, more immersive settings to explore their lived experience through creative practice and in community.
Psychoeducation webinars
For people impacted by adoption and the people close to them.
Our free webinar series offers practical information about adoption and its impacts, presented by expert practitioners and researchers. Each session focuses on a specific topic to offer new language and frameworks for understanding the adoption experience, delivered live via Zoom.
We currently have six sessions planned for 2026-27 on topics including parenting as an adoptee, navigating complicated grief, and an introduction to the 7 Core Issues in Adoption.
Can’t attend live? Register for a session and we will send you a link to the recording afterwards.
Creative workshops
Being adopted or being separated from a child through adoption is often a complex, lifelong experience. Creative practices can offer a vehicle for self-expression, self-care, and ultimately, healing.
Our workshops for adult adoptees and mothers of loss provide safe spaces to explore complex emotions and personal narratives through diverse creative modalities. No artistic experience or skill is necessary.
Since 2023 we have curated an innovative program exploring visual art, therapeutic writing, textiles, online storytelling and theatre-making, led by trauma-informed artists and facilitators—many of whom also have a lived experience of adoption.
Recent workshops include:
Ballarat Art Therapy program for adoptees (Spring 2025)
Theatre for Social Justice Project for adoptees and mothers (2025-2026)
Albury-Wodonga Adoptee Wellbeing Day (Winter 2026)
Please note: Workshops are offered intermittently depending on funding. To stay informed about upcoming opportunities, subscribe to our newsletter or contact us to express your interest.
Upcoming sessions
Webinar: Exploring the 7 Core Issues of Adoption with SallyRose and Gail (6 Oct 2026)
Join our webinar to better understand the adult adoptee experience through the Seven Core Issues framework.
Past sessions
Webinar: Impacts of Adoption on Interpersonal Relationships
Watch the replay of our webinar with Dr Jenny Conrick to explore how adoption shapes relationships and learn tips to navigate them better.
Webinar: Understanding Adoption Through a Trauma and Systems Lens
Join us for a repeat session of this popular webinar, facilitated by psychologist and adoptee Cheyne Bull.
Introduction to Memoir Writing with Dr Sian Prior
Sian Prior, author of two memoirs, introduces some of the key skills and decisions involved in crafting an engaging memoir.
‘Common Threads’ Textile Workshop with Nicole Kemp and SallyRose Carbines
Explore the common threads of the lived experience of being adopted in a tangible, tactile and textural art form, guided by textile artist Nicole Kemp.
Writing as Therapy with Dr Sian Prior
In this 4-part course, author Sian Prior will lead you through a series of ideas and exercises in therapeutic writing.
Art therapy for adoptees and mothers with Michele Hutchins
In this 6-week course, participants will explore different techniques including art, movement, sculpture, meditative exercises and group work.
Get in touch with our friendly team
Contact us to find out more about our services or discuss how we can best support you.
