About Adoption Miracles       


Adoption Miracles, LLC a a licensed child-placing agency in Tampa, Florida, that provides couples from all over the United States a place to start a family or expand their families through adoption. We have dedicated professionals who facilitate a supportive environment with a personalized adoption plan for both birth parents and adoptive parents alike.

The choice to become parents and explore the world of adoption is probably one of the most difficult decisions that you will make in your life. We have the experience an expertise to empathize and understand what you are going through, as we have been there ourselves. We are available to support you through this difficult and exciting process you are about to begin. We provide a compassionate approach that feels like you are part of our extended family and promote a working relationship that meets everyone’s needs in the adoption process.

The goal of Adoption Miracles is to provide comprehensive adoption planning, placement, and counseling services to all members of the adoption triad. This includes birth parents, who may be experiencing a crisis pregnancy and have no one to turn to for support and guidance; prospective adoptive parents, who may have experienced the pain and disappointment of infertility and need understanding and compassion in this next step to becoming parents; and some families who just want to open their hearts and home to a child whose parents are not ready to be parents.
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Meet our Miracle Workers
 
Renee Halsnik

Renee started the adoption agency in 2000 after working as the Clinical Director of a local Children's home. She helped transition children in the foster care system to adoptive homes and adjust to the loss issues these children often face. 

So many children were left waiting and wanting a family of their own, that she decided to start an agency and help children find permanent loving homes.

 She has extensive years of experience working in a therapeutic setting with children and families as a social worker and therapist. She has been a child advocate in many arenas of her field. Renee provides extensive information to prospective adoptive families interested in adoption in a supportive compassionate approach.

 
She has spoke at conferences about adoption and how to choose the best agency for you. She lead an in service on what to expect in the adoption process and printed the information into a handbook for her clients that helps prepare them for their adoption. She also counsels many women with an unplanned pregnancy on their options with an understanding of the sacrifice these women are faced with. As an adoptive parent herself, she understands the emotional process families face when they want a child and the crossroads they often face. Renee obtained her Associates degree in Human Services and went on to the University of South Florida for her Bachelor's degree in Social Work. She later went on to complete her Master's of Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of South Florida in 1996. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a member of the National Board of Certified Counselors. She is also a member of the Florida Adoption Council.
 
Kristina Faulkner

Kristina Faulkner, BSW, MSW, joined Adoption Miracles as an Adoption Case Manager in 2010. Kristina works closely with birthparents on an individual basis to help coordinate all aspects of their adoption plan, including offering one-on-one guidance and support as well as providing necessary case management to ensure their needs are being met. Kristina is qualified to work with our birthmothers by offering grief and supportive counseling after placement. Additionally, she works with prospective adoptive parents ensuring homestudy and ICPC requirements are met, as well as coordinating interactions between all parties of the adoption triad throughout the adoption journey. Kristina acts as a liaison between our office, the law office and our adoptive couples to handle legal paperwork and help to finalize adoptions as quickly as possible. Kristina is also responsible for overseeing our social media outreach program.

 

Kristina has prior experience in the private adoption field as a case manager, as well as internship experiences providing therapeutic interventions and clinical case management to post-adoptive families in the Tampa Bay area. She has provided individual, family and group counseling to adolescents and their families in a crisis shelter as well. Kristina obtained her Associates degree from St. Petersburg College in 2007 and went on to the University of South Florida where she received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work in 2009 and 2011 respectively. Kristina is a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and an Adoption Competency Certified Provider. She is trained through USF as a Social Work Field Instructor to provide supervision services to Bachelor-level Social Work Interns. Kristina is a Notary Public in the State of Florida.

 
 

Claire Greaves 

Claire Greaves M.P.A., L.C.S.W. has worked with Adoption Miracles, LLC since 2003. She has done contract work with the agency providing home studies and post-placement reports for all the in-state families.  Claire has extensive experience in the field of Social Work and child advocacy as well. Mrs. Greaves obtained her Master in Social Work Degree from the University of Kent at Canterbury in the United Kingdom and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of New York at Brockport. She has extensive experience as a therapist and program manager in therapeutic services with children and families.  

Claire and her husband are proud parents of two girls and are licensed foster parents for Adoption Miracles.  She is very invested in helping to find permanent loving homes for young children and in helping families fulfill their adoption dreams.