You're not who you were the day you placed.
I'm Kim. I'm a birth mother too, and I coach women who are ready to stop carrying this alone.You’re who you are today. You moved forward, like you were told to. And lately, some part of you has been asking to be heard.
You don’t have to figure out what comes next by yourself.
Coaching for Birth Moms
The Post Adoption Journey
Tools for the Journey
Let's Connect
No pressure. No pitch.
Just a conversation—birth mom to birth mom.
How Do I Know If I Need an Adoption Coach?
Where should I start?
If you feel stuck in your grief or your adoption story feels too tangled to even know where to start—these tools are for you. They give you a way to put words to things that have felt wordless for a long time. And if you’re not ready to talk to anyone yet, this is a gentle place to begin. No conversation required.
What happens during our first session?
We talk. That’s really it. You share whatever you are comfortable sharing —some women tell me their whole story in the first twenty minutes, and some need three sessions before they say the hardest parts out loud. Both are normal. There’s no intake form full of painful questions, and nothing that you have to have figured out ahead of time. My job in that first conversation is to listen and to help you feel less alone in it. We’ll figure the rest out together.
Is this coaching confidential?
Yes. What you share with me stays with me. I know many of us have spent years, sometimes decades keeping this story quiet, or only telling pieces of it. You get to decide what you share and when. Nothing you tell me goes anywhere else.
Do I need to be at a specific stage in my journey?
No. I work with women who placed six months ago and women who placed thirty years ago. Some are in open adoptions, some closed, some somewhere complicated in between. Some have told everyone in their life; some have told no one. Wherever you are is a fine place to start. Including “I don’t even know where I am.”
Is coaching the same as therapy?
No, and it’s important to me that you know the difference. I’m a coach, not a therapist. Coaching is about where you are now and where you want to go. Finding your voice, making sense of your story, figuring out what’s next. Therapy goes deeper into treating things like trauma, depression or anxiety, and that takes a licensed professional. Some women work with me alongside a therapist. And if I ever feel like what you’re carrying needs clinical support, I will tell you honestly because getting you the right help matters to me more than keeping you as a client.
About Kim Noeth
I placed my son for adoption decades ago, and spent years doing what so many of us do: moving forward, staying quiet, holding it alone. Today, I coach birth moms through the parts of this story nobody prepared us for. I train coaches in adoption-competent care but the most important credential I bring to this work is that I’ve lived it.
“A sanctuary for the soul.”
“Kim helped me realize just how much I hadn’t fully grieved (and how much I truly didn’t want to). In all my conversations with her, she helped me acknowledge and process the pieces of my work and relationships that felt unfulfilling or incredibly difficult to handle on my own. Her warmth, love, graciousness, and care only enhanced my conversations with her and made talking about the challenging/edgier aspects of my world easier to discuss. Kim’s questions, insights, and compassion helped me work through some of the hardest months of my life, and I am so appreciative of the guidance she provided me. If you have been grieving for some time and/or going through some rough transitions right now personally or professionally and would like to come out on the other side with a sense of clarity, purpose, and peace, I recommend setting up some time to connect with Kim to find out how she might be able to best support you. Kim, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for your help.”
“I am truly a different person as a result of working with Kim Noeth. I think differently now about so many things and that alone has changed my life incredibly. My husband said he is so grateful for the ways that I now relate to him. I want to keep growing and learning with her.”
Contact
birthmomstoday@gmail.com