Stef Loveland

Speaker

Stef Loveland is deeply passionate about Jesus, people, and adoption. As a momma, wife, daughter, friend and counselor, Stef is grateful to pursue all three. As an adoptee herself and a mom through adoption, Stef has a heart that beats fast for leaning into adoptee stories and navigating all of the elements involved, specifically grief, loss, and hope. Stef's story has been shaped significantly by her faith, adoption, and her mom moving home to heaven in 2017. Stef and her husband West love adventuring with their son, Shepherd, daughter, Annie, and their two dogs Kamp and Boomer. ​

Stef began her therapy career in private practice with a focus on adolescent identity development and journeying with adoptees and their families. Currently Stef is pursuing a masters in Christian Spiritual Formation and is writing her first book, Kept. Stef holds a M.S. in Community Counseling with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from John Brown University. Additionally, she holds her B.S. in Elementary Education from Pittsburg State University.