Allison Davis Maxon

Allison Davis Maxon, M.S., LMFT, is a clinician, advocate, author, educator, and consultant specializing in child welfare, children’s mental health, attachment, developmental trauma, and adoption/permanency. She is the Executive Director of the National Center on Adoption and Permanency and has served as a consultant on the film *Instant Family*; she is also a co-author of *Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency*.