Speaking

But shifting culture, inspiring empathy, and moving from awareness to action takes more than new policies or updated training manuals.

It takes voices who get it – from the inside out.

Meet Cam Lee Small

Speaker. Clinician. Adoptee. Advocate.

Cam brings lived experience and professional expertise to every keynote and training he delivers. He’s not just telling stories – he’s designing community conversations that lead to long-term transformation.

Whether you’re planning a child welfare training, corporate leadership retreat, educational conference, healthcare summit, or community event, Cam’s presentations help any audience understand how embracing diverse narratives strengthens families, organizations, and communities.

Why Cam’s unique adoption expertise translates everywhere:

• Resilience & adaptability lessons applicable to any workforce
• Identity & belonging insights crucial for inclusive cultures
• Trauma-informed leadership that improves team dynamics and talent retention
• Authentic storytelling to inspire connection and engagement

✓ Diverse lived experience that resonates universally
✓ Clinical expertise in human behavior and organizational dynamics
✓ Research-backed insights that drive measurable outcomes
✓ Engaging storytelling that moves any audience to action

Featured by TEDx Minneapolis, CBS Minnesota, Christianity Today, HBO, and National Council for Adoption, Cam offers a unique lens shaped by his clinical training, thought leadership, and identity as a Korean American adoptee raised in the Midwest.

He is a certified facilitator of the Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC), delivering trauma-informed education through the University of Minnesota’s Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare.

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2025 Speaking Topics To Strengthen Your Organization:

For Child Welfare & Healthcare Professionals:

• Building Adoption-Literate Organizations to Support Families & Communities
• When Loss Looks Like Gain: Responding to the Full Adoptee Experience
• Parenting When Your Journeys Aren’t the Same: A Lens for Foster Care & Adoption

For Educational & Ministry Leaders:

• Supporting Transracial Families Through Conscious Identity Development
• Cultivating Trauma-Responsive Spaces for Youth and Families

For Corporate & Community Organizations:

• The Adoptee’s Journey: From Loss and Trauma to Healing and Empowerment (based on my book)
• Leading Communities Where Every Story Matters
• Building Cultural Bridges: From Individual Awareness to Collective Action

“It takes a village to relinquish a child. It takes another one to keep them from talking about what happend. A lot of people have to be in on it. As a community of healthcare providers and advocates, we can be different.”

Cam’s keynotes and workshops provide more than inspiration. They are expertly curated, interactive experiences to deliver clarity, compassion, and strategy – the key ingredient to launch your team’s mission from theory to culture.

Keynote Feedback:

“I am at the conference in N.C. and you just spoke and it was amazing. I am a trauma clinician and hold my LCSW and am licensed in multiple states… I daily work with children who have been discarded and are in the care of social services. I provide TFCBT therapy with my clients and I am so passionate about teaching and learning everything trauma. You were absolutely amazing and engaging. You jazzed me up even more about my work in your speech today and I wanted to thank you.”

Event Organizer Feedback:

“Cam was an absolute gift to work with—so thoughtful, prepared, and genuinely invested in making sure his message would resonate. He asked great questions ahead of time to understand our group and delivered with such clarity, compassion, and wisdom, weaving in his experiences as a therapist, international adoptee, and person of faith. We walked away encouraged and challenged, and I would highly recommend him to any group of adoptive parents.” -Jodi Bailey | Associate Director of Local Outreach | Embrace Ministry at The Summit Church

Training & Curriculum Feedback:

“In the classroom he blends a depth of clinical experience with firsthand perspective to draw meaningful connections between mental health and the lived experience of adoptees in a way that is applicable and engaging.” –Elizabeth Keely Vandre, MSW, LGSW | University of Minnesota Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare

These are exclusively designed, interactive experiences to provide your audience with education, wonder, and practical resources to enhance the critical work they’re doing as family and community members; as professionals and practitioners. It’s not just a talking head and a slide deck. Your team is here to experience a life-giving moment together.

Let’s Talk!

Want to explore a keynote, workshop, or custom training?

Schedule a discovery call to share your goals, explore additional topics, and learn how Cam can help your team unlock potential and elevate outcomes.

How it works:

1. Fill out the contact form. Cam will follow up personally to discuss your event’s unique needs.

2. Reserve your date with a refundable deposit to hold your spot.

3. Bring the vision to life. Watch your team engage with fresh insight, renewed clarity, and actionable next steps.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

WHERE YOU’VE MET CAM:

Cam Lee Small, MS, LPCC
Founder & Clinician at Therapy Redeemed

email: therapyredeemed@gmail.com

phone: 952-333-4688

Instagram: @therapyredeemed | LinkedIn