Who is Family Options?
Family Options provides adoption placement services for New Jersey families as well as counseling to those coping with infertility and/or the maze of adoption options. Founded and directed by Diane Propert, M.A., CSW, LPC, Family Options focuses on the family and on developing realistic strategies related to unplanned pregnancies, adoption, and infertility.

Family Options is a licensed, non-profit adoption agency and counseling service.

Biographies

Lynette M. Leming, BA
Family Options Caseworker. Lynette received her Bachelors Degree in Sociology from Rutgers University. She is currently a candidate for her masters of education in counseling from Seton Hall University and is expected to graduate in December 2003. She has worked in the field of adoption since July of 1998. Aside from her professional experience in adoption, Lynette has personal knowledge of the adoption process after placing her newborn daughter for adoption in 1996. She has tremendous compassion for the field of adoption and works directly with adoptive and birth families. She also works with the community by providing outreach services to schools, pregnancy centers and hospitals. Click here for Lynette's story.

Diane Propert, MA, CSW, LPC
Ms. Propert is Director of Social Services and the co-founder of Family Options, a licensed private adoption agency and counseling center in Red Bank. She has a Master’s Degree in counseling and is a certified social worker and licensed Professional Counselor. Diane also has a private counseling practice, which specializes in all aspects of counseling for impaired fertility. She is a frequent speaker for Adoptive Parents Committee, Concerned Person for Adoption and Resolve Conferences and was previously on the Counseling Faculty of Brookdale Community College. Her personal connection with adoption is as the mother of two daughters through adoption, one by international placement one in an open placement.

Stephen Propert, MA, CSW, LPC
Mr. Propert is Executive Director and co-founder with Diane of Family Options. After graduation from Villanova University, he completed his Master’s Degree in counseling at Kean University. He is certified by the State of New Jersey as a school guidance counselor. He is also a certified Social Worker and a licensed Professional Counselor. He has extensive experience counseling college students. He is a frequent speaker on adoption. His personal connection with adoption is as the father of two daughters through adoption.
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Contact Us
For more information about the services we can provide for you, you can contact us several ways:

Telephone: (732)936-0770
Fax: (732)936-0094

E-mail: info@familyoptionsadoptions.org

Address:
19 Bridge Avenue
Red Bank, NJ 07701

Your communication and relationship with us is completely confidential. Please see our privacy policy

Driving Directions:
Garden State Parkway Exit #109  
From the north:  Route 520 East onto jughandle for Half Mile Rd.
From the south:  Straight through traffic light onto Half Mile Road.  From Half Mile Rd., turn right onto West Front Street, continue approximately 1-2 miles, turn left at 3rd traffic light onto Bridge Avenue, #19 Bridge Ave. is the third building (small house) on right.