Thoughtful Profile Studio

Digital download · one-time purchase

A calmer way to plan, write and review your adoption profile

Most templates only help you lay out photos. This kit also helps you plan the content, write in your own words, and review the draft with your agency or attorney — with the expectant parent at the centre.

Printed adoption profile page titled Introduction, with photo placeholders and sample text, on a table.
Sample layout from the Linen-style Canva template (placeholders only — you add your own photos in your Canva account).

Products

Both are instant digital downloads. Nothing physical is shipped. Prices are in euro, VAT included, one-time (not a subscription).

Thoughtful Adoption Profile Kit

€59 EUR incl. VAT · one-time

A self-serve writing and design resource for hopeful adoptive parents in US domestic infant adoption, after (or finishing) the home study, who need a profile book.

  • Canva profile book template, Linen style — US Letter 8.5 × 11 in, 24 page types. A free Canva account is enough.
  • Letter Workbook (PDF, 28 pages) — content plan, writing prompts, respectful-language guide and photo-privacy checks.
  • Review Checklist (1-page PDF) with a “confirm with your agency or attorney” column. It flags questions; it does not give legal verdicts.
  • A short Start Here guide on how to make a copy in Canva (never share an edit link).

Coming soon

Photo Privacy & Print Share Guide

€9 EUR incl. VAT · one-time

A one-page US Letter PDF add-on, useful alongside the kit or on its own.

  • How to choose which photos to share, and which to keep private.
  • A print vs digital share checklist (street signs, house numbers, school logos, plates, workplace badges, surnames).
  • Quick tips for respectful photo captions.

Coming soon

Checkout will open on this page once Paddle has approved this site. Our order process is conducted by our online reseller Paddle.com. Paddle.com is the Merchant of Record for all our orders (handles payment, VAT/GST and receipts). 14-day refund, no questions asked — see the Refund policy. In the meantime, email academy@josecovas.com.

Educational resource, not legal advice. This kit is an educational writing and design resource. It is not legal advice and does not create any professional relationship. Adoption laws and agency rules vary by state and agency. Before you share your profile, confirm its content with your adoption agency and/or adoption attorney.

We never see your photos, drafts or home-study documents. You edit in your own Canva account and on your own device. There is no human review, coaching or “how to be chosen” service. We use “expectant parent” before placement; “birth parent” only after. Parts of the workbook text were drafted with AI support and reviewed by a human curator.

What’s inside the kit

Printed adoption profile letter page with photo placeholders and sample text.
Letter page (template)
Printed adoption profile page titled Who we are, with photo placeholders.
Who we are (template)
Cover of the Letter Workbook PDF.
Letter Workbook cover
One-page adoption profile review checklist with a confirm-with-agency column.
Review Checklist

How a digital download works

  1. When checkout opens, you pay once on this page. Paddle.com is the Merchant of Record and emails your receipt.
  2. After payment you get a personal download link on screen (also usable from this site with your transaction reference). The link is valid for 24 hours, with up to 5 downloads.
  3. Unzip the files. For the kit: open Start Here, make a copy of the Canva template in your own account, then work through the workbook and checklist on your device.

Licence: personal use for one family. Please don’t resell, share or redistribute the files or the Canva template link.

Who it is for — and who it is not for

For prospective adoptive parents (couples or single) in US domestic private infant adoption, working with a licensed agency and/or adoption attorney. It is not a guide to international or foster-care matching, not a way to advertise directly to pregnant people, and not a professional or agency toolkit.