Being responsible for children comes with a great deal of pressure and countless challenges. Parents who are struggling may seek counseling to help them work through their issues.
Available Treatment Options
Therapy serves as a safe space for parents to open up about their concerns regarding their parenting skills and their children. A counselor may address unhelpful thoughts with parents and work on cognitive techniques that expand how the parent thinks about themselves.
If specific behavioral issues leave parents concerned about their child, a therapist or counseling professional specializing in children may teach the parents disciplinary skills and communication techniques or suggest activities that the family can engage in.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Parenting
( English | español ) Having over 15 years of experience working with children, families and adults in various capacities, l am familiar with how life can impact us in various stages of life. Additionally, I use an Eclectic therapeutic approach which incorporates a number of therapeutic philosophies to help develop an individual treatment plan that better suits your needs. Safety, trust, honest...
Counseling can be a responsive process, providing support and facilitating insight as the client explores and moves through past and present challenges. It can also be a preventive process, allowing clients to clarify and build on internal strengths that promote wellness and resiliency. My treatment approach is both cognitive-behavioral (focused on the connections between thoughts, feelings, an...
Adults (young and old) who are willing to address the issues that are holding them back from being truly happy, joyous, and free! If not now, when??? Safe place to explore grief and loss issues; Mindfulness tools; stess/anxiety; and relationship issues. I offer individual sessions, couples, and family sessions to support growth and developing healthy boundaries. Session times are available Mond...
Life is a journey with many changes. Adapting to those changes can be difficult but you do not have to go through the journey alone. Let me help. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who have been practicing for over 20 years. I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. I provide individual, relationship, and family therapy. My goal is to make therapy...
Play is the natural language of children. It is how they learn, how they communicate and how they experience life. I work with children, adolescents and young adults - ages 5 through 21 - to help them work through trauma, learn ways to cope with anger, depression and anxiety and to adjust to changes in their lives. I utilize play and art therapy techniques to help young people learn to navigate...
We all face challenging times in our lives . We spend so much of our lives trying to fit into a mold created for us and can benefit from a space to explore who we truly are. As a therapist, I work collaboratively with my clients to create a warm, open, and trusting space. My focus in on working with individuals and couples during challenges of the childbearing years, as well general women's men...
I believe that people seek therapy because they want to feel better and are having difficulty navigating obstacles which stand in their way. Do you feel unsatisfied with your interpersonal relationships? Work? Do you often feel anxious or sad? Do you ever find yourself engaged in destructive patterns and unable to change them? Have you experienced any trauma(s) during your lifetime, which may b...
Are you a teenager or young adult struggling to connect with others? Is your anxiety so crippling it interferes with the quality of your life? Do you find that you lack social skills development and would like the chance to learn new skills and have support? You are not alone! Through the group process we can help you understand these struggles, learn new skills, and practice connecting with pe...
During difficult times, we can feel overwhelmed and stuck, unable to break ineffective or even destructive cycles. Getting “unstuck” involves incorporating new skills and concepts, such as psychological flexibility, self-awareness, assertive communication skills, mindfulness, effective coping strategies, insight, decision making skills, and values clarity. My practice focuses on assisting clien...
Your health deserves the highest quality care, and when we work together, you’ll get that - uncompromised integrity of personal, individualized therapy with the skills of a licensed, published substance use and behavioral health expert. I draw on direct practice experience in diverse settings with children, families and adults to offer individualized support for personal change. My work is...
People seek therapy for a variety of reasons, but most because they are feeling challenged in some aspect of their life. Maybe you have a new job, a new health struggle, or relatives you are trying to understand, just to name a few. Whatever the challenge may be, I can help you further investigate your situation and help empower you to make the necessary changes to move forward in your life. I ...
I am a Blue Cross Blue Shield Provider. Feeling stuck in a rut, but scared to leave the comfort zone? Anxious about the future and still nursing wounds of the past? Life is full of difficult experiences that drain resources, limit motivation, and prevent forward motion. Overwhelming feelings like shame, anger, grief, and/or depression do not have to last. I often work with clients wrestling wit...
All children experience difficulty in the course of growing up (at home, school, with other children, etc.) or may behave in some way which concerns their parents or teachers. You can always seek extra support to help your child overcome these difficulties and increase their resilience. If you and/or your child’s teacher or pediatrician are concerned about your child’s adjustment or behavior, p...
As a licensed professional counselor, my goal is to provide clients a caring environment of safety, support, and growth. I specialize in counseling approaches for children, adolescents, adults, and families. Working towards wellness, I strive to join clients in identifying goals and developing an action plan that supports growth towards a positive sense of well-being. I earned a master’s degree...