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
I am currently FULL with a waiting list, likely through February 2021. I specialize in working with adults/elderly struggling with medical challenges, chronic illness (young and old), caregiving (for children, spouses, elderly parents), and life changes that come with a diagnosis. I’ve worked patients dying from illnesses and their grieving family and friends. I have experience supporting and...
Creating change in your life can be exciting, scary, hopeful, and challenging. Whether you are experiencing relational distress, going through a crisis or significant life change, or simply feel that you are not living the life you would like to be living, my goal is to create a supportive, non-judgmental and collaborative client/therapist relationship in which you can begin to effect real chan...
“Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning how to dance in the rain.” —Vivian Greene. There is one thing for certain, life will at times leave you feeling breathless and confused. Processing these life events can be the difference between succumbing to or overcoming. How are you navigating through the issues of life that feel overwhelming? Do you feel like you are just...
So here's the deal. How often do you say things like, "suck it up" and "rub some dirt on it" when things get tough? What are you hoping to gain from avoiding the truth that brought you to say those things? Do you have a young person at home who is bottling feelings? Are YOU bottling your feelings? That's the real issue, how you deal with life's roadblocks and speed bumps, not whether or not the...
Caterina is completing her PhD., Teaching students how to be ethical practitioners who advocate for client’s in conjunction to her Private Practice. As a Yoga and Meditation Instructor since 1998; She individualizes the incorporation of in depth analysis of Western and Eastern models of the mind into her psychotherapy practice. As a Veteran of the U.S. Army; She has extensive experience with...
I approach my work with others with warmth, acceptance and compassion. It is my belief that every person has the ability to heal from whatever stressful life events one has experienced and/or challenge one is currently facing. My treatment methods are diverse and creative, individualized to meet a person’s unique qualities, developmental age/stage and therapeutic needs. I specialize in Eye...
I am a NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years experience focused on working with individuals, couples and families. I work with individuals of all ages including toddlers and their families struggling with behavior management to adolescents struggling with self-esteem, bullying, family/interpersonal relationship issues, to adults coping with life transitions, work and family stressors...
Are you tired, filled with anxiety, feeling sad? Unhappy or stuck in a relationship? Trained in Marriage and Family Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), I have over twenty years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I use evidenced based practices to work with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, women's issues, relational and life transitions, as w...
Children and adults have many stressors and concerns in their lives that may be difficult to talk about or share with close friends and family. Many having the fear of being judged hesitate sharing their true fears and anxieties and small children may not even have the words to properly describe what they are feeling. I provide a safe environment where people (families, couples, kids) can come ...
Current immediate openings for private pay & beacon health option clients. A good therapist is like a mirror, they can help you see yourself clearly so you can move through the places you’re stuck enabling you to live your best life. Call me for a consultation to see if we can work together....
I believe that therapy should not only be individualized to support the child and family in terms of the challenges they are currently facing, but I also believe therapy should be individualized in terms of the location I serve it. Providing therapy where the need is means that therapy can be delivered in multiple domains such as office, home and childcare settings. My role is to help you and...
I have more than 25 years of experience working with children and their families. My passion over the past 10 years has been serving children with learning disabilities and the mental health issues that can occur co-morbidly--specifically, childhood depression and anxiety. Children who experience attachment deficits due to prolonged separation and adoption issues have also been a focus of my wo...
My approach to therapy is best described with this analogy: We are on a road trip, you are driving, and I have the map. There are many routes we can take to reach our destination and we will work together to determine which route is best for your journey. The most important aspect of therapy, is feeling comfortable and safe with the therapist you have chosen to work with. I feel honored to work...
Our lives are made up of a variety of experiences, some creating a lasting impact in one way or another. Working collaboratively in therapy can assist in uncovering and focusing on the positive components of our lives, as well as processing events or memories that impede our functioning. I believe by identifying and channeling our core values and strengths, we begin to uncover our true selves,...
I like to work with people who are internally motivated to learn and grow and desire to live meaningful and fulfilling lives. Whatever challenges they are facing I want them to know that working with me will at some point mean paying attention to and allowing themselves to feel their feelings. A conscious relationship with self is had through attending to the feelings we have about ourselves....
