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
Metro Psychological Services, LLC is dedicated to providing flexible, responsive, and high-quality evidence-based psychological services to individuals and families to support healthy emotional, relational, academic, and occupational functioning. Whether you or your child are looking to understand attention or learning concerns, cope with significant trauma or difficult life events, are...
"Ama tu vida, ama tu historia, ama lo que eres" - "love your life, love your history, love who you are" . Bilingual (Spanish/English) - Parenting and relationships can be difficult. I believe parents always do their best, all learning, personality and development takes place in the context of relationship and are critically affected by the quality of those relationships. I am passionate to empo...
“I believe that anyone can make a change, however, it will take work, perseverance and sometimes outside help. As a therapist, I see my role as that outside help, a facilitator of change. As a tenacious and creative psychotherapist, I use a variety of modalities to assist clients in making positive change.” As a therapist I am a generalist. I have worked with children, youth, adults, families a...
Sometimes we look around and life is not the way we want it to be: full of disappointment, stress, sadness or loss. Sometimes we need help finding our way. In my practice, I seek to create a compassionate, supportive space for collaborative exploration, growth and positive change. I create a place where you can be seen and acknowledged, and you can give words to feelings and experiences, to...
The choice to begin therapy can be scary. However, I believe it is brave. You, like most people, may be looking for greater awareness into your life experiences, deeper intimacy in your relationships, and more meaningful satisfaction in your life. I work with clients to find their strengths and point out how to use those strengths to find solutions. I like to bring humor into the therapy room a...
Are you experiencing more distress, worry, and anxiety in your life right now? If so, your likely not sleeping or coping as well as you'd like. With over 25 years in private practice, I support my clients efforts to develop effective tools and skills to navigate their life with more ease and resiliency. If you choose to work with me, my style is collaborative and interactive. I will actively...
Insightful Life Therapy Services has immediate openings at this point in time. We are a group of licensed, experienced therapists providing quality services in South County St. Louis. We offer therapy services for a variety of issues for children, teens, adults, and families. Insightful Life Therapy Services therapists offer a broad range of approaches and experiences to meet the needs of the...
We work closely with children, adolescents, adults, and their support systems to provide services for individuals and families. We provide a person-centered, strength-based approach that engages clients in actively participating in their treatment. We are here to work with you to understand your struggles and strengths. We have had success in working with clients who have a variety of challenge...
Do you or a loved one need someone to help you work out your “Stuff”? That’s what I do. We all want more peace and joy in our lives. These things get blocked when we face challenges we don’t know how to handle. I have dedicated my 30 year career to helping people ages 14 and older learn new ways to approach difficulties to achieve happiness in their lives. I can help you, or your loved one, fin...
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice located in McLean, Virginia. I provide individual therapy, family therapy and parent coaching sessions to clients of all ages dealing with a variety of issues. Often clients come to therapy to process feelings related to anxiety, depression, strained relationships, crisis, trauma, self-esteem and conflict. I work from an...
Are you happy with your relationship? You didn't get together to feel lonely, feeling like you and your partner don't even know each other anymore. As you push for connection, they seem to pull further away. At this point, it might not even feel like you know each other anymore. Staying hopeful despite fighting and feeling disconnected can prove incredibly difficult. You started dating so you...
The relationship with your inner self is at the core of your existence. The quality of this connection is a barometer of how you feel daily. What is your default attitude towards yourself? Is it critical, negative, filled with loss OR kind, accepting, compassionate, curious, and forgiving? Together, we’ll work on developing a plan that gradually leads to awareness in which you can embrace all...
Deciding to make real life change is hard. It would be my pleasure to assist you in gaining clarity, insight and direction to fully embark on the next chapter. The ideal client is anyone who seeks to become a better version of themselves. I believe that change starts with our thoughts, and once we change our thoughts our behaviors will follow suit. I can help you gain insight into your challeng...
Something has to change ... you recognize it is time to make a change but actually making that change can be overwhelming. We become comfortable with those unhealthy/unhelpful thoughts and behaviors because at least we know what to expect ... the same disappointments. With over 20 years of experience working with individuals and families, addressing anxiety, depression, life transitions and fam...
