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.
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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
Therapy is about change. Many clients come because they are ready to explore how to make necessary or desired changes in their lives. Others reach out because they are experiencing change and need help navigating it. Ideally, clients come to the process open to seeing, thinking and doing things differently. People come to therapy usually because they have done everything they know how to do and...
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me and the services I provide. I have been working as a licensed psychologist since 1994. I have extensive experience in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. I work primarily with adults and adolescents. I also have specialty training and experience working with families transitioning to parenthood, new mothers...
If you’re feeling stuck in the same patterns you’re certainly not alone, and you don’t need to struggle all alone either. Change and growth are processes in which difficult emotions and challenges inevitably emerge. As you pass through the various stages, you may benefit from different kinds of professional support. I can help in many ways throughout the process, but, ultimately, my aim for our...
My goal is to assist you in overcoming life's obstacles and challenges so that you can lead a fulfilling and meaningful life. I believe in drawing from a wide range of approaches and theories, focusing on what is best suited to you and your individual needs. A trusting relationship must be the foundation of any therapeutic process, and this is the kind of environment we will create together....
I help clients come to terms with their past, heal, grow, get unstuck, and move forward. You may be feeling stressed, overwhelmed, lonely, hopeless, lost, or just "stuck." Still, I know that you can overcome your struggles and begin to live your best life. I help women of all ages and life stages rise up to meet life's many challenges. I help clients overcome their struggles with anxiety,...
Are you or your family seeking assistance with behaviors, coping skills, family or relationship issues? I specialize in working with families, couples and individuals in the areas of family issues, relationship issues, Autism, spirituality and life coaching. I have worked with youth and families in a number of settings for over 15 years. Using strength-based questions, compassion and therapeuti...
Is there a stirring inside of you? Or maybe a tornado ripping through you? Whatever you may be experiencing, with quality therapy, it can be calmed and affected. There are losses we all have had, shared or experienced alone. Through conversation and visual expression, I can help you feel that you matter, feel less alone, and feel more safe. I provide Healing Through Art, both for individual and...
GROWING UP'S NOT EASY! Whether you’re realizing how tough it is to be an adult, confronting typical trials of adolescence, or facing an impending crisis, life can become too much to handle on your own. The expectations of others can weigh you down. Simple choices can feel like “life or death.” You often doubt your own judgment. Decision-making escapes you. It’s emotionally draining just getting...
A typical client I provide support to are individuals ranging in age from 13 to adulthood. Many of my clients come in with difficulty adjusting to changes in life which reinforces maladaptive behaviors, mood, and negative self-perceptions as means of coping with transitions. And/or clients are struggling with family dynamics that are negatively impacting their psycho-social systems.Typically,...
My mission is to help you to explore your life experience, to come to better know your true self, and to become empowered to enjoy your best possible quality of life. Realizing and building upon inner strengths - and courageously working through difficulties within the safety of a therapeutic relationship - are important to this process. I work in a primarily psychodynamic, integrative way base...
Dr. Jennifer Rodriguez earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University – San Francisco Bay Area. She completed her internship at the Portia Bell Hume Center for Behavior Health and Training, a community mental health clinic in Northern California. She completed rotations in both the school-based early...
Let’s be honest, choosing a therapist that you can connect with, provides culturally competent counseling, is knowledgable, affordable, and just get’s IT, is tough. I’ve been there and now you’re here. I’m Jordie a mother, wife, daughter, sister, cousin, friend and most importantly a dedicated therapist. I'm here to assist you if you are questioning whether or not you are a good mother or how t...
I believe that everyone can reach an optimum state of mental health. Life can be messy, tricky, wonderful and terrible. At times, we all need help. It is my passion and joy in life to help others to gain insight and skills in order to find hope, healing, strength, courage and increased resiliency in order to better manage the relationship with themself and others who are important to them in th...
If you are a parent struggling with mood or sleep, trying to manage all the changes that come with the postpartum period, I am here for you. If you have experienced infertility, pregnancy loss, birth trauma or painful unmet expectations, this is the place for you to grieve and process. If negative body image, eating issues, and other addictions are impacting your life, I am also here for you. O...
It is natural to experience a range of emotions; some flooding us thoroughly, and others frozen at our core. Sometimes we all feel challenged by life itself. This is why it can be helpful to seek out a therapist. My counseling practice is focused on helping adults and teens who struggle with trauma, depression, anxiety, and chronic stress. The foundation of my practice is layered. In order to...
