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
Many times we struggle with stress, overwhelming experiences, and disturbances in personal identity. We are confronted with situations in which our past experiences strongly affect our reactions, behaviors, and emotional state. Anxiety, depression, self-doubt, intrusive thoughts, and negative behavior patterns have the potential to challenge us and impede emotional growth. I believe that...
I believe that we were each created for connection and when personal connections are bent or broken it can cause problems in our lives. I strive to create a space to allow vulnerability and emotional exploration without judgement or criticism. We each have the capacity to experience joy through our own acceptance and love for self and others and when we experience acceptance and love from anoth...
I provide a safe, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore ways to be more present in their lives, how to be better balanced, and how to achieve their personal goals. I help clients accept who they are and discover their best selves. As your therapist, I will strive to support a healthy, balanced family unit. I work with clients to interrupt hurtful relationship patterns, strengthen...
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor and I graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a Master's in Counseling Psychology. I have experience working with all age ranges in a variety of settings, and have worked with mental health issues such as but not limited to depression, anxiety, trauma-related issues, ADHD, anger management, behavioral issues, grief, relational and adjustment...
My primary goal in working with clients is to pursue authenticity in relationships with self and others. My own journey through life includes stories of intense relationship struggles, depression, addiction, chronic illness, and infertility. It is only through doing my own internal work that I can sit with you and offer what I believe is most helpful, a safe place to be truly known. I believe t...
Seeking out and initiating therapy is not easy. If you’re reading this, you’ve taken the courage to reach out and that’s strength! It’s not easy to deal with life at times and it can feel like a tangled up wire, causing anxiety, depression, mood swings, and a host of other issues, which could affect your relationship with yourself and others. I take an eclectic, strength based, and solution...
Ann brings vast experience in athletics, business, teaching, counseling, public speaking, radio, and television to her coaching and counseling practice. After graduating from college, she cultivated a career in engineering and consulting. Though successful in her field, Ann followed her heart and went back to school to pursue her dream of helping others by becoming a counselor. Ann interned wit...
Relationships have the potential to be the most rewarding AND the most stressful aspects of our lives. When we feel disconnected, isolated, or misunderstood, life can be very painful. My goal in therapy is to offer a safe, nonjudgmental space in which to explore what you're going through. Talking to someone you trust can provide relief, and for couples/families it can take the heat out of very...
You are not sure when it happened, but when you look at that beautiful child you used to know so well, there is now a distance between you that is heartbreaking. Are you a parent who has been feeling disconnected from your teenager? Maybe it seemingly happened overnight, but you feel like your teen now lives in a different world that you are not invited to enter. You may be wondering if your...
I have talked with many people who have tried every solution they can think of to bring relief to areas of life that feel stuck. I would love to sit down with you and discover what that has been like for you. Together we can work through the dynamics, emotions, and thoughts that have been the cause of such hurt or difficulty and bring a greater sense of peace and control. My focus is to listen...
Relationships are hard; parenting is hard. When you think about the behaviors in which you or your loved ones have engaged, you can't understand. The hurtful words, actions, and shifting emotions, leave you feeling exhausted. You feel powerless to change it, trying with no results. You argue, discipline, cry, and worry and are left feeling like you are the only one trying. While your family...
Life can be rough and sometimes our coping mechanisms used in the past just do not seem to be working. Most people find that having a professional, outside of family and friends, can be tremendously helpful in order to move forward. Whether you are struggling with troublesome behaviors, thoughts and/or emotions, participating in therapy can be beneficial. I work to create a safe space for you t...
“Empathy has no script. There's no right or wrong way to do it. It’s simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting, and communicating the incredibly healing message of ‘You’re not alone.'"- BreneBrown. I believe we all have the power to heal from painful experiences through genuine connection and development of coping tools. If you struggle with self-criticism,...
It is my personal and professional desire to see each and every person succeed. Life has its way of knocking us down, but it is in the getting up where we find our greatest strength. It is my heart and my pleasure to aid people in the getting back up and finding their strength from within, to build on the life they want and greatly deserve. Therapeutic relationships can be the critical link to...
You or your child can relate to the stress or anxiety that life events or transitions can bring. This stress can often leave people stuck in endless worry or feelings of sadness and hopelessness. It is possible that your concerns are beginning to impact your sleep, relationships, job performance, or ability to do well in school. No matter how your presenting concerns are impacting you, I want t...
