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
Do you feel constricted or overwhelmed by unmanageable feelings or thrown off course by difficult life events? Perhaps you have noticed that the same relational patterns keep reoccurring in your life; whether it is in intimate, family, professional, or friend relationships, you find yourself acting out the same dance of dynamics and re-experiencing the same unfulfilling self-concept. In this...
Has your child been struggling at school or home? Are they having a difficult time expressing their emotions? In working together we can support your child in learning coping skills, self-soothing techniques, and a sense of confidence when verbally expressing themselves . I’m a firm believer that regardless of age we all possess the agency and power to grow. My practice focuses on empowering...
I believe we all have the ability to live meaningful lives. And that we all have the potential to heal past traumas, develop new strategies for coping, and grow into the people we want to be. As a therapist, I meet you where you are and, without judgment, maintain a deep sense of curiosity about you and where you want to go. Therapy can play a critical role in unearthing patterns and fully...
Welcome! My practice provides psychotherapy services for children, adolescents, emerging adults and families. Sometimes events like transitions, trauma, loss, and adjustment to divorce or limited social support trigger difficulties. As a result, conflicts, depression, anxiety, emotional outbursts, academic decline, isolation, addiction or other risky behaviors can emerge. I support clients and...
Do you feel that your faith is not enough to get you through difficult times in your life? I am committed to encouraging Christian women, families, and couples to draw from their inner strength, kindness, empathy, and compassion to overcome what's holding them back. You may be suffering from frustration, anxiety, stress, life transitions and lack coping skills needed to deal with the issue at h...
I earned my Master's in Counseling from Biblical Theological Seminary in 2008. I help clients with relationship challenges, young adult related challenges, parenting, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, divorce recovery, domestic violence, trauma, and ADHD. I also specialize in issues related to parenting a child with special needs. When the client desires Christian based counseling, I offer...
I work with children, adolescents, teens, adults and families. I have experience with children's adjustment issues, relationship and family concerns, anger management, depressive and anxiety disorders, childhood and adult trauma, and other transitional life stressors. Courtney utilizes CBT, Solutions Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness to create a trauma-informed safe space for clients to begin th...
I have over 30 years experience working with adults as well as children and their families. I have experience working with a broad range of concerns, though my specialty has been helping with anxious and depressive symptoms and with difficulty managing extreme emotions. I offer hours throughout the day and evening. I have been intensively trained in a variety of therapeutic practices including...
My background includes working with children, adolescents, adults and their families. I have treated issues ranging from ADHD, anxiety, depression, and trauma, to relationship and school difficulties. I also find joy in teaching parents new techniques to use with their children and helping to break down the walls that often get in the way of quality relationships. I assist families in finding...
Ready to begin your journey? Mind And Heart Coaching provides lectures, workshops and one-on-one sessions that are motivating, as well as goal-oriented. The focus of Mind And Heart Coaching is about moving forward with positivity. The Mind And Heart Coaching message is future-oriented, utilizing many strategies based in Positive Psychology and a "Growth Mindset". Dr. Kelly will create a motivat...
It takes a lot of courage and humility to reach out when you are in a time of need. The fact you are seeking support and help says a lot about you as a person. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist, I see Individuals, Families and Children (ages 6-18). My primary approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) which focuses on changing automatic negative thoughts...
In therapy, we learn to see ourselves more clearly through identifying our strengths and weaknesses with more openess, curiousity, and less judgement. It's through this compassionate and conscious way of relating to ourselves that we can begin to make wiser decisions for ourselves and our relationships. In my 33 years of practice, I have worked with individuals, couples, families and groups. Af...
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I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and work with issues such as Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Teen and Young Adult issues and more. I have had many opportunities to be a speaker in the San Francisco East Bay on issues related to trauma, mood disorders and teen issues. I have a passion for helping my clients explore their identity and purpose while deepening their self-awareness....
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