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
*Sept 2020 Update: My practice is currently full and I will not be taking new patients until 2021.* I offer therapy services that are both culturally-sensitive and compassionate. I can help you If you are having feelings of anxiety, depression, or have experienced a traumatic loss or event in your life. There is no need to feel ashamed, suffer in silence, or feel alone. As a therapist, I am alw...
It takes courage to reach out for help, especially when we are at our most hurt, angry or confused, and dealing with anxiety, depression or isolation. Therapy can be helpful in addressing these and other concerns, even if it can be scary at first. Let me help you take the first step today. I am committed to providing a safe place, where you can explore your individual concerns and issues, by...
I bring compassion and a non-judgmental and active approach to assist you in developing a greater understanding of yourself, overcoming challenges, and living your life to the fullest. I have experience treating a range of presenting concerns, including anxiety, depression, and trauma. I also enjoy working with clients who want to explore their identities, personal histories, and relationship...
I have extensive experience treating our nation's uniformed service members and their loved ones, many of whom have faced circumstances like these: Combat and sexual trauma, Profound loss, geographic separation from family support, relationship distress, parenting challenges, depression and anxiety, cancer, issues with eating and body image, gender issues, and difficulty excelling professionall...
Making the choice to seek help is incredibly brave, and finding a counselor can be overwhelming. I aim to make the process as safe and effortless as possible, providing individual, family, and couples counseling. We all have a right to belong, be respected, and feel heard and understood. If you experience anxiety, depression, shame, grief and loss, have had traumatic experiences, or relationshi...
I am a faculty member of the NYU Postdoctoral Program, and a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience. In my work with individuals and couples, I see adults and teenagers who face challenges in love and family relationships, friendships, difficulties at school or work, and cross-cultural issues. My first goal is to establish a respectful and empathic relationship so that you can f...
Are you realizing that your capacity to respond to loved ones without constant reactivity has gone? With change and the current pandemic, our mind and body remain alert. It's not surprising you have lost your ability to cope with this new normal. Self care, and regulating our emotions has so much to do with support, connection to ourselves and others. Sometimes life dishes out more than we can...
The counseling experience is a very personal, open- communication process; with personal growth, and positive, behavior modification being the basic goals. Although each individual experiences counseling differently, my approach to Counseling is to foster a professional and therapeutic collaboration with all clients based on trust and honest, candid communication. My objective is to help you in...
I specialize in Short Term Problem Resolution for Adults ages 18+. My approach is Integrative, utilizing 20+ years of experience in the field of Mental and Behavioral Health. I partner with Clients for clinical assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic processing to achieve their highest level of functioning with themselves and with others. In that regard I often utilize a coaching style that...
"Grow where you are planted." Let's work to ease life's difficulties, while exploring your roots, and supporting your growth. I have spent my career working in community based programs, adolescent residential programs, and hospitals. I use a strengths-based approach, adding elements of CBT, DBT skills and mindfulness to my work. I believe in meeting clients where they are in their process and...
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who is passionate about the treatment of individuals and families. I completed my B.A. at Randolph Macon Woman's College, where I majored in Psychology. I earned my Master's in Clinical Psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in 2000 and my Doctorate in Psychology from Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in 2002. Internship: ASH,...
I have learned that regardless of approach, therapy works when there is a foundation built on trust, curiosity, empathy and honesty. Therapy is not prescriptive nor one size fits all. It's a process that necessitates vulnerability, and it can be difficult and painful -- as trust, honesty, change and vulnerability are. That doesn't translate into you leaving the session falling apart; my job is ...
(Reduced private pay fees available due to the impact of COVID-19). Therapy is different for everyone because no two people are the same. I operate from a framework that assumes our families, relationships, and how we construct our thoughts fundamentally shape how we feel and act. I use a flexible and integrative model of treatment that draws from cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, family-system...
Frustrated? Confused? Don't understand what is troubling your child? Lets explore and work together so that we can help your child have a safe outlet for self-expression and work towards healing. As a licensed professional counselor & registered play therapist, my expertise is focused on children, teens, young adults, and families. Utilizing individual and family therapy, play therapy, sand tra...
*CURRENTLY FULL & NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME* Are you seeking balance or change in your life? Has placing yourself first suddenly stopped being a priority? Are you struggling and unsure where to begin? You've come to the right place. I've worked closely helping many individuals over the past 10 years with these same thoughts, questions and feelings. Let me help you too. Let's work...
