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
I am an experienced clinician, who strongly believes that therapy is a partnership. I see my role as helping an individual arrive at mutually agreed upon goals, which will lead to a better quality of life. I am an active participant in our sessions and believe that warmth and sometimes humor are an important part of the therapy process. My therapeutic style is engaged, active and pragmatic. My...
I am a clinical psychologist who earned my doctoral degree in Clinical and School Psychology from Hofstra University and participated in a school psychology internship at the Milestone School for Child Development-a special education preschool in Brooklyn, NY. My therapy services incorporate research supported treatment approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Behavioral...
**I’M NOT CURRENTLY TAKING NEW CLIENTS** Is your child having behavior or social challenges? If so, call me today to start working towards tackling these obstacles! I offer both in office and web therapy appointments to meet your needs. Meeting via HIPAA compliant, web based technology is a great way to get the help you desire without the stress of having to fit just another office visit into y...
As a retired military combat veteran, I have a deep passion for helping first responders, military veterans, families and our community. I have worked with various mental health diagnoses and life setbacks including but not limited to: high stress relationships, depression, anxiety, family conflict, loss and grief, adolescent defiance, drug and alcohol dependency, PTSD, Trauma, family conflict ...
Pretending everything is fine is exhausting. Coping with everything life throws at you, juggling different roles, and trying to be all things to all people. You feel guilty and inadequate and worry that someday all those plates you're spinning will come crashing down. Maybe you're an amazing "somebody" who often feels like an invisible and overwhelmed "nobody." Or maybe if they see you, they wi...
Are you feeling ready to make changes in your life? I believe in you and your ability to heal by opening up and work on what is present. By creating a safe environment and attuning to you, I provide talk therapy or a drama therapy and expressive arts approach. Drama therapy can give you the opportunity to externalize what has been stagnant and help you find a healthy way to express and focus on...
I am a Fully Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with 10 years of clinical expertise, I have a strong sense of compassion and commitment to helping others. I am a highly skilled counseling professional who can diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. I have a wide range of experience working with children, teens, and adults, to couples, and families. ...
I specialize in the treatment of anxiety disorders and OCD in children, adolescents, and adults. I completed my postdoctoral training at the Rothman Center of Pediatric Neuropsychiatry, where I received training in using exposure therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders and OCD. I am also trained in the treatment of impulse control disorders (e.g. Tourette's, trichotillomania) using...
I work with all ages, as well as individuals, couples and families with a variety of challenges. I have specialty training in family therapy, helping families dealing with challenging behaviors and communication problems. I am trauma focused, cognitive behavioral therapy trained. I have facilitated group therapy for parenting and will be doing more groups on other issues. I am solution focused ...
I've been a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), and a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) for almost twenty years. I work with individuals, couples, and families out of the basement office of my home in Arlington, MA. My most basic therapeutic approach is that everyone is born good and whole. But, life happens and it sends us difficulties that we can’t always understand. These...
Anxiety, depression, insecurity, low self-esteem, intrusive thoughts, relationship challenges at work, school, or home, shame: these problems can be understood and often overcome through therapy. I provide Psychodynamic Psychotherapy to individuals and couples and help others gain insight into maladaptive patterns of thinking and acting through mutual inquiry and authentic engagement. I special...
Keeping a relationship knit together through the challenges of life is not easy. I work with couples who discover that their relationship has frayed over time due to deep disappointments and betrayals or life's difficult transitions, such as parenting changes, career set-backs, illness, losses and retirement. I use couples therapy approaches with proven effectiveness to soothe anger, increase...
Do you struggle with anxiety? Does your motivation seem blocked in terms of advancing your career? Would you like to improve your relationships? Are there difficult people in your life that overwhelm you? What patterns would you like to change? Gain insight on what keeps you from feeling calm and happiness. I provide evidence based therapeutic interventions individualized to you. A licensed...
Are you ready for a transformation? Do you want to start living a life of fulfillment? Tired of just surviving and want to begin thriving? As a therapist, I utilize a solution-focused approach to work with my clients to clear away the obstacles for lasting and significant personal growth. I strongly believe in the inherent worth and potential in all of my clients, and I offer compassionate...
My goal is in helping the client through a creative approach in meeting the individual needs to create positive life changes. The ability to change is embedded in all clients and through the client/counselor relationship the client is able to gain the tools to make positive changes in his or her life in order to live a more happy and serene life. Counseling is the door to creating positive chan...
