For some reason, kids don't come with instruction manuals. Even the best parents struggle sometimes and could benefit from an objective guide through the ambiguous world of parenting, where there are almost never clear-cut answers to the tough questions. Through talking with a professional you can learn to parent in a way that respects all parties and aligns with your values.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, Psychotherapist, Psychoanalytic Candidate
Parenting is a rewarding yet complex journey. As a psychoanalytic therapist, I understand that your own upbringing and unconscious dynamics can influence one's parenting style. Together we can explore how your past experiences might be shaping your present interactions with your child. By bringing these unconscious patterns to light you can build a stronger connection with your child, and subsequently foster empathy, effective communication, and a more fulfilling parenting experience.
Becoming a parent is a life-changing experience. We help navigate each developmental stage of parenting, from infancy to young adulthood. We teach skills and techniques to address the challenges associated with parenting to allow you to bond with your child and feel confident in your parenting style.
Parenting is one of the hardest jobs anyone will ever do. The emotional and physical energy required is relentless and can often trigger insecurities, childhood wounds, and tender areas of ourselves that haven't been worked through. Instead of focusing on the child, I focus on helping the parent access resources inside and outside of themselves so that they can be present to themselves and to their families.
I believe that at times it is difficult for us to see things clearly. My goal is to help you re-adjust your way of looking at yourself and your world, and to help you realize what is possible. I believe that the most important aspect of therapy is the relationship that develops between you and me.
The way we parent our own children is inevitably informed by how we were raised in our family of origin: by what we liked about it, as well as how it may have caused us harm. I work with my clients to reflect on how they were raised and to explore their beliefs about how they are raising (or would like to raise) their own children. This exploration often opens the door to rich and healing conversations about how parenting (and re-parenting ourselves) reflects our values and sense of purpose in life.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Individual, Family and Couples Counseling
Finding a way to help you is my goal. My mature life-experience can provide support, problem solving, and coping strategies that can assist you in working through family concerns. I specialize in treating psychological and relationship problems that respects individuality and seeks to empower you to explore better ways of coping with issues causing problems in your life.
Parenting is every word you can imagine, but clients very rarely want to discuss how well their kids are doing. In working with children and being a parent, I know first hand the stressors and trials of parenting. My special sauce is teaching you how to communicate with your child so they listen, and teach you how to listen so you can communicate. Learn to recognize triggers and move through into the world soothed, secure and safe.
I treat those struggling with parenting concerns in general and those related to raising children conceived with the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology (i.e. IUI, IVF) or the use of third party reproduction (i.e. donor gametes, surrogacy/gestational carrier).
Parenting support is for all of the many challenges that can occur for those of us who become parents. Parenting at each stage brings specific and unique challenges, and there are also unique challenges that we each experience as parents that are unique to each child. Parenting is a very hard, beautiful job. I support parents throughout the whole journey. I am a mom to two school-aged kids. In the past, I have worked as a School Counselor and School-based therapist with kids ages K-12, often and currently I work with parents of HSP/neurodivergent and/or gifted kids, and I've worked with tweens and teens and their parents who were navigating struggles with substance use issues. I love being a parent, and I also know how hard it can be.
I have built my family therapy practice around working intensely with parents. I believe that parents are the agents of change in the family due to their status as leaders and their position of authority. Parents have it hard these days, especially since they are working with outdated tools. The parenting research has evolved tremendously over the past ten to fifteen years and parents have been left in the dark. I bring this new science into my work as I help parents shift their lens from an authoritarian style to positive, relationship-based approach. Parents learn to shift their mindset from seeing their child as misbehaving, lazy or unmotivated to stressed, fearful or confused. Children do not give their parents a hard time. They are having a hard time. Most importantly, when parents can change the way that they see their children, their children will change.
Parenting is a challenging and ever-changing job. Through psychoeducation, parenting skills can be enhanced; or, through family sessions, communication and family dynamics can be improved. Flexibility and adapting to changes and issues is critical.
I run several groups for parents providing education and support to parents of adolescents and young adults. These groups allow parents to gain answers to questions and support for the difficult job of parenting adolescents and young adults today. I also work with parents of adolescents to identify what strategies might help to strengthen the relationship between parent and child.
We do provide therapy to children 0-5 years of age as well as children up to 17 years old and will provide parenting sessions in conjunction with therapy or standalone if needed.
Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist, MFT, and EMDR
In addition to advanced degrees and training to become a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California, my best training happened raising two sons with my wife. ,
I have supported hundreds of couples over the past 15+ years who are navigating the crazy world of parenting (I've got two!) and look forward to helping you get your relationship where you want it to be. Poor communication? Broken trust? Endless arguments? I look forward to hearing from you.
I have been working with children and their parents for over 30 years. I focus on behavior modification and improving communication in the home. I have written several parenting and children's books that are available on Amazon. I am the parent of two adult children.
Parenting is hard, so much changes when you become a parent, and it often creates a resurfacing of your own experiences as a child and with your family. It can create a strain on your relationship, shift your identity and sense of self. It is no wonder you may be looking for some additional support! Together we will help you navigate challenges and insecurities, find and trust your intuitive parent-self, and explore ways to support healthy communication and boundaries with yourself, your co-parent, and your child.
When counseling parents, we try to emphasize good communication skills as part of the foundation of any parental relationship and utilize our vast training and experience to help families break negative cycles and see themselves as being on the same team, rather than as adversaries as they work through specific issues that are a challenge to having a healthy and fulfilling relationship.