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Parenting is a rewarding experience with ups and downs, but there are times when the downs are too much to handle on your own. A parenting therapist can devise strategies to help you get through difficult situations that arise as you’re parenting.

Many therapists specialize in working with parents, new mothers, and fathers trying to figure out how to be a better parent and partner. Whether you are located in downtown Bakersfield, Bakersfield Country Club, Csu Bakersfield, Downtown Bakersfield, or even Haggin Oaks, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Could Benefit from Parenting Counseling

Parent therapy may be helpful to you if you’re dealing with any of the following issues:

  • You’re a new parent and feeling stressed out.
  • You’re the parent of an older child and not sure how to best relate to them.
  • You are having problems in your marriage related to parenting or parenting styles.
  • You’ve relocated and things in your family feel unsettled.
  • You need to vent about your parenting frustrations.
  • You want to improve your parenting skills.
  • You want to figure out the type of parent you want to be.

Licensed therapist Mara Fisher has some thoughts to help parents. If you are feeling the stress and pressure of parenting, read this article: Is There a Right Way to Parent?

Help is Available: Get Parenting Therapy Today

Parenting is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do, and it can take a toll on you, mentally and physically. With a parenting therapist, you’ll be able to examine and remedy those problems that make parenting harder. To make finding a therapist easy, use Mental Health Match. Start by browsing below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Kara Meeks
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We will engage in a relaxed, non judgmental space to explore challenges, develop insights, and acquire practical coping strategies, leaving session with a deeper understanding of yourself and enhanced emotional resilience.


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We will engage in a relaxed, non judgmental space to explore challenges, develop insights, and acquire practical coping strategies, leaving session with a deeper understanding of yourself and enhanced emotional resilience.

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My approach varies, based on the client's needs; however, I customarily use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution Focused Brief Therapy, allowing my clients to work through life circumstances while keeping forward movement toward future goals.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Anxiety
  • Career
  • Co-Parenting
  • Coping Skills
  • Custody
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Divorce and Separation
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Life Balance
  • Life Skills
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Skills
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Trauma
  • Work-Life Balance
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Tiffany Bell
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Together we will tackle your symptoms head on to get to the root issue. We will cover and find tools to adjust the frame work of ongoing struggles that you may be encountering, whether it is anxiety or depression. I will walk with you through the it!


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Together we will tackle your symptoms head on to get to the root issue. We will cover and find tools to adjust the frame work of ongoing struggles that you may be encountering, whether it is anxiety or depression. I will walk with you through the it!

Something to know about my approach is:

You will never leave wondering why I recommended a stratagy or skill/ have highlighted another issue. I take a practical approch to therapy interventions and make utilizing the skills needed to overcome your challenges as straight forward as possible

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • High-Functioning Autism
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Children with Anxiety
  • Parenting Skills
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Trauma
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Maya Weir
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Therapy sessions with me are calm & comfortable. I listen deeply to what you’re going through & help your partner hear you too. We can discuss sensitive topics & gain more understanding of your experiences. I will help you map out a new way forward.


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Therapy sessions with me are calm & comfortable. I listen deeply to what you’re going through & help your partner hear you too. We can discuss sensitive topics & gain more understanding of your experiences. I will help you map out a new way forward.

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In sessions, I gently facilitate a space where you can explore whatever is going on in your life. Through a process of gentle exploration, I help support you in understanding what you are experiencing on a deeper level so that you can create change.

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  • Couples
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • New Parent
  • Parenting
  • Postpartum
  • Relationship Conflict
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Madison Lieu
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Navigate the intricacies of life's challenges, whether it's dealing with depression, managing anxiety, or healing from trauma. You will have a secure, non-judgmental space to explore and better understand emotional wounds.


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Navigate the intricacies of life's challenges, whether it's dealing with depression, managing anxiety, or healing from trauma. You will have a secure, non-judgmental space to explore and better understand emotional wounds.

Something to know about my approach is:

It's best described as eclectic, as I integrate various psychological theories. With a foundation in person-centered and trauma-informed frameworks, I strive to understand my clients in a holistic manner, while emphasizing their strengths.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Codependency
  • Confidence
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Empowering Women
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting Skills
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Young Adults
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Alison Shlomi
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Identify and address ineffective behavior patterns, better understand and tolerate emotions, heal relationships and foster a deeper understanding of self.


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Identify and address ineffective behavior patterns, better understand and tolerate emotions, heal relationships and foster a deeper understanding of self.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe each person requires a unique approach! I pull on different modalities and interventions as needed. Included but not limited to: dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, emotion focused therapy and mindfulness.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • New Parent
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
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