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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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We believe every relationship has the potential for growth and renewal. Whether you're seeking to resolve conflicts or deepen your connection, we’re here to support your path to a healthier, happier relationship.

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Our practice focuses on building strong foundations of trust, respect, and effective communication, drawing on the Gottman Method's proven strategies to enhance intimacy, manage conflicts, and foster long-lasting bonds.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxiety Management
  • Couples
  • Couples Sex Therapy
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Family Trauma
  • Marriage
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  • Social Anxiety
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My approach will be based on what best fits the client/s. The approaches I used are Psychodynamic, Solution Focused, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Person-centered. I want/ like clients to walk away lighter than when they first walked in.


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My approach will be based on what best fits the client/s. The approaches I used are Psychodynamic, Solution Focused, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Person-centered. I want/ like clients to walk away lighter than when they first walked in.

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I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, born and raised in the Coachella Valley. I provide therapy for individuals, families, couples, adolescents and children. I received my postgraduate at Brandman University in Master’s of Arts/Psychology.

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  • Acute Grief
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adolescent-Parent Separation
  • Adolescent Risk Behaviors
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  • Anxiety
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  • Family Trauma
  • Financial Stress
  • Health Anxiety
  • Loving Someone with Addiction
  • Mild Depression
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Relationship Distress
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Depression
  • Young Adults
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We will explore your thoughts, defenses, feelings and behavioral patterns that are being rooted from the internal problem in which you’re facing. We will work together to help you gain more insight to understand the deep root of the internal problem


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We will explore your thoughts, defenses, feelings and behavioral patterns that are being rooted from the internal problem in which you’re facing. We will work together to help you gain more insight to understand the deep root of the internal problem

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My hope is that together we will explore your story through a lens of curiosity, awareness and compassion to help you move towards gaining more control over your life.

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We work with clients on a variety of issues from trauma and loss, to parenting, couples work, children and teens and much more.

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People who work with us will be in control of the process but with a secure and confident team to walk alongside them.

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Kenneth Saldua
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You can trust that every interaction with me will have a clear goal and purpose. I will always steer our conversations towards a specific direction, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.


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You can trust that every interaction with me will have a clear goal and purpose. I will always steer our conversations towards a specific direction, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness.

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I offer a range of therapeutic approaches including motivational interviewing, feedback, talk therapy, medication management, cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, counseling, psychotherapy, and psychodynamic therapy. I tailor my approach to meet your unique needs and goals, helping you navigate challenges and achieve personal growth.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
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  • Learning Disabilities
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mood Disorders
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  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • School Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Trauma
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