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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 Cerritos, the suburbs of Cerritos, other nearby places such as Buena Park, Bellflower, or anywhere else in California, 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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Lisa Jamar
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I'd love to know your goals for therapy, what's important to you, and ways you'd like to see positive change in your life. We'll take a look at any patterns of negative thinking or distortions that may be causing issues and where they originated.


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I'd love to know your goals for therapy, what's important to you, and ways you'd like to see positive change in your life. We'll take a look at any patterns of negative thinking or distortions that may be causing issues and where they originated.

Something to know about my approach is:

I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychodynamic therapy to examine how our thoughts influence our feelings and behaviors. These two approaches together look at how the past and present are causing us pain or dissatisfaction in our lives.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Codependency
  • Grief
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
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Minal Nebhnani
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practice mindfulness and create balance. We will work together to find tools that feel right for you to manage and eventually overcome your struggles. We will laugh, cry, explore and connect all to help you be the person you want to be.


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practice mindfulness and create balance. We will work together to find tools that feel right for you to manage and eventually overcome your struggles. We will laugh, cry, explore and connect all to help you be the person you want to be.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am collaborative, active, and nonjudgmental. My approach is based on your wants, goals and needs and will be tailored specifically for you. I prefer to be engaging rather than the traditional “blank slate” and do assign “homework” as appropriate.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Children of Immigrants
  • Immigrants
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Worth
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Kourtney DeBoer
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Together, we'll cultivate your capacity for courage, compassion, and lasting change. You'll walk away with a better understanding of yourself and new tools and strategies for navigating your relationships and stressors with resilience and purpose.


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Together, we'll cultivate your capacity for courage, compassion, and lasting change. You'll walk away with a better understanding of yourself and new tools and strategies for navigating your relationships and stressors with resilience and purpose.

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I use an eclectic style of theories and modalities to develop client-centered, realistic treatment plans. I never recommend unrealistic or unachievable treatments that don't align with your goals and vision for your ideal future.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Bisexuality
  • Church Abuse
  • Communication Skills
  • Cult Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Empowering Women
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Family Trauma
  • Family Violence
  • Gender Non-Conforming
  • Gender Transition
  • Gender Transition in Families
  • Gun Violence Survivors
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Incest
  • Military Life Transition
  • Military Service
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Parent of Sexual Abuse Survivor
  • Polyamory
  • Professional Women
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • Violence
  • Women
  • Women’s Health
  • Women Veterans
  • Young Women
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As a PMHNP, I aim for us to achieve medication minimalism and lifestyle optimization. We'll focus on using medication to target specific symptoms rather than just treating a diagnosis.


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As a PMHNP, I aim for us to achieve medication minimalism and lifestyle optimization. We'll focus on using medication to target specific symptoms rather than just treating a diagnosis.

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I have an emphasis on safe, effective, frequent medication and symptom management.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Learning Disabilities
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mood Disorders
  • Panic Attacks
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Trauma
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Manar Abdelmegeed, MD
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Tailor your treatment plan specifically to you, enabling you to reach your maximum potential


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Tailor your treatment plan specifically to you, enabling you to reach your maximum potential

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Centered around providing comprehensive assessments to tailor an individualized treatment plan that is specific to you.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Burnout
  • Depression
  • Meditation
  • Mood Disorders
  • Muslims
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Skills
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
  • Professional Women
  • Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Psychosis
  • Stress
  • Women
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