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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 Costa Mesa, the suburbs of Costa Mesa, other nearby places such as Fountain Valley, Newport Beach, 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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Shelby Singer
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Create frameworks for measuring progress and achieving your desired outcome/s. I will assist you by offering meaningful feedback and support in order to live a healthier, happier, and more balanced life.


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Create frameworks for measuring progress and achieving your desired outcome/s. I will assist you by offering meaningful feedback and support in order to live a healthier, happier, and more balanced life.

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My number one goal is to create trusting and nurturing relationship with you in order to reach your full potential. I can assist in building upon your own strengths and abilities in order to live more authentically.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
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  • Women’s Health
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With compassion & expertise, I guide you toward finding solutions that resonate with your values and aspirations, unpack these issues, develop coping strategies & cultivate resilience, ultimately empowering you to live a fulfilling + authentic life.


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With compassion & expertise, I guide you toward finding solutions that resonate with your values and aspirations, unpack these issues, develop coping strategies & cultivate resilience, ultimately empowering you to live a fulfilling + authentic life.

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In our sessions, you can come as you are. Through our work together, you can find yourself break free from that sense of stagnation, discovering newfound clarity and hope.

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Stephanie Castillo
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extend beyond mere problem-solving. We will engage in a dynamic process of exploration and understanding, delving into the roots of negative emotions and working towards their resolution. My commitment is to guide you through the healing process.


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extend beyond mere problem-solving. We will engage in a dynamic process of exploration and understanding, delving into the roots of negative emotions and working towards their resolution. My commitment is to guide you through the healing process.

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rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a framework I utilize to assist individuals in enhancing their self-esteem and overall well-being.CBT focuses on identifying and challenging negative thought patterns and behaviors, aiming to replace them

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  • Chronic Stress
  • Driving Anxiety
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Victoria Osteen
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Increase your joy, confidence, ease and sense of meaning. Identify your parenting vision and build a roadmap for it.


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Increase your joy, confidence, ease and sense of meaning. Identify your parenting vision and build a roadmap for it.

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I work primarily with parents, helping them feel their best during these hard but precious years. We give proper space for complex thoughts and feelings and build a toolkit of coping skills, parenting strategies, perspectives and self-awareness.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Birth Trauma
  • Depression
  • New Parent
  • NICU Trauma
  • Parenting
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Postpartum Mood Disorders
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Heather Peterson
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Find out what values you and/or your family hold and use that as a guide for healing. Whether I’m working with an adult, child or family, I prioritize their values, create a safe space to process, and I go at the client’s pace to make progress.


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Together, we will:

Find out what values you and/or your family hold and use that as a guide for healing. Whether I’m working with an adult, child or family, I prioritize their values, create a safe space to process, and I go at the client’s pace to make progress.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am an empathic listener and work together with my clients to find out what is most meaningful to them. Together, we make actionable steps towards healing.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Child Behavior Issues
  • Christian Women
  • Family Conflict
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Motherhood
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Young Adults
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