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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 El Centro, the suburbs of El Centro, other nearby places such as Indio, Calexico, 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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Jill Zatyko
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I like to look at the whole person when considering a treatment plan. Our sessions can vary from discussing childhood memories, relationship patterns, life transitions, coping techniques, children, pets, and practical problem solving strategies.


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I like to look at the whole person when considering a treatment plan. Our sessions can vary from discussing childhood memories, relationship patterns, life transitions, coping techniques, children, pets, and practical problem solving strategies.

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I prefer the one-on-one relationship that working in individual psychotherapy provides. My philosophy is that the bond that I build with you is the most important aspect of your journey.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
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  • Parenting
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We will explore creative blocks/barriers to creativity/productivity, burnout prevention, relationship conflict/distress, boundary-setting, symptom management, anxiety, depression, ADHD, communication skills, assertiveness skills, overcoming trauma.

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I will help you build upon your own unique set of strengths to find greater clarity, more creativity, and an improved sense of purpose and fulfillment.

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  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Attachment Issues
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  • LGBTQ+
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  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Relationship Conflict
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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
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Rachelle Bloksberg
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reduce stress, ADHD symptoms, depression & anxiety & increase self-esteem & hope, explore ways to manage & cope, & focus on what you want. I'll treat you respectfully without judgment. Find ways to improve your life & be the best version of yourself.


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reduce stress, ADHD symptoms, depression & anxiety & increase self-esteem & hope, explore ways to manage & cope, & focus on what you want. I'll treat you respectfully without judgment. Find ways to improve your life & be the best version of yourself.

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Social justice, compassion, & inclusivity are important to me. I believe therapy can include humor. Things don't have to get worse before they get better. You can gain hope and start to feel better after your first session. Many of my clients do.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Acute Grief
  • Addictions
  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
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  • Adolescents
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  • Adult ADHD
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  • Anxiety Management
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism in Adults
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  • Chronic Pain
  • Communication Skills
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complicated Grief
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  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • Eco-Anxiety
  • Empty Nest
  • Failure to Launch
  • Families with Autism-related challenges
  • Fear of Failure
  • Food Allergy Anxiety
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Grief Due to Addiction
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
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  • Religious Trauma
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  • Self-Harm
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  • Situational Grief
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  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicide loss
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
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  • Values
  • Vegan
  • Women
  • Young Adults
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Arielle Manganiello
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process life experiences. Through this, patterns become clear. With this knowledge, you will break free from cycles and patterns while becoming more aware, feeling better, and improving relationships with self and others.


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process life experiences. Through this, patterns become clear. With this knowledge, you will break free from cycles and patterns while becoming more aware, feeling better, and improving relationships with self and others.

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I will meet you with an unconditional, warm, and empathetic environment while we face and process the past and present.

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  • Addictions
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  • Co-Parenting
  • Couples
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