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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 La Mesa, the suburbs of La Mesa, other nearby places such as Chula Vista, National City, 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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Identify and prioritize, your needs and concerns, so we can target goals which focus on the areas you wish to improve.

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I use a combination of evidence based practices and interventions to help my clients learn new ways to cope and integrate anxiety, stress, grief, and traumas, so they no longer have a negative impact on their day-to-day lives.

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  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Issues
  • Grief
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Relational Trauma
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Emma Bridges
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conquer social anxiety, overcome performance anxiety, increase self-compassion, find fulfillment, make closer friends, unpack the impact from not-so-good parenting, build healthy relationships, set healthy boundaries, process trauma, and more.


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conquer social anxiety, overcome performance anxiety, increase self-compassion, find fulfillment, make closer friends, unpack the impact from not-so-good parenting, build healthy relationships, set healthy boundaries, process trauma, and more.

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I start every session with a grounding exercise to help you feel more relaxed as we get started. I'm a highly structured therapist, so you don't have to worry about any awkward silences with me. My goal is to put you at ease.

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  • Anxious Attachment
  • Attachment Styles
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Career Change
  • Developing Secure Attachment
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Parent-Adult Child Relationship
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • People Pleasing
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Religious Trauma
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  • Social Anxiety
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
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Alysa Grigsby
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work toward your own personal therapeutic goals. I will offer support, time tested strategies and tools and even a little humor. I work creatively and flexibly to meet my client's needs.


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work toward your own personal therapeutic goals. I will offer support, time tested strategies and tools and even a little humor. I work creatively and flexibly to meet my client's needs.

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I use a variety of approaches to meet my clients needs including CBT, solution focused, client centered approach and the strength-based model.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Parenting Skills
  • Substance Use
  • Teenagers
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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.

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  • Anxiety
  • Children of Immigrants
  • Immigrants
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Worth
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Kristin Miyoko Papa
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dig deeper to understand your people pleasing patterns so you can align your life with your core values to honor your true self. You'll make positive changes & learn tools to manage your self doubt & anxious mindset to feel more grounded & centered.


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Together, we will:

dig deeper to understand your people pleasing patterns so you can align your life with your core values to honor your true self. You'll make positive changes & learn tools to manage your self doubt & anxious mindset to feel more grounded & centered.

Something to know about my approach is:

during each session you'll get take-aways so you can apply our work into your daily life. I'll help you learn skills to create momentum so you can start to notice the shift towards living a life that is more balanced, intentional, and aligned.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Burnout
  • Career Burnout
  • Confidence
  • Couples
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Life Transitions
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivation
  • Parental Burnout
  • Procrastination
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Women
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