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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 Los Angeles, Artesia, Baldwin Hills, Cerritos, or even Culver City, 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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Leonel Gonzalez
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Together, we’ll explore themes like trauma, neurodivergence, and family dynamics. We’ll address mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD, focusing on your unique needs and developing strategies for a balanced, fulfilling life.


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Together, we’ll explore themes like trauma, neurodivergence, and family dynamics. We’ll address mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD, focusing on your unique needs and developing strategies for a balanced, fulfilling life.

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I offer a collaborative, personalized approach. I meet you where you are and move at your pace, providing direct, supportive guidance. We’ll create a safe space to explore challenges, build resilience, and focus on continuous improvement.

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  • Domestic Violence
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  • Veterans/Military Families
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Alli Georgiev
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Together, we will explore your needs—whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, or trauma, adjusting to new parenthood or postpartum, building parenting skills, or a teen or teen parent seeking support. We’ll create a healing space just for you.


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Together, we will explore your needs—whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, or trauma, adjusting to new parenthood or postpartum, building parenting skills, or a teen or teen parent seeking support. We’ll create a healing space just for you.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is real and honest, embracing life’s messiness with warmth, humor, and compassion. I create a supportive space where you can be yourself, explore your feelings, and navigate challenges without judgment.

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  • Parenting Skills
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Robyn Caruso
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We will explore the functions of beliefs and behaviors that are no longer serving you. We will release trauma, anxiety and feelings stored in your body so that you can have a fulfilling life.


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We will explore the functions of beliefs and behaviors that are no longer serving you. We will release trauma, anxiety and feelings stored in your body so that you can have a fulfilling life.

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I have spent the past 15 years working in intensive treatment settings (eating disorders, substance use disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression and related-disorders). I incorporate DBT, IFS-informed, polyvagal theory and psychodynamic approaches.

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  • High-Functioning Anxiety
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Alexandra Matustik
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Explore your inner world and create a therapeutic relationship that feels safe and rewarding.I find that when we are able to share our stories with self compassion, we are better able to move forward with intention.


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Explore your inner world and create a therapeutic relationship that feels safe and rewarding.I find that when we are able to share our stories with self compassion, we are better able to move forward with intention.

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I have a background in human development which helps us to explore your past and present in order to gain a deeper understanding of your life circumstances and relationships.

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  • Parenting Skills
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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.

Something to know about my approach is:

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.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • 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
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  • PTSD from Abuse
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  • Religious Trauma
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
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