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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 Oakland, Adams Point, Bushrod, Eastmont, or even Fairview Park, 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.

Oakland, CA Parenting Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Vi O'Connor
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connect with your core emotions, vulnerabilities, and protective mechanisms to increase a sense of security within your relationships with others and yourself

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I help you explore childhood and inner experiences influencing your interaction in your relationship with yourself and others.

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  • Anxiety
  • Asian and Pacific Islanders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Depression
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Family Conflict
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Job Stress
  • Life Transitions
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Personal Growth
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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  • Relationship Trauma
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Heather Scott
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discuss your hopes and goals for therapy. We will work toward those goals in a safe, non-judgmental place by addressing unhealthy thoughts and/or behaviors, exploring past pain or trauma, and practicing new skills.


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discuss your hopes and goals for therapy. We will work toward those goals in a safe, non-judgmental place by addressing unhealthy thoughts and/or behaviors, exploring past pain or trauma, and practicing new skills.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe that the therapeutic relationship opens up deep resources within us and allows us the space to heal and grow.

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  • Gender Transition in Families
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
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  • Parenting
  • Relationships
  • Sexuality
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Move forward on your journey with you as the driver. Together we will create new narratives and build on your strengths, mitigating unhelpful tools from the past however learning from them.


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Move forward on your journey with you as the driver. Together we will create new narratives and build on your strengths, mitigating unhelpful tools from the past however learning from them.

Something to know about my approach is:

The most important part to therapy is the relationship with your provider and I am always wanting feedback from you because this is your journey. I use a variety of therapeutic modalities as listed but aware not one model fits all.

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  • Anxiety
  • Communication Skills
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Dr. Michelle Wambach
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Explore patterns of self-defeating thoughts-beliefs-actions to uncover their roots. Learn to set clear boundaries and respond in healthy ways. Improve your self-esteem to make better life choices. Manage anxiety to be more productive&engaged in life.


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Explore patterns of self-defeating thoughts-beliefs-actions to uncover their roots. Learn to set clear boundaries and respond in healthy ways. Improve your self-esteem to make better life choices. Manage anxiety to be more productive&engaged in life.

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With compassion and non-judgment we will focus on the problems that are important to you. Therapy is tailored for your needs using a holistic approach that takes into account mind, body, and spirit. This is a safe space to talk about what is hurting.

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  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Fears and Phobias
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  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
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  • Postpartum
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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
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  • PTSD from Abuse
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  • Religious Trauma
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
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