Find Parenting Therapists & Counselors in Walnut Creek, CA.

 

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 Walnut Creek, the suburbs of Walnut Creek, other nearby places such as Concord, Berkeley, 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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Jacqueline Machado
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Talk about the hard stuff that no one has ever explored with you. It will be hard and it will not be easy. I will offer you a warm, compassionate and non-judgmental space that will help you reclaim your inner strength - No matter how hard it gets.


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I will guide you on a transformative journey towards self-discovery, healing and reclaiming your inner strength.

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We’ll identify the patterns that are holding you back, as well as your unique strengths.

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Sometimes, I provide practical, active strategies so you can feel more calm, balanced, and empowered. At other times, I provide an accepting space where I help you experience your most authentic self in order to live in alignment with your values.

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Explore and navigate the complexities of your lived experience, relationship to self, and presenting challenges – moving towards a place of clarity, growth, and healing.

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We each come from our own lived context - life is complex, and I value and consider all the factors that influence our sense of well-being. This means holding space for familial, social, cultural, economic, and systemic forces that impact our lives.

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My approach is customized to help you work toward personal growth.

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Alexandra Matustik
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work to understand where you have been and where you want to go. I find that when we are able to share and examine our stories with compassion, we are better able to move forward with intention.

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I am a brain/body wise therapist working from a background in human development. I work with individuals from all phases of life with the understanding of how the mind, body and our relationships work together to shape and influence our experiences.

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