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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 Washington DC, Anacostia, Ballston, Bluemont, or even Brentwood, 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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Explore the ways your environment, experiences, and relationships have shaped you. I am sincerely curious about your "whys." We will explore deeper patterns of thoughts and emotions, and will challenge you to use your strengths to improve coping.


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Explore the ways your environment, experiences, and relationships have shaped you. I am sincerely curious about your "whys." We will explore deeper patterns of thoughts and emotions, and will challenge you to use your strengths to improve coping.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is integrative, and I can accompany you on any path you choose. I am certified in Trauma Focused-CBT and trained in DBT, CBT, and Mindfulness. Family work explores family dynamics and how generational patterns impact current functioning.

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  • Adolescent-Parent Separation
  • Adolescent Trauma
  • College Students
  • Family Conflict
  • Family Dynamics
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Starting College
  • Teen Depression
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Lindsay Hamilton
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Help you understand and cope with your emotions. Work through trauma or adverse experiences. Explore how family and social history has influenced your well-being. Improve your relationships and quality of life.


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Help you understand and cope with your emotions. Work through trauma or adverse experiences. Explore how family and social history has influenced your well-being. Improve your relationships and quality of life.

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I'm integrative, meaning I utilize a number of different approaches. I like to take a collaborative approach with clients so that therapy is personalized and as effective as possible.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Parenting
  • Teenagers
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Amanda Shrekenhamer
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Identify your goals and create a plan for reaching those goals. Some common concerns we may discuss include: ADHD/executive functioning, anxiety, depression, life transitions, workplace concerns, college, graduate school, and parental burnout.


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Identify your goals and create a plan for reaching those goals. Some common concerns we may discuss include: ADHD/executive functioning, anxiety, depression, life transitions, workplace concerns, college, graduate school, and parental burnout.

Something to know about my approach is:

I take a warm, engaging, and persistent approach with clients as we explore how to make sense of the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that may be undermining your happiness and productivity.

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  • Academic Issues
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • College Students
  • Dating and Romance
  • Depression
  • Executive Functioning
  • Family Dynamics
  • Family of Origin
  • Friendships
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Graduate Students
  • In-Laws
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Neurodivergence
  • New Parent
  • Parental Burnout
  • Relationships
  • Social Skills
  • Starting College
  • Toxic Work Environment
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Workplace Issues
  • Work Stress
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work through tough life changes and anxieties to help you find strength, peace, and the energy you need to continue caring for the people who need you.


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work through tough life changes and anxieties to help you find strength, peace, and the energy you need to continue caring for the people who need you.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am a person-centered therapist who utilizes a strengths based approach to help my clients overcome challenges and gain confidence and find peace. I incorporate CBT and ACT to help my clients build skills to use for the rest of their lives

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Anxiety
  • Child Abuse
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Children With Chronic Illness
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Grief
  • Health Anxiety
  • Medical Trauma
  • New Parent
  • NICU Trauma
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Loss
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Figure out how to conquer this stuff. We will work on the specific things that you want like decreasing worry, overthinking, managing stress, and feeling good about yourself.


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Figure out how to conquer this stuff. We will work on the specific things that you want like decreasing worry, overthinking, managing stress, and feeling good about yourself.

Something to know about my approach is:

I will provide you with a completely judgement free zone to really say how it is and what you feel. You WILL feel heard and understood, because I get it!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Motherhood
  • Parenting
  • Women
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Leah S. Levenson remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nort...