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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 Lakeland, the suburbs of Lakeland, other nearby places such as Tampa, St. Cloud, or anywhere else in Florida, 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.

Lakeland, FL Parenting Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Shazma Palliagath
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Clients will be in a safe and affirming space where they can explore various aspects of themselves. Together, we will aim to integrate diverse practices into the counseling process to create a personalized and inclusive approach to therapy.


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Clients will be in a safe and affirming space where they can explore various aspects of themselves. Together, we will aim to integrate diverse practices into the counseling process to create a personalized and inclusive approach to therapy.

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I collaborate with clients to integrate their values into the therapeutic process. By doing so, I aim to foster healing, empowerment, and resilience, honoring each client's unique journey toward mental and emotional well-being.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Issues
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Marriage
  • Mild Depression
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Muslims
  • New Parent
  • Parenting Skills
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
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Shantala Boss
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Shantala offers several different treatment approaches fitted to address the rising trend in depression and anxiety, behavioral concerns, parenting, relational issues, grief and loss, social and financial strain, and adjustment disorders. These treat


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Shantala offers several different treatment approaches fitted to address the rising trend in depression and anxiety, behavioral concerns, parenting, relational issues, grief and loss, social and financial strain, and adjustment disorders. These treat

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Shantala has over 20 years experience working with individuals, families and children, and has worked as a guidance counselor and mental health counselor for Orange County Public Schools for 14 years. As she expanded her experience with children and

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  • Adults
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Children
  • Co-Parenting
  • Couples
  • Health Anxiety
  • Life Adjustment
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Children with Anxiety
  • Parenting Children With Autism
  • Parenting Skills
  • Pre-Teens
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Boys
  • Teen Depression
  • Teen Girls
  • Teen Parents
  • Teen Trauma
  • Young Adults
  • Young Men
  • Young Professionals
  • Young Women
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Address everything from everyday life issues, to hard and at times overwhelming life transitions. We will also explore coping skills, confidence, and effective communication while practicing mindfulness and self care.


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Address everything from everyday life issues, to hard and at times overwhelming life transitions. We will also explore coping skills, confidence, and effective communication while practicing mindfulness and self care.

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I like the collaboration part of therapy where clients are very motivated to work towards their goals and me as their therapist will meet them where they are at to achieve those results. I use modalities like CBT, ACT, and Mindfulness.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • College Students
  • Confidence
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Intrusive Thoughts
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Transitions
  • Motherhood
  • Motivation
  • Moving and Relocation
  • Parenting
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Pregnancy
  • Procrastination
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Starting College
  • Teen Parents
  • Young Professionals
  • Young Women
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Maria Trujillo
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Together, we will navigate your journey to inner peace and self-discovery. Explore emotions, relationships, and personal growth in a safe space.


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Together, we will navigate your journey to inner peace and self-discovery. Explore emotions, relationships, and personal growth in a safe space.

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I specialized in CBT and REBT. In my last years I have worked with women who have suffered domestic violence as well as with older adults, helping them go through different circumstances that are difficult for their lives.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety
  • Couples
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Empowering Women
  • Geriatric
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • Job Stress
  • Mild Depression
  • Parenting
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London Mingo
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Explore your concerns, define specific goals, and work to achieve them. I offer validation, support, and coping skills making life more manageable and reduce stress and anxiety.


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Explore your concerns, define specific goals, and work to achieve them. I offer validation, support, and coping skills making life more manageable and reduce stress and anxiety.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am compassionate and honest and my approach is humanistic and person-centered, meaning that I don't label you, but you treat you as an individual and tailor our sessions to what YOU need in that moment, not a step in a treatment plan.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Childhood Abuse or Neglect
  • Childhood Issues
  • Depression
  • New Parent
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
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London Mingo remote and phone therapy in Florida, North Carolina