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Find Parenting Therapists & Counselors in Oak Park, IL.

 

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 Oak Park, the suburbs of Oak Park, other nearby places such as Elmhurst, Chicago, or anywhere else in Illinois, 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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Together, we will work toward reframing the relationship you have with your thoughts to help you be your favorite version of you. We will focus on growth and resilience to bring about positive change in your life.

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I strive to celebrate individuals’ identities and help them cultivate hope and meaning in their life through therapy. I use a collaborative and strengths-based approach to empower those facing adversities.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Marriage
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
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Stephanie Willis
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Together, we'll explore thoughts & feelings, cultivate self-awareness, develop healthy coping strategies, strengthen communication & relationships, promote healing & growth. Safe, non-judgmental space to empower your journey towards mental well-being


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Together, we'll explore thoughts & feelings, cultivate self-awareness, develop healthy coping strategies, strengthen communication & relationships, promote healing & growth. Safe, non-judgmental space to empower your journey towards mental well-being

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My experience in the Chicago-land area included work in Non-Profits, Hospitals, & Wilderness Programs before establishing WillisCC. I specialized with high risk adolescents addressing self-injury, gang involvement and drug use.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Co-Parenting
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Financial Stress
  • Grief
  • High Anxiety
  • Loving Someone with a Mental Health Disorder
  • Parenting
  • Racial Trauma
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Women Veterans
  • Young Women
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Shiquita finds delight in witnessing every clients growth, no matter how big or small and specializes in working with preteens & teenagers.


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Shiquita finds delight in witnessing every clients growth, no matter how big or small and specializes in working with preteens & teenagers.

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Shiquita surpasses issues with treatment regardless of the stigma surrounding mental illness and treatment. She appreciates being able to connect and understand those who feel misunderstood and disconnected from most.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Borderline Personality
  • Child Behavior Issues
  • Chronic Stress
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complicated Grief
  • Co-Parenting
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Distress Tolerance
  • Families with Autism-related challenges
  • Family Conflict
  • Financial Stress
  • Grief
  • Healing From Relationships
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Impulsive Behavior
  • Job Stress
  • Mild Depression
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Children With Autism
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Postpartum Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Skills
  • Relationship Trauma
  • School Issues
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Work Stress
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Cristol Klicker
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work on you living your best life! Whether it be relationships, grief/loss, stress, or a new struggle in your life, I’m here to help you work through it. Your goals will remain at the center of our journey together.


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work on you living your best life! Whether it be relationships, grief/loss, stress, or a new struggle in your life, I’m here to help you work through it. Your goals will remain at the center of our journey together.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe each individual and their experiences/circumstances is unique. Your goals and needs are always at the center of our journey together. There is no problem too big or too small that we can't handle together.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adjustment to Medical Diagnosis
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Bereavement
  • Children
  • Chronic Disease
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Chronic Fear
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Stress
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • High Anxiety
  • Illness and Disease
  • Job Loss
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Life Skills
  • Life Transitions
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Mild Depression
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Political Anxiety
  • Sadness
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Work-Life Balance
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Dr. Julie Meade
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figure out what needs to change and how to feel better. We can discover ways to align your behaviors to what you value and gain a deeper understanding of yourself. We will explore big life changes, anxiety, depression, ADHD or other stressors.


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Together, we will:

figure out what needs to change and how to feel better. We can discover ways to align your behaviors to what you value and gain a deeper understanding of yourself. We will explore big life changes, anxiety, depression, ADHD or other stressors.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe in helping my clients better understand their thoughts, emotions, physiology, environment, and behavior so that they can truly connect with their lives in a meaningful, purposeful way. Your goals and values guide therapy session-by-session.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • College Students
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Transitions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Professional Women
  • Self-Esteem
  • Situational Stress
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Dr. Julie Meade 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, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, No...