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Find Parenting Therapists & Counselors in Ames, IA.

 

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 Ames, the suburbs of Ames, other nearby places such as Urbandale, West Des Moines, or anywhere else in Iowa, 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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Cara Kelley
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I work with the client to set attainable goals. We look at life patterns and which ones need to be broken or changed and go from there. You know you best. I am here to come along side and help unpack the burdens that way you down.


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Together, we will:

I work with the client to set attainable goals. We look at life patterns and which ones need to be broken or changed and go from there. You know you best. I am here to come along side and help unpack the burdens that way you down.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use several different approaches or theories in therapy as I believe no one approach fits all clients. I believe that one must take a holistic approach to overall health. `

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Aging Parents
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Career Burnout
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Stress
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationships
  • Women
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embark on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and personal growth.


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embark on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and personal growth.

Something to know about my approach is:

that I prioritize a client-centered and collaborative method. I believe in tailoring therapy to the unique needs and goals of each individual.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Aging Parents
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Career Counseling
  • Caregivers
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Friendships
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Job Stress
  • Loving Someone with Addiction
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissism
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • New Parent
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Worth
  • Stress
  • Work Stress
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Sarah Kosiba
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find strategies to learn, heal, and grow. We will find interventions that fit your life in order to create meaningful and lasting change.


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Together, we will:

find strategies to learn, heal, and grow. We will find interventions that fit your life in order to create meaningful and lasting change.

Something to know about my approach is:

My work is evidence-based, unique, and creative. It is grounded in behavioral change, mindfulness, and traditional talk therapy, which is proven to effectively reduce trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, childhood behavioral disorders, and grief

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Couples
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Intrusive Thoughts
  • Middle Age
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Self-Worth
  • Trauma
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Sarah Kosiba remote and phone therapy in Iowa
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David Foreit
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Together, we will look at the beliefs causing your issues. They may have been appropriate when acquired, often as a child, but maybe not so much today. We have to learn to accept what we can't change and have the courage to change what we can.


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Together, we will:

Together, we will look at the beliefs causing your issues. They may have been appropriate when acquired, often as a child, but maybe not so much today. We have to learn to accept what we can't change and have the courage to change what we can.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe that our behaviors, how we feel, act, in a given situation, are a result of the beliefs we have about that situation. If you are willing to investigate your beliefs and adjust them to fit today's reality, you will feel and act differently.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Depression
  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • LGBTQ+
  • Parenting Skills
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Social Anxiety
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David Foreit remote and phone therapy in California, Iowa, Michigan, New York
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Catherine Cook
Together, we will:

review your life experiences and explore why you have made some of the choices in your past. We will set goals together and measure outcomes, so you ensure that you are progressing.


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Together, we will:

review your life experiences and explore why you have made some of the choices in your past. We will set goals together and measure outcomes, so you ensure that you are progressing.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am very motivational and empathetic.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Conduct Disorder
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Personality Disorders
  • Sex Offenders
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma
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Catherine Cook remote and phone therapy in Iowa, Nebraska