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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 Waltham, the suburbs of Waltham, other nearby places such as Woburn, Medford, or anywhere else in Massachusetts, 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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Nicole Cullen
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Work to build a therapeutic relationship that focuses on helping you to reach your full potential. We will do this by identifying your goals and practicing skills to help you feel more confident and successful.


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Work to build a therapeutic relationship that focuses on helping you to reach your full potential. We will do this by identifying your goals and practicing skills to help you feel more confident and successful.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe in an electric approach based on your individual needs. We will work together to create a treatment plan to works for you and your lifestyle. The hardest part is often taking the first step in finding a therapist that feels right for you.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Breakups
  • Chronic Stress
  • Confidence
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Self-Worth
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Work Stress
  • Worrying
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Grace McGathey
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We will build rapport and relationship while focusing on your identified goals. I have the utmost respect for the client's time in therapy. I incorporate some somatic exercises to support our work.


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We will build rapport and relationship while focusing on your identified goals. I have the utmost respect for the client's time in therapy. I incorporate some somatic exercises to support our work.

Something to know about my approach is:

I incorporate several theoretical frameworks into my therapy practice, and am most drawn to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Somatic Therapy in the context of Attachment Theory and Respectful/Reciprocal Relationships.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Elder Care Issues
  • Families
  • Family Dynamics
  • Health Anxiety
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Parent-Adult Child Relationship
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Pregnancy
  • Relationships
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Jacqueline Warner
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Better understand the patterns which make you feel like you're on a hamster wheel you can't get off, recalibrate, and slow down your cycle with each other enough to do something new. You will reconnect and find each other again!


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Better understand the patterns which make you feel like you're on a hamster wheel you can't get off, recalibrate, and slow down your cycle with each other enough to do something new. You will reconnect and find each other again!

Something to know about my approach is:

My clients gain significant insight, which we combine with in-the-moment experiences to actively change how you interact as a couple. You will feel what it's like to reconnect, and I will support you in repeating the "new" until it's your norm.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxious Attachment
  • Couples
  • Marriage
  • Parenting
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
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Nicole Richards
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Depending on the patient and their area of need, we may use CBT, humanistic, or psychodynamic approaches to explore the area of your life that are challenging you. I use an integrated approach to counseling as it is a very individualized journey.


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Depending on the patient and their area of need, we may use CBT, humanistic, or psychodynamic approaches to explore the area of your life that are challenging you. I use an integrated approach to counseling as it is a very individualized journey.

Something to know about my approach is:

I provide a safe, non-judgmental, trauma-informed space for adult individuals to challenge the barriers in their life to reaching their goals. We will work collaboratively to explore how you can find joy in your life and manage your symptoms.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Motherhood
  • Parental Burnout
  • Parenting
  • Self-Esteem
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma
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Nicole Richards remote and phone therapy in Massachusetts
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Laura Howell
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discover inner resources for deep well-being, healing, self-compassion, and confidence.


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discover inner resources for deep well-being, healing, self-compassion, and confidence.

Something to know about my approach is:

I utilize traditional and innovative therapeutic approaches based on your unique preferences and needs. I am an authorized meditation teacher who incorporates the tools of mindfulness, guided imagery, and relaxation as holistic options.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Pain
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Domestic Violence
  • End of Life
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Illness and Disease
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Changes
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Postpartum
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss
  • Relationships
  • Religious Trauma
  • Sadness
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
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