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Find Parenting Therapists & Counselors in Portage, MI.

 

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 Portage, the suburbs of Portage, other nearby places such as Elkhart, Kentwood, or anywhere else in Michigan, 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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Therapy can be uncomfortable at times, but through discomfort there can be change, acceptance, and happiness. Together, we will create goals that fit your needs that will increase your contentment within your daily life.

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My goal is to support your journey. I take a combined approach to therapy using aspects from CBT, ACT, and DBT. I am a relational therapist, meaning that I value your feedback and want to work with you to achieve your goals.

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  • Parenting
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum
  • Pregnancy
  • Women
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Together, we'll work on developing new responses to life's challenges and practice tools that foster a sense of grounding, confidence, and greater control.

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I use various therapies to create a personalized plan, addressing triggers, stress, and emotions. We'll identify triggers, build coping skills, and manage emotions for positive change in a safe, compassionate space.

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  • Adolescents
  • Anger
  • Anxiety Disorders
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  • Depression
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Sessions focus on identifying specific areas of a client's life which would benefit from learning more about setting and maintaining healthy boundaries with other people as well as with ourselves.

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I tend to be very solution focused and person centered, assisting clients in evaluating current stressors and helping them review efforts to make changes in their life. Additionally, helping clients learn how to manage expectations appropriately.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
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give anxiety, OCD, & perfectionism the slip, accept the present moment, fight depressive self-talk, name & validate feelings & experiences, listen reflectively, connect w/ others. We can explore faith, & other work too. Bring your goals & I'll guide!


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give anxiety, OCD, & perfectionism the slip, accept the present moment, fight depressive self-talk, name & validate feelings & experiences, listen reflectively, connect w/ others. We can explore faith, & other work too. Bring your goals & I'll guide!

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I bring Cog-B & mindfulness skills together in our work, untangling the stuck-thoughts, behaviors, & feelings along with acceptance of the present moment. OCD work is ERP exposure/response prevention together at your pace, never forced.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Faith and Spirituality
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  • Family Conflict
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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  • Starting College
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Christina Thomason
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work together to find a path to heal emotional wounds, improve psychological health and wellness, and address areas of development that are interfering with living a whole and fulfilling life.


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work together to find a path to heal emotional wounds, improve psychological health and wellness, and address areas of development that are interfering with living a whole and fulfilling life.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is flexible, creative and person centered. There are many paths to healing and one size does not fit all. Each treatment is a process of finding ways to balance emotional safety in a way that allows growth.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Borderline Personality
  • Childhood Issues
  • Complex Trauma
  • Cutting
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Self-Harm
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