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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 Shakopee, the suburbs of Shakopee, other nearby places such as Burnsville, Bloomington, or anywhere else in Minnesota, 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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Often clients are stuck in similar patterns that replay over and over again, despite the desire for change. We will address the wounds, traumas, or disconnections that have created these patterns, creating a chance for legitimate, long term change.


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Often clients are stuck in similar patterns that replay over and over again, despite the desire for change. We will address the wounds, traumas, or disconnections that have created these patterns, creating a chance for legitimate, long term change.

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My approach to therapy is gentle and compassion driven. Trauma based therapy requires trust and safety to address the sensitive topics ahead. Likewise, couples or marital therapy must focus on empathy, listening, and learning in order to grow.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Families
  • Marriage
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Religious Trauma
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Trauma
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I am very open-minded and flexible as well as very curious. This allows me the interest to explore almost any topic.


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I am very open-minded and flexible as well as very curious. This allows me the interest to explore almost any topic.

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You are looking for empathy and compassion, while enduring your trials. It can be debilitating when you can’t find the right person to connect with. The validation you crave!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abandonment Issues
  • Addictions
  • Adolescent-Parent Separation
  • Aging Parents
  • Anger
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Behavior Change
  • Bullying
  • Child Behavior Issues
  • Children of Divorce
  • Chronic Stress
  • Codependency
  • Co-Parenting
  • Couples
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Dependent Personality Disorder
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Families
  • Families with Autism-related challenges
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Gender Transition in Families
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Health Anxiety
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Changes
  • Loving Someone with Addiction
  • Marriage
  • Mild Depression
  • Military Life Transition
  • Military Service
  • New Parent
  • Parenting Children with Anxiety
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Teen Depression
  • Transgender (MTF)
  • Veterans/Military Families
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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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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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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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Laura Hanley
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Trauma, polyvagal theory, and self-compassion are key themes in my practice. The brain is a magnificent, really smart organ and learning how it is trying to protect us helps us bring levity and compassion to our daily lives. I am an ART provider.


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Trauma, polyvagal theory, and self-compassion are key themes in my practice. The brain is a magnificent, really smart organ and learning how it is trying to protect us helps us bring levity and compassion to our daily lives. I am an ART provider.

Something to know about my approach is:

I come from a family of teachers and so ensuring my clients know what is going on in therapy comes as second nature. After all, I may be the mental health professional but you are the expert in your own life and your input and understanding matters.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar II
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Empowering Women
  • Faith Transition
  • Family of Origin
  • Family Planning
  • Family Trauma
  • Feminism
  • Feminism Adjustment to Cultural Disapointment
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Skills
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Professional Women
  • Religious Trauma
  • Schizophrenia
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Young Women
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Tenbit Etafa
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We can work together to tackle any issues that are causing you stress, sadness, depression, or anxiety about the future. My aim is to equip you with the right resources and tools to overcome these challenges and achieve a greater sense of well-being.


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We can work together to tackle any issues that are causing you stress, sadness, depression, or anxiety about the future. My aim is to equip you with the right resources and tools to overcome these challenges and achieve a greater sense of well-being.

Something to know about my approach is:

I utilize a combination of evidence-based practices, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing , and Mindfulness techniques. These approaches are tailored to your individual needs and can help you gain insight into your thoughts

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Depression
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Relationships
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