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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 Springfield, the suburbs of Springfield, other nearby places such as Rogers, Bentonville, or anywhere else in Missouri, 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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Explore thoughts and experiences behind important feelings as well as effective and lasting strategies that will help better manage worries and moods. We will regularly assess symptoms to assure that our work is making a positive difference.


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Explore thoughts and experiences behind important feelings as well as effective and lasting strategies that will help better manage worries and moods. We will regularly assess symptoms to assure that our work is making a positive difference.

Something to know about my approach is:

I primarily use behavioral and cognitive methods that have clear scientific support for their effectiveness and efficiency. My methods are active, directive, and educative; I aim at solving the problems that the client faces here and now.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Children with Anxiety
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teen Anxiety
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Miriam Zuroff
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Discuss the issues that brought you into therapy and the changes you would like to see in your life and the best ways to reach those goals. We will work at a pace that is comfortable for you and sometimes I will simply be a listening ear.


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Discuss the issues that brought you into therapy and the changes you would like to see in your life and the best ways to reach those goals. We will work at a pace that is comfortable for you and sometimes I will simply be a listening ear.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am very eclectic implementing a mix of psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and positive psychology techniques, I believe one approach does not work with all. I tailor-make treatment to meet the needs of each individual client or couple.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • Life Changes
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (OCSDs)
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Seasonal Depression
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Nicole Barhorst
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sort through life's struggles and focus on setting goals for the future. I am also here to guide and support you through difficult experiences.


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sort through life's struggles and focus on setting goals for the future. I am also here to guide and support you through difficult experiences.

Something to know about my approach is:

I will ask you to consider other perspectives. Some of my suggestions may open your eyes to negative patterns or unhealthy relationships.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Illness
  • Coaching
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting Skills
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
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Lauren Robinson
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I want my clients to be able to discuss what they want, when they want, but we will also set goals, structure and actions steps to help us move toward relief and peace. I believe in a collaborative process and am honored to be along for the ride.


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I want my clients to be able to discuss what they want, when they want, but we will also set goals, structure and actions steps to help us move toward relief and peace. I believe in a collaborative process and am honored to be along for the ride.

Something to know about my approach is:

A few of my approaches include- Solutions-focused, Strengths-based, trauma informed and emotionally focused therapies. I also am client centered, and want to help YOU- therapy isn't one size fits all.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Career Counseling
  • Children of Divorce
  • Codependency
  • Complicated Grief
  • Confidence
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Family Conflict
  • Family Dynamics
  • Geriatric
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • High School
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Skills
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Skills
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • School Issues
  • Self Care
  • Senior Citizens
  • Situational Grief
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicide loss
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
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Carol O'Saben
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understand the influences that have led you to where you are so you can make lasting changes that will impact how you feel about yourself and how you interact with others. We will work together to help you gain insight into problematic patterns.


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Together, we will:

understand the influences that have led you to where you are so you can make lasting changes that will impact how you feel about yourself and how you interact with others. We will work together to help you gain insight into problematic patterns.

Something to know about my approach is:

I tend to work with clients in long-term, insight-oriented psychotherapy. We will work together to create a space where you can be yourself, build on your strengths, explore your vulnerabilities and grow from your challenges.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Aging Parents
  • Life Transitions
  • Parent-Adult Child Relationship
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Women
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Carol O'Saben remote and phone therapy in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma...