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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 Newark, Dayton, Downtown, North Ironbound, or even Seventh Avenue, 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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Orlando Alonso Calvo Cespedes
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Explore, dissect, and find the right questions to ask ourselves and of the situation we find ourselves in to meet your goals.

Something to know about my approach is:

I set up my sessions to feel like a conversation. I'm not just listening to you, I'm engaged and present with you. I will challenge you but also support, empathize but also test you, when it's needed. Clinically, I use CBT interventions and approach.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acculturation Issues
  • Communication Skills
  • Cultural Issues
  • Depression
  • High Anxiety
  • Parenting
  • Relationships
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We will work together on your exploring your life and goals. I would be happy to assist you through your journey to mental wellness.

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I utilize a broad range of evidence-based modalities to help assist clients through their journey to mental wellness. These treatment modalities include: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and play therapy.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Asexuality
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attachment Styles
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Binge Eating
  • Birth Trauma
  • Bisexuality
  • Borderline Personality
  • Children of Divorce
  • Chronic Stress
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Confidence
  • Co-Parenting
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Cultural Identity
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Disenfranchised Grief
  • Disordered Eating
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Eating Disorders
  • Families
  • Family Trauma
  • Financial Stress
  • Gay
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • High Anxiety
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Job Stress
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Manic Depression
  • Marriage
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • New Job Transition
  • Nightmares
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (OCSDs)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Children With Autism
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Distress
  • Religious Trauma
  • School Issues
  • School Resistance
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress Eating
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
  • Trichotillomania/Hair Pulling
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Aisha Aziz
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No matter how big or small a problem may seem, a solution is always possible. I look forward to getting in touch with you so we can explore ways to help you feel good and live life like you want to.


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No matter how big or small a problem may seem, a solution is always possible. I look forward to getting in touch with you so we can explore ways to help you feel good and live life like you want to.

Something to know about my approach is:

I have been at the receiving end of therapy a few times, and I know it can be hard. I believe you are the expert on your life, and I value your insights. I aim to equip you with tools to successfully navigate the future.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Academic Issues
  • Addictions
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Commitment Issues
  • Communication Skills
  • Depression
  • Family Dynamics
  • Fear of Failure
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Grief
  • Immigrants
  • Intrusive Thoughts
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Motherhood
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
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Tanisha Bracey
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Explore the ways your environment, experiences, and relationships have shaped you. I am sincerely curious about your "whys." We will explore deeper patterns of thoughts and emotions, and will challenge you to use your strengths to improve coping.


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Together, we will:

Explore the ways your environment, experiences, and relationships have shaped you. I am sincerely curious about your "whys." We will explore deeper patterns of thoughts and emotions, and will challenge you to use your strengths to improve coping.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is integrative, and I can accompany you on any path you choose. I am certified in Trauma Focused-CBT and trained in DBT, CBT, and Mindfulness. Family work explores family dynamics and how generational patterns impact current functioning.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent-Parent Separation
  • Adolescent Trauma
  • College Students
  • Family Conflict
  • Family Dynamics
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Starting College
  • Teen Depression
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Vanessa Da Silveira
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In your first session, we'll explore what brought you to therapy and then decide the most appropriate ways to help you make progress. With a systemic approach, we'll look at how your family system influences your issues today and how to move forward.


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Together, we will:

In your first session, we'll explore what brought you to therapy and then decide the most appropriate ways to help you make progress. With a systemic approach, we'll look at how your family system influences your issues today and how to move forward.

Something to know about my approach is:

I usually think of myself as your Navigating system. I do not make decisions in your life harder work together with you to figure out the best way to proceed. The decision is always yours.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Marriage
  • Parenting Skills
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Stress
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