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Find Parenting Therapists & Counselors in Suffolk, VA.

 

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 Suffolk, the suburbs of Suffolk, other nearby places such as Newport News, Chesapeake, or anywhere else in Virginia, 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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As a LPC, I aim to guide clients towards emotional growth and symptom reduction. Together, we'll understand how internal conflicts interact with external stressors, identify destructive relationship patterns, and foster healing.


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As a LPC, I aim to guide clients towards emotional growth and symptom reduction. Together, we'll understand how internal conflicts interact with external stressors, identify destructive relationship patterns, and foster healing.

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I employ an eclectic approach to therapy, in which we draw on multiple theoretical orientations and techniques. This multi-modal approach is highly individualized, engaging, and flexible.

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  • Addictions
  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
  • Relationships
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Social Anxiety
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Lok Hin "Karis" Wong
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explore, reflect, and be challenged. When you come back to my sessions with discouraging or disheartening stories, I sit with you with compassion. When you come back with victorious stories, I celebrate your faithful work with you!


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explore, reflect, and be challenged. When you come back to my sessions with discouraging or disheartening stories, I sit with you with compassion. When you come back with victorious stories, I celebrate your faithful work with you!

Something to know about my approach is:

You can choose if you want a "band-aid" type of solution focused session or if you want to have a "surgery" (cutting deep before it heals) type of childhood attachment sessions. You are the driver, I'm the navigator.

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  • Adoption
  • Coaching
  • College Students
  • Couples
  • Cultural Issues
  • Engagement
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Families
  • Life Adjustment
  • Marriage
  • Parenting
  • Racial or Ethnic Identity
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  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Women
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Katie Noel Sherwood
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I approach each client with a trauma-informed and strength-based approach to help you feel heard and valued, while ensuring that you have an empathetic and therapeutic setting as you are working towards your goals.


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I approach each client with a trauma-informed and strength-based approach to help you feel heard and valued, while ensuring that you have an empathetic and therapeutic setting as you are working towards your goals.

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I use a combination of different therapy modalities such as Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered Therapy (PCT), Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI), as well as EMDR.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Anxiety
  • Coaching
  • Codependency
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • First Responders
  • Friendships
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • Life Transitions
  • Marriage
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Premarital Counseling
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Trauma
  • Women
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Together, we will work towards positive change and healing and wholeness.


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Together, we will work towards positive change and healing and wholeness.

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I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, an approach that changes our thoughts to influence our emotions and behaviors. Also, I am a faith-based counselor to help establish my clients' true identity.

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  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Christian Counseling
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Parenting
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Chessa Van Andel
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Work together to cultivate the skills needed to improve all aspects of life. My goal is to help you feel heard and understood, help you understand and accept yourself, and help you develop the tools you need to move through life's messy moments.


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Work together to cultivate the skills needed to improve all aspects of life. My goal is to help you feel heard and understood, help you understand and accept yourself, and help you develop the tools you need to move through life's messy moments.

Something to know about my approach is:

I'm rooted in a holistic, humanistic approach that allows clients to navigate anxiety, depression, life adjustments, and past trauma. I am also a certified PCIT therapist and can help your family improve relationships and work through challenges.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Depression
  • Family Dynamics
  • Life Transitions
  • Parent-Child Relationship
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