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Find Parenting Therapists & Counselors in Bellingham, WA.

 

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 Bellingham, the suburbs of Bellingham, other nearby places such as Marysville, Shoreline, or anywhere else in Washington, 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.

Bellingham, WA Parenting Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Amy Aadland
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In our sessions we'll work collaboratively to identify what is causing you to feel stressed or burned out, develop strategies to get you unstuck, and identify what you want from life.


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In our sessions we'll work collaboratively to identify what is causing you to feel stressed or burned out, develop strategies to get you unstuck, and identify what you want from life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I primarily utilize acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which involves identifying what you want in life and how you want to show up for yourself and others. We work on viewing thoughts and feelings as information rather than as driving forces.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Career Burnout
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Job Stress
  • Parental Burnout
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Stress
  • Work Stress
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Kate Mageau
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Meet for group therapy to connect and talk about these topics : ADHD and Autism, Healing from Toxic Relationships (groups and a course), Finding Love and Dating, and Careers and Entrepreneurship! I have a few spaces open for individual therapy :)


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Meet for group therapy to connect and talk about these topics : ADHD and Autism, Healing from Toxic Relationships (groups and a course), Finding Love and Dating, and Careers and Entrepreneurship! I have a few spaces open for individual therapy :)

Something to know about my approach is:

My key values are social justice, curiosity, and empowerment. I bring these values to my life, and to therapy, through feminism (analyze power structures), existentialism (look for meaning) and narrative therapy (deconstruct society's narratives)

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Abusive Relationships
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Career Counseling
  • Dating and Romance
  • Dating Violence
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Gender Identity
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Interfaith Relationships
  • Interracial Relationships
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mixed Orientation Relationships
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Neurodivergence
  • Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Queer
  • Relationships
  • Sibling Relationships
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Sare Rane
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My clients will dig deep into what is activating their distress; to recognize old patterns; and begin to make needed changes. I focus on supporting folks in deepening an understanding of themselves with a focus on self-compassion.


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My clients will dig deep into what is activating their distress; to recognize old patterns; and begin to make needed changes. I focus on supporting folks in deepening an understanding of themselves with a focus on self-compassion.

Something to know about my approach is:

I foster a space for you to feel seen & connected in a supportive therapeutic relationship. I meet you where you are at and walk alongside you on your path. I provide feedback and guidance with my focus on drawing out your own wisdom and values.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Boundaries
  • Career Burnout
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Existential Issues
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Family of Origin
  • Grief
  • Inner Child
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Life Transitions
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Parental Burnout
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationships
  • Religious Trauma
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Social Justice
  • Stress
  • Women
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Sare Rane remote and phone therapy in Oregon, Washington
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Connie Lawson
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work together to support your goals and provide space to process life's small and large hurdles, as well as being able to celebrate the wins.


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work together to support your goals and provide space to process life's small and large hurdles, as well as being able to celebrate the wins.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am a believer in the power of therapy for everyone. We all need a safe place to vent, feel validated in our experiences and be able to process the difficult parts of life. I implement evidence-based practices to create lasting change and progress.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • ADHD Testing
  • Adolescents
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Body Acceptance
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mindfulness
  • New Parent
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Postpartum
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Connie Lawson remote and phone therapy in Washington
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Mary Welsh
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Together we will explore where you are now, how you got there, and where you want to be in the future. I will assist you in finding the best and most healthy path forward towards your goals.


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Together, we will:

Together we will explore where you are now, how you got there, and where you want to be in the future. I will assist you in finding the best and most healthy path forward towards your goals.

Something to know about my approach is:

I strive to help clients recognize patterns in their present behaviors and how those relate to experiences from their past. The insights gained by doing this help clients to learn to make new choices that result in more satisfying outcomes.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Grief
  • Parenting Skills
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
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Mary Welsh remote and phone therapy in Hawaii, New Hampshire, Virginia, Washington