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Find Parenting Therapists & Counselors in Lakewood, 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 Lakewood, the suburbs of Lakewood, other nearby places such as Puyallup, Auburn, 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.

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Develop deep understanding and trust through open-ended discussion. I can help you to gain insight into how your upbringing and life experiences affect present behaviors and beliefs.


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Develop deep understanding and trust through open-ended discussion. I can help you to gain insight into how your upbringing and life experiences affect present behaviors and beliefs.

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I emphasize empathy, direct yet thoughtful communication, and staying up-to-date on therapeutic approaches. I assist couples as they navigate relationship issues, which often stem from unresolved betrayal trauma (whether they realize it or not!)

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  • Childhood Issues
  • Couples
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Grief
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Relationships
  • Teenagers
  • Trauma
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worrying
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Tori Chandler
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Work on the struggles you are facing. I offer you a safe place to explore your thoughts and feelings. Once we have determined your needs, we will collaboratively set goals to improve your situation.


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Work on the struggles you are facing. I offer you a safe place to explore your thoughts and feelings. Once we have determined your needs, we will collaboratively set goals to improve your situation.

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My counseling style is collaborative. I have been described as supportive, caring, and compassionate, with a pretty good sense of humor. I like to focus on identifying your strengths and helping you to maximize them to overcome your obstacles.

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  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Foster Parenting
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Military Life Transition
  • Military Service
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting Skills
  • Relationship Skills
  • Sadness
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self Care
  • Self-Esteem
  • Teenagers
  • Veterans/Military Families
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Bee Cook
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We'll explore your relationships, attachments, sense of self, and how past experiences still impact you today. I'm happy to support those undergoing major life transitions, working through trauma, navigating identity questions, or seeking growth.


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We'll explore your relationships, attachments, sense of self, and how past experiences still impact you today. I'm happy to support those undergoing major life transitions, working through trauma, navigating identity questions, or seeking growth.

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In our work together, you can expect a warm, nonjudgmental presence as we explore your inner world. I offer a space where all parts of you are welcome, even those you've tried to push away. My goal is for you to feel truly seen, heard, and understood

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  • Adult ADHD
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Alzheimer's
  • Anger Disorders
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Child Behavior Issues
  • Children of Divorce
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Complex Trauma
  • Cutting
  • Dementia
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Disability
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Eating Disorders
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Histrionic Personality Disorder
  • Immigrants
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Job Stress
  • Kink
  • Learning Disabilities
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Marriage
  • Men
  • Mild Depression
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Neurodivergence
  • Open Relationships
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parental Burnout
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Skills
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
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  • Political Anxiety
  • Polyamory
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relationships
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexuality
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Spiritual Trauma
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Depression
  • Tourette Disorder
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • White Privilege
  • Women
  • Women Veterans
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Theresa Hayes
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help you learn to notice your traumatized parts as they are activated, and engage in a curious, compassionate dialogue with your traumatized parts so that they can be relieved of the protective roles they occupy in your life.


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help you learn to notice your traumatized parts as they are activated, and engage in a curious, compassionate dialogue with your traumatized parts so that they can be relieved of the protective roles they occupy in your life.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach (informed by IFS and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy) is to help my clients discover the parts of themselves that are responding to past trauma and feelings of overwhelm. These parts can lead to anxiety, depression, dissociation, and more.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Parental Burnout
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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The goals for therapy can range from the relief of your symptoms to making significant life changes. The process of therapy includes developing skills to address your emotions, thoughts, core beliefs, and habits.


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The goals for therapy can range from the relief of your symptoms to making significant life changes. The process of therapy includes developing skills to address your emotions, thoughts, core beliefs, and habits.

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My framework to therapy is holistic health taking into account your mental, emotional, physical, relational, and spiritual well-being. My therapy methods are based on the best evidence-based practices in the research and training of psychologists.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Marriage
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Religious Identity
  • Religious Trauma
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