Therapy for Parents
Therapy for parents at all ages and stages of their parenting journey
Virtual therapy anywhere in Texas and Arizona
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
As a parent, sometimes you feel like you have no clue what you are doing.
You totally had a handle on this parenting thing when your kids were little, and now you feel completely lost in big kid land.
Or you’re about to become a parent and you want to be sure you won’t f*ck up your future kid.
Right now you’re drowning in the day to day of balancing the never ending tasks of parenting with everything else in your life.
Or you feel totally disconnected from your partner and your kids, just going through the motions of what you think a parent is meant to be.
You’re feeling like a complete and total failure that this job called parenting, that is supposed to be the most important one of all.
Whatever it is that you’re experiencing, you’re beginning to notice the impact on your life:
You’re stuck in a cycle of guilt, doing the wrong thing, and then feeling terrible about it, but not knowing how to get out.
You feel little or no connection with your kids. They feel like tiny human strangers that you just have to manage.
All of your time is spent worrying about the future, and how you are going to mess them up.
Every time you open your mouth your mom or dad comes out (which isn’t great in your case).
It doesn’t have to be this way. Just imagine:
Feeling confident that you are making decisions for your child that align with their unique needs, and also with your values, while tuning out all of the noise of what everyone tells you you “should” be doing.
Burning through your kid to do list like its the new season of Love Is Blind, and even *gasp* dropping things from that list and never doing them again.
Knowing what you need to stay regulated, calm, and energized to be at the top of your parenting game, and having the space and permission to do it.
Doing something fun with your kids like mini golf or swimming and getting to enjoy yourself and be present, instead of constantly spinning your wheels.
Therapy for Parents Can Help
It may feel impossible now, but you and your kids don’t have to keep living this way. You can feel like a good parent who knows what they are doing most of the time. And I can help you get there.
Therapy for parents helps you do 3 things:
Identify your own attachment history, i.e. how you learned to connect and function in your relationships, and how that is playing out with your kids in the present.
Learn about what is normal and not normal when it comes to developmental expectations for your child, and how to adjust your expectations when they don’t match up with your child’s capabilities.
Develop practical, actionable strategies that will help you parent your child from a place of confidence and connection.
I’ll be right by your side through this process, tailoring each step to your unique needs and experiences. No one gets a manual when it comes to parenting. In fact, we get more training to drive a car than we do to raise a child, and we are all just muddling through as best we can with what we know. My approach to therapy for parents comes from a place of hope and knowledge: knowing that you have the skills and tools to be the parent you want to be, you just need a little help unpacking and applying them.
You don’t have to live life feeling like you’re stuck in this endless cycle of guilt and you’re doing everything wrong.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the first session like?
A: At our first session, we will do a holistic intake where I learn more about you as a person and a parent, your history, your relationships, what issues you want to focus on in therapy, and what environmental factors, mental health issues, medical issues, or other struggles may be contributing to your current situation. I’ll also talk more about myself as a therapist, and answer any questions you have, so you can feel sure we are the right fit.
Q: What will we talk about in sessions?
A: While each client and session are unique, some general themes that I tend to explore with parents are:
Their attachment history, meaning how they were parented in early childhood, and how those patterns of interaction have continued in their relationships and are playing out in their own parenting.
Their values as a parent, what is important to them and what isn’t, and how to sort through the barrage of advice we get these days from every direction and tune in to what feels right for them and their child.
Their discipline strategies and goals for discipline, talking through what they are currently doing, how effective it is, what they want to accomplish in those interactions, and how to adjust to get there.
Q: How do I prepare for therapy?
A: You can reflect on what you want to get out of your time in therapy. This is a space to work on whatever is important to YOU. Jotting down some ideas, or just thinking about what you want to be different when you are done with therapy is a good place to start. If you are having trouble nailing it down, that’s ok too, we can navigate defining that together.
Q: How do I get started?
A: We will start with a short phone call to make sure I’m a good fit for what you need, and answer any initial questions you may have, and then we will schedule your first appointment from there.
