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They say that it takes a village to raise a child, however in today’s society, villages are almost nonexistent.
That means parents have to look after their child(ren) without the support of others.
It may seem daunting to take on such a big task by yourself or with a significant other, especially if you have no extended family offering emotional support.
However, at My LA Therapy, we offer an objective support system that can help you relieve some of the burden of taking care of your child alone. Phew!
Parenting therapy can provide you with a different perspective on the mental health of your child and offer the latest research and methods on the best way to help your child or teen (See our Child Therapy and Teen Therapy pages to learn more).
Today’s society has exceptionally high expectations for parents.
Between the continuous books being released on the best new parenting theories, and the moms and dads on social media who are seemingly able to do it all, sometimes it feels impossible to feel adequate as a parent.
You may feel anxious over whether or not you are doing a good job, or feel pressured to compare yourself to other parents around you.
This is why therapy can be a valuable place to step away from the daily ups and downs of everyday life.
A heart to heart talk with your therapist can be a much needed break from the hectic lives we all live and can also provide you with a safe space to unload your stresses and thoughts while developing research-based parenting skills to ensure your family and children thrive.
We’re so confident in our extraordinary therapists that we guarantee you’ll love your match – or your money back.
At My LA Therapy, our highly-vetted Anxiety experts are selected not only for their clinical acumen but for who they are.
If you can relate to any of these questions, then you’ve come to the right place!
Other external factors may play into your parenting style such as stress from work, school, or social situations, and may leave you confused and stressed.
Our team of trained professionals will help develop a broad repertoire of parenting skills and research-based interventions that have been proven to improve outcomes for children and families.
Parenting therapy exists to help you manage these expectations and the overwhelming sense of inadequacy and stress that can develop when you have a child.
We will make sure that you feel understood and supported.
Because you don’t have to go through this alone.
During our sessions, we will create strategies tailored to you and your child specifically, as every parent and child is an individual and each relationship has its own personal challenges.
Therapy will remind you that your child, even though they come from you, has their own personality and temperament, and as a result, parent-child conflicts are a normal part of navigating these differences.
But, we will give you the tools on how to resolve these conflicts in your sessions and improve your communication, discipline, and boundaries.
The therapeutic space and process isn’t a place of judgement or critique of your parenting style.
It’s a safe place to share your fears of conflict, failure, hopelessness, stress, anxiety, irritability, and other feelings that can plague the relationship between you and your loved ones.
Let’s dive into some common topics discussed in parenting therapy.
While parenting may seem like a daunting and unpredictable task—especially for first time parents—we will do our best to offer our support and knowledge on the best way to provide a good future for you and your children.
Therapy can successfully improve your life by helping you minimize the anxiety in your life, identify and change underlying thought and behavioral patterns that contribute to your struggles, and provide you with strategies to decrease discomfort while restoring an overall sense of peace.
Our evidence-based, scientifically proven interventions are demonstrated by research to be effective in addressing issues surrounding parenting and improving mental health and educational outcomes for children, families, and teens.
Learn more about our empirically based therapy modalities by visiting our Methods page.
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I am blown away! I don’t write testimonials, unless I have been extremely moved by something. I was blessed to work with Brooke on a single session, and before this I was in therapy on and off with multiple therapists for the last 20 years of my life. Brooke was able to do more in one session than many years of work with my previous therapist. She has the true gift of great insight and compassion while also getting straight to the heart of your blind spots and unconscious issues in a way that has truly changed my life.
Skyler J.
There are people who are good at their work there are people like Brooke: who are born to do it. I cannot recommend Brooke more highly. I can only imagine where I would be today if I had started working with her years ago. From the beginning of our session, she knew exactly what tools and questions that would work for my particular psychology and my personal experience. No other therapist has been able to do that or anything close.
What I also really appreciate from our session is Brooke's ability to go directly to the source of the issue while also keeping a very gentle and kind energy with me. I felt very seen, understood, and supported. Everything and more that I could have ever asked for from a therapist. I have a severe trauma history and complex issues she was able to immediately identify and help. If she could help me, I know she can help you too.
Taylor E.
You did more in 45 minutes than my last therapist did in a year.
Jamie
With your help, I've finally started to understand that while my vivid imagination often wants to create terrifying monsters under the bed, in a lot of cases those monsters are nothing more than a heap of decidedly less-terrifying laundry I've avoided for too long that just needs to be aired out and put away. Which is definitely a lot easier than monster slaying. Thank you for shedding light in the dark places I was too afraid to face alone.
Morgan B.
I am extremely fortunate to work with Sydney, who is helping me create real internal change. The talent to listen well is Hall of Fame stuff, and she has that. She then follows with questions, strategies that are organic to the moment. I have come to believe that deep, radical, if occasionally deeply painful change ... and, then, healing can happen. I'm just at the lip of that last part - but would not have gotten there, AT ALL, without Sydney
Ric K.
The best therapist ever! Life-changing 🙂
Catherine H.
Right now, the work is changing my life, sometimes in inches, sometimes in miles.
Ric K.
