Parent Therapy

Parent therapy is a type of psychological support specifically designed to help parents improve their parenting skills, manage stress, and better understand and support their children’s emotional and behavioral development.

Parent therapy focuses on supporting the parent, rather than treating the child directly (although the child's wellbeing is often the reason for seeking help).

Why It’s Valuable

• Helps break negative cycles or patterns in parenting

• Reduces feelings of guilt, shame, or isolation

• Strengthens the parent-child bond

• Empowers you with tools to parent in line with your values

It may involve:

• Building parenting skills (e.g., setting boundaries, discipline, communication)

• Managing emotional triggers or stressors as a parent

• Learning how to support a child with mental health issues (anxiety, ADHD, trauma, etc.)

• Exploring your own upbringing and how it affects your parenting

• Improving co-parenting dynamics (whether you’re partnered or separated)

Parent therapy can be helpful for:

• Parents of children with behavioral/emotional difficulties

• New parents adjusting to the demands of parenting

• Parents dealing with family transitions (divorce, relocation, grief)

• Parents who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of how to help their child

A therapist might:

• Help you understand your child’s behavior through a developmental or psychological lens

• Teach concrete strategies for managing difficult behavior

• Support you in regulating your own emotions so you can parent more effectively

• Reflect on patterns or beliefs you’ve carried from your own childhood