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Find Parenting Therapists & Counselors in West Des Moines, IA.

 

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 West Des Moines, the suburbs of West Des Moines, other nearby places such as Urbandale, Ankeny, or anywhere else in Iowa, 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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Nichelle Blakesley
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Explore how your past and how this has helped shape and influence how you view the world around you. We will then work together to identify what healing looks like to you and what beliefs from your past are sneaking in creating difficulty.


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Explore how your past and how this has helped shape and influence how you view the world around you. We will then work together to identify what healing looks like to you and what beliefs from your past are sneaking in creating difficulty.

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I believe in the power of human connection and humor. I offer trauma informed therapy interventions, with encouragement, kindness, and gentle realistic thought processing that focuses on your individual strengths and goals.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxiety Management
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Life Changes
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Worth
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Depression
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Work to help you understand your patterns and emotions and what you can do about them. At Nurturing Hope Therapy, LLC I want you to feel heard, validated, and supported through life’s challenges.


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Work to help you understand your patterns and emotions and what you can do about them. At Nurturing Hope Therapy, LLC I want you to feel heard, validated, and supported through life’s challenges.

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My goal is to empower you to blossom into the most self-assured, peaceful version of yourself. Every client is different and what works for you is the most important thing. I am able to tailor my approach to fit your needs.

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  • ADHD in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Adult ADHD
  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Attachment Styles
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • BIPOC
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Burnout
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Open Relationships
  • Parenting
  • Political Anxiety
  • Polyamory
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Racial Justice
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Self-Esteem
  • Transgender
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Explore aspects of the various systems within which clients exist. I look at family, work, friends, and other relationships to help clients discover where changes might be effective.


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Explore aspects of the various systems within which clients exist. I look at family, work, friends, and other relationships to help clients discover where changes might be effective.

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I recognize that it takes a great deal of vulnerability and courage to embark on the therapeutic journey. My approach is trauma-informed and incorporates art therapy, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, and strengths-based.

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  • Communication Skills
  • Depression
  • Financial Stress
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Job Stress
  • Life Transitions
  • Mindfulness
  • Mood Disorders
  • Parenting
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Time Management
  • Trauma
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I specialize in wellness approaches using vitamins and minerals and traditional Western medicine options. I'm goal-oriented and want clients who like to develop a relationship with their provider. I like to make appointments about your goals!


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I specialize in wellness approaches using vitamins and minerals and traditional Western medicine options. I'm goal-oriented and want clients who like to develop a relationship with their provider. I like to make appointments about your goals!

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I find that clients who desire monthly psychotherapy, in combination with Western and Eastern medicine, make the most significant progress in developing life balance and wellness.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • ADHD Testing
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Adolescent-Parent Separation
  • Adult ADHD
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Binge Eating
  • Career Burnout
  • Career Change
  • Career Coaching
  • Christian Counseling
  • Coming Out
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complicated Grief
  • Coping Skills
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Food Allergy Anxiety
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Goals/Accountability
  • Grief Due to Addiction
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Life Balance
  • Life Skills
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Marriage
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Middle Age
  • Mild Depression
  • New Parent
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Situational Grief
  • Social Anxiety
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Athletes
  • Teen Boys
  • Teen Girls
  • Teen Parents
  • Teen Violence
  • Work-Life Balance
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Breanna Millsap remote and phone therapy in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire
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David Foreit
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Together, we will look at the beliefs causing your issues. They may have been appropriate when acquired, often as a child, but maybe not so much today. We have to learn to accept what we can't change and have the courage to change what we can.


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Together, we will:

Together, we will look at the beliefs causing your issues. They may have been appropriate when acquired, often as a child, but maybe not so much today. We have to learn to accept what we can't change and have the courage to change what we can.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe that our behaviors, how we feel, act, in a given situation, are a result of the beliefs we have about that situation. If you are willing to investigate your beliefs and adjust them to fit today's reality, you will feel and act differently.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Depression
  • Gender Transition
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • LGBTQ+
  • Parenting Skills
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Social Anxiety
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David Foreit remote and phone therapy in California, Iowa, Michigan, New York