Parenting therapists in Duluth, Minnesota MN
Parenting
Ray Williams
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Raising kids might be one of the most difficult assignments in the world. They don't come with instructions and most of the time, we as parents don't have the tools needed for the job anyway. Each stage of development also brings the need to change strategies. The good news is that there is hope. Healthy parenting skills can be learned and applied. It won't make parenting easy, but it will help make it effective. They grow up fast. Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy them while you can.
14 Years Experience
Parenting
Peg Roberts
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I work with parents of adult children who have trouble knowing when to step in and when to step out of their child's life. It's a balancing act. But learning healthy boundaries can help alleviate anxiety, worry or fear as adult children make decisions for themselves and their families. It's a great relief.
26 Years Experience
Parenting
Erin Severe
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Are you struggling to communicate with your partner about how to raise your kids? Do you have different approaches and feel stuck? Couples counseling can help you develop and implement successful skills for co-parenting solutions.
16 Years Experience
Parenting
Maria Maddalo
Psychologist, Psy.D., BCBA
Parenting is difficult and does not come with a manual! Let's work together to improve parenting skills through a combination of behavioral interventions and improvement of parent-child interactions.
6 Years Experience
Parenting
Strides in Psychotherapy
Psychologist, PSY.D.
here are many different ways to be an effective and nurturing parent. People’s parenting styles may vary based on culture, race, religion, socioeconomic status, geographic location as well as due to both the parents’ and the children’s personalities. Some people tend to be more authoritarian, setting rules and expecting them to be followed because you are the parent. Other parents are more permissive, wanting their children to have their needs met and to feel heard and understood. Still others try to find some middle ground. They may switch positions depending on the specifics of the situation or they may negotiate a compromise. Sometimes one parenting style works really effectively with one child but not at all with another. Other times, a way of handling a situation may work fine for your child at one age but not at all once they get a bit older, so a shift in approach is needed. We all tend to use our own upbringing as a model for how we parent, or in some cases, for what we most want to avoid in raising our children. Often, this strategy works fine. When it does not, therapy can be a useful tool in offering you alternative strategies and techniques that might help.
23 Years Experience