Parenting therapists in North Smithfield, Rhode Island RI
Parenting
Dr. Livia Freier
Psychologist, PhD Psychologist
Parenting support can make a big difference in helping children with both normative and neurodiverse challenges. Caregivers learn tools that reduce stress in both the caregiver and the child. Aligning caregiver efforts provides the consistency that allows children to feel better emotionally while also motivating behavioral change.
9 Years Experience
Parenting
Robert A. Walker and Associates, Counseling and Consulting Center Inc.
Counselor/Therapist
Counseling sessions can provide you with the support and resources you need to be the best parent possible.
16 Years Experience
Parenting
Dr. Michael J. Gennari
Psychologist, Ph.D.
My sensitive and engaging, direct and practical, style is reported by my clients as one of their attractions to working with me. I work with Children, Adolescents and Adults, addressing ADHD, depression and anxiety, divorce, loss and medical trauma. . I would be honored with your trust in me.
37 Years Experience
Parenting
Cami K McBride
Psychologist, PhD
Parenting can often be hard and not what we expect. There are many strategies to make it easier and more successful.
18 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