Online Parenting therapists in Watseka, Illinois IL
We are proud to feature top rated online Parenting therapists in Watseka. We encourage you to review each profile to find your best match.
Dr. Amy Hecht
Psychologist, PhD
I work with parents at all stages, from early childhood through adolescence, helping them navigate the often complex and evolving challenges of raising children. Parenting can be deeply meaningful, but also demanding, and many parents find themselves feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or stretched in ways they didn’t anticipate.
My approach focuses on helping parents better understand their child’s emotional and developmental needs, while also making space for their own experience. I work collaboratively to strengthen connection, improve communication, and address patterns that may be contributing to conflict or stress within the family.
I also bring particular sensitivity to parenting within adoptive, donor-conceived, and other non-traditional families, where additional layers of identity, communication, and connection may emerge over time.
Above all, I aim to support parents in feeling more confident, grounded, and effective—so they can show up for their children with both clarity and compassion.
26 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Lisa J. Taylor
Psychologist, Ph.D.
With parenting coaching, I am thrilled to offer consultation and ongoing support for parents and other caregivers. Please contact me so I can share with you what I’ve learned through my extensive training, 20 years of clinical work, and my personal experience. The job of a parent is always hard, but together we can find ways to make it easier and to reclaim your joy in parenting! Please note that I provide support in all areas of parenting, including the following:
--Adjusting to becoming a new parent
--Children's behavioral, health, or mental health issues
--Negotiating blended families after remarriage
--Introducing a new baby to the family
--Becoming an “empty nester”
--Conflict with in-laws
--Life transitions
--Young adult children's "failure to launch"
21 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Erin Anderson
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MS, MSW, LCSW
I provide compassionate and practical parent coaching to support caregivers in navigating the challenges of raising children. I create a supportive, judgment-free space where parents can explore their concerns, strengthen their skills, and build more positive connections with their children. Using a strengths-based and solution-focused approach, I help parents develop effective communication strategies, set healthy boundaries, and foster emotional resilience in both themselves and their children. Whether managing behavioral challenges, adjusting to new family dynamics, or seeking more confidence in parenting, my goal is to empower caregivers with the tools and insight needed to create a nurturing, balanced family environment.
15 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Dr. Kimberlyann Marsden
Psychologist
Parenting is a journey where parents often feel like they need a roadmap to navigate the challenges that can arise. I work with parents and families to understand what their particular concerns and issues are. Then, I customize treatment to help them resolve those issues. I give very clear, practical solutions to enhance family relationships and harmony. Small changes in communication, boundaries, expectations often lead to major positive shift in family dynamics. Another part of working with parents is providing them the support they need as an individual so they can continue to remain healthy and strong while functioning as a parent.
26 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL (Online Only)
Resolve Counseling PLLC
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
As a therapist, I support parents in navigating challenges like discipline, communication, and emotional connection with their children. Together, we’ll develop effective strategies to foster a positive parent-child relationship, reduce stress, and create a more balanced and fulfilling family dynamic.
30 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Mary Mesiha
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LICSW
Parenting brings both joy and challenge, and every stage comes with its own unique struggles (especially those teen years!). I understand the ups and downs of raising children and the emotional weight that can come with wanting to do it “right.” Whether you’re navigating communication, setting boundaries, or supporting your child through change, I offer a supportive space to help you find balance, strengthen connection, and parent with confidence and compassion.
27 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL (Online Only)
Dr. Jennifer Baumgardner
Psychologist, Ph.D.
As both a Developmental and Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Baumgardner is uniquely qualified to help parents understand their children and coach them in therapies to be more effective. She is trained in a number of therapies, including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
20 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL (Online Only)
Dr. Tracy Mallett
Psychologist, Psy.D., L.M.F.T., Licensed Psychologist
Parenting is both deeply rewarding and incredibly challenging. Even the most loving parents can feel overwhelmed, unsure, or discouraged when their child’s needs or behaviors seem difficult to manage. I specialize in helping parents understand the “why” behind their child’s emotions and behaviors, develop effective communication and discipline strategies, and restore a sense of confidence and calm within the family.
My work with parents often focuses on navigating developmental changes, improving parent–child relationships, and managing challenges such as anxiety, defiance, emotional regulation difficulties, and family transitions. For parents raising children with unique emotional or behavioral needs, therapy offers tools for setting appropriate limits while maintaining empathy and connection.
When co-parenting after divorce or separation, I provide structured support to help parents maintain consistency, reduce conflict, and protect children from adult stressors. I also assist foster, adoptive, and blended families as they navigate attachment and identity issues that can surface throughout a child’s development.
Grounded in cognitive-behavioral and family systems approaches, sessions focus on increasing emotional awareness, enhancing communication, and promoting a calmer, more connected family environment. My goal is to help parents feel equipped, supported, and empowered to raise resilient, emotionally secure children—while also caring for themselves in the process.
22 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL (Online Only)
Meghan Luse
Counselor/Therapist, MS, LCPC
Parenting frequently brings our own unhealed attachment wounds to the surface. It is difficult to co-regulate with your child when your own nervous system feels overwhelmed. Operating from an attachment-based framework, I work with parents to explore how their past experiences influence their current parenting dynamics, helping them find the internal groundedness needed to build secure connections with their children.
13 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Mind Lodge
Therapist, LCPC
Parenting comes with unique challenges at every stage. We help parents build effective strategies, strengthen family bonds, and navigate transitions with confidence.
21 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Dr. Meghan Miller
Psychologist, PsyD, LP
Parenting is rewarding, but it can also bring emotional overload, guilt, and the sense of never doing enough. I help parents manage this invisible mental load by using mindfulness-based strategies, emotion regulation skills, and relational interventions to support healthier family dynamics. Together, we’ll work on building self-compassion, setting effective boundaries, and practicing coping techniques that allow you to feel more grounded and present. Therapy is not about perfect parenting - it’s about strengthening resilience and finding joy in the moments that matter most.
14 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL (Online Only)
Tara Murphy
Psychologist, Psy.D.
With over 25 years of experience working with families and children ages 0–18, I provide parenting consultation, diagnostic feedback, and support for behavioral and emotional concerns. I integrate family systems, attachment, behavioral strategies, IFS, and mindfulness to help parents strengthen relationships and create stability. I also collaborate with prescribers on medication management when appropriate. My diagnostic expertise ensures clarity in identifying developmental, emotional, or relational needs and tailoring recommendations that fit the family system. In addition, I offer a clinical evaluation and consultation to address any diagnostic concerns parents may have and make treatment recommendations based on this assessment.
29 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL (Online Only)
Dr. Stephanie Vaughn
Psychologist, Psy.D., DBT-LBC™
If it’s therapy between multiple family members that you need, we have therapists with experience.
Family therapy can be a great place to start or the perfect place to “end up.” When one member of the family is having issues, it affects EVERY member. How each person copes with problems is unique. If there is one thing a family therapist might share it would be this: When each person works to “own their part,” change is more likely to occur. Sometimes, it works best if individual therapy comes first—there may be a history of misunderstandings that need to be worked through before you all get together in the same room. Family therapy is even possible online. Each member can join from separate rooms, or they can sit together—just like in person. Learning the basics of healthy communication, identifying hidden resentments, and exploring unspoken family “rules” can be tough, but absolutely worth it. Let our therapists help to bring your family closer.
16 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Dr. Danielle Goodwin
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Parenting is the most fulfilling and also the most difficult job. Each child's personality, learning style, strengths and weaknesses are unique. I work on helping parents to understand their child and work together as a family unit so that their child can grow to be the best version he or she is meant to be.
25 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Dr. Ashley Gulden
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
Parenting can be incredibly challenging, especially without a manual and with constantly changing research on effective strategies. The pressure to be a "pinterest parent" can add to the overwhelm. If you often find yourself thinking, "I'm failing my kids," or "I'm not doing enough," let's work together to shift those negative narratives. We can focus on fostering a deeper connection with yourself and your children, explore evidence-based parenting skills, and examine the beliefs and thoughts that influence your responses as a parent. You don’t have to navigate this journey alone—let's work through it together.
13 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Roots to Branches Counseling Services
Counselor/Therapist
We walk alongside parents in their parenting journey, offering skills and strategies that are aligned with their morals, values, culture, and personality.
3 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Jonathan Schnapp
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Parenting can be deeply meaningful, but also exhausting, uncertain, and at times overwhelming. Whether you’re navigating daily stress, challenges with your child, or questions about how you want to show up as a parent, therapy offers a space to reflect and find steadiness. Together, we’ll explore patterns, expectations, and emotional responses, helping you respond more thoughtfully and build a relationship with your child that feels more connected and sustainable.
15 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Dr. Evelyn Comber
Psychologist, L.C.P.C., Ph.D., M.A., M.P.C., M.H.S., B.G.S.
Simply put, parenting is hard. And no guarantee that the choices and decisions you are making today will turn out the way you intend. If you want to check that the manner in which you are parenting fits your values call me.
31 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL (Online Only)
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.
18 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL (Online Only)
Dr. Karina Luaces
Psychologist, PsyD.
Parenting is one of the most rewarding and challenging roles we take on. I support parents navigating family conflict, communication struggles, behavioral concerns, and the emotional demands of raising children at any stage.
7 Years Experience
Online in Watseka, IL
Parenting therapists in Watseka, Illinois Statistics
Parenting therapists in Watseka, Illinois average 19 years of experience and charge around $206 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Parenting (100%), Anxiety or Fears (87%), and Depression (85%).
Average years in practice
19 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$206
Gender ID
| 71% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 70% |
In Person and Online |
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| 30% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Parenting |
| 87% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 85% | Depression |
| 62% | Stress |
| 58% | Loss or Grief |
| 56% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 56% | ADHD |