Parenting therapists in Toronto, ON
Browse Parenting therapists in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Parenting
Dr. Kim Edwards
Psychologist, C.Psych.
It takes a Village to Raise a Child: Parent Coaching at MindFit
“The thing about parenting rules is there aren’t any.” That’s what makes it so difficult.” – Ewan McGregor
From emotion regulation challenges to ADHD to social media use, there are no shortage of parenting challenges. MindFit Parent Coaching aims to help make your job a little easier.
Workouts (sessions) are designed to improve children’s emotional, cognitive, behavioural and health-related outcomes by fostering parenting skills and improving the quality of parent-child relationships.
Techniques:
Collaborative Problem Solving
• Developed by Dr. Ross Greene at Harvard Medical School, CPS is an extremely effective technique for helping youth learn lagging skills in the areas of flexibility, frustration tolerance, and adaptability.
• CPS is based on the premise that children do well if they can (not if they want to) and your explanation of why a child is behaving poorly guides the intervention. More specifically, CPS sees challenging behaviours as resulting from skill deficits and not motivation deficits.
• Consequently, the goal is to help parents learn to solve common problems/challenges (e.g., screen time, homework, routine difficulties) with their youth collaboratively and proactive, while teaching youth new skills along the way.
Emotion Coaching/Emotion-Focused Parenting
• Parents and caregivers learn to recognize and attend to their and their child’s emotions and use emotions as moments for teaching. Parents are also taught to listen with empathy, validate their child’s feelings, and meet their child’s needs (e.g., offering a hug if a child is sad).. When a child calms down, parents learn to help their child label their feelings with words and then discuss practical coping strategies to deal with triggers and improve self-regulation skills
Positive Parenting Interventions/Strength-Based Parenting
• Strength-based parenting helps parents to acknowledge and encourage a child’s unique abilities, talents, and skills (i.e., strengths).
• Practical advice and interventions (e.g., ways to identify parent strengths and children’s strengths, how to have conversations for connection) is provided to help set children up for success, maximize potential, and nurture and foster children’s talents and strengths.
At MindFit, we only provide programs and workouts that are backed by science and based on real data. You can expect to work with skilled clinicians who aim to create a safe, non-judgemental, de-stigmatizing, compassionate and welcoming environment. Sessions are aimed to at being short term and time limited, handouts and resources are provided to help you implement your new toolbox of strategies and skills, and questionnaires/check-ins are used to measure/track change.
11 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON
Online in Toronto, ON
Parenting
Toronto Psychotherapy Space (TPS Therapy)
Counsellor/Therapist, Registered Psychotherapists (RP) and Registered Social Workers (RSW, MSW)
Parenting can be incredibly rewarding while also feeling exhausting, confusing, and overwhelming. Our therapists support parents navigating children's emotions and behaviour, ADHD, anxiety, school concerns, family transitions, communication difficulties, boundaries, and their own stress as caregivers. Therapy can provide practical guidance while helping parents better understand both their child's needs and their own responses.
20 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4K 1P1
Online in Toronto, ON
Parenting
Marjan Emami
Counsellor/Therapist, MD, RTC #3608, MPCC-Provisional #4797, ACTA #3122
I support parents in understanding that children’s behavior is often an expression of unmet needs rather than something to control or correct. Instead of relying on discipline alone, we work on strengthening connection, responding to emotions with presence and understanding, and maintaining parental leadership through relationship rather than force. An important part of this work also involves parents becoming more aware of their own patterns, so they can show up in a more grounded and connected way with their children.
2 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Parenting
Michael Sa'd - Toronto Talk Therapy
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW, CFST, MBA
Parenting is a rewarding yet challenging journey, often filled with moments of joy, uncertainty, and growth. My approach to supporting parents focuses on fostering confidence, enhancing communication, and addressing common challenges such as discipline, work-life balance, and emotional connection with children. Using evidence-based strategies, I help parents navigate transitions, manage stress, and build stronger relationships within their families. Whether you’re facing specific concerns or seeking guidance on long-term parenting goals, I provide a compassionate space to explore solutions and empower you to nurture a thriving and harmonious family environment.
14 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Parenting
Samantha Williams-Lauder
Registered Social Worker, MSW,RSW
Parenting can be deeply meaningful and deeply overwhelming. You may be navigating stress, guilt, conflict, co-parenting, teen concerns, postpartum changes, or worries about how to support your child. Therapy can help you understand your reactions, strengthen communication, build coping tools, and parent from a place of greater clarity and self-compassion.
1 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON
Online in Toronto, ON
Parenting
Preeti Taneja
Registered Social Worker, Registered Social Worker - R.S.W, M.S.W, B.S.W
Parenting can be as challenging as it is rewarding. As a mother of two and an experienced therapist, I understand the delicate balance of meeting your children’s needs while managing your own. I work closely with parents to address concerns such as behavioral issues, co-parenting dynamics, or feelings of overwhelm. By creating a supportive and open environment, we’ll develop effective strategies to strengthen your relationship with your children and foster a nurturing, harmonious family atmosphere.
18 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Parenting
McDowall Integrative Psychology and Healthcare
Psychologist, Psychologist, Registered Psychotherapist, Pre Registration Professionals
Regardless of the parenting issue you are struggling with, we are committed to helping you rediscover yourself by supporting you during the process of a psychological and physical transformation. We will listen to you and will examine and address all the major areas of psychological and physical health by using encouragement, fostering self-empowerment and personal responsibility so you can begin to own your health and become a powerful force in your recovery and for your children.
21 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4P 2E5
Online in Toronto, ON
Parenting
North Star Therapy-- Cleo Haber
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Relationships with family members can be particularly complex. With family, we often fall into old roles that may no longer serve us. You may be grieving the loss of a relationship you wished you had with a family member, or struggling with conflict and hurt feelings that keep getting re-triggered in each encounter. You may be facing challenges with parenting or trying to figure out the best ways to support your children. Relationship counselling can help you sort through the complexities of family dynamics, understand old roles and how you get pulled into them while working towards setting healthy boundaries in order to create more harmonious family dynamics.
25 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Parenting
Aelea Syed
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
Becoming a parent is a life transition that can impact your whole being. I provide a safe, non-judgmental therapeutic space to explore these challenges of adjusting to a new parent role. Taking the first step to reaching out can be difficult so I want to thank you for taking this step and beginning this journey towards healing. I hope to support you and make this process as comfortable as I can. Don't hesitate to contact me for a free consultation.
5 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Parenting
Vanessa Fingland
Counsellor/Therapist, CCPCPR.cand, RPC-C
Parenting can be especially challenging when you're feeling overwhelmed, emotionally triggered, or trying to heal from your own childhood experiences. Whether you're a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) or simply want to break unhealthy patterns, together we'll strengthen your emotional regulation, build confidence in your parenting, and help you respond to your child with greater calm and connection. My goal is to help you become the parent you want to be while creating a healthier, more secure foundation for your family.
For:
parents healing from narcissistic or emotionally neglectful childhoods,
parents struggling with burnout,
parents who lose their temper and feel guilty afterward,
parents who want to break generational cycles.
8 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Parenting
Samuele Bariani
Registered Psychotherapist, MDiv, RP
Family is where our story starts. It is the place where we tend to find support, unconditional love, and advice. Being a parent can be an incredible opportunity to nurture your children and inspire them to be independent, capable and compassionate adults. Your parenting style can affect your children's self-esteem and shape their future including their academic and professional success. If you are experiencing communication issues and conflict with your children, I can help you to learn positive parenting skills, explore family dynamics and interpersonal triggers with the goal of strengthen your relationships with your children and allowing their personal growth within a positive family environment.
9 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5S 2T9
Online in Toronto, ON
Parenting
Rebecca Goldstein, TuneinTherapy, ADHD | Trauma | Autism
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW, MTA, BMT, FAMI
Parenting can be deeply rewarding, exhausting, confusing, and emotionally intense — especially when you are trying to support a child while also navigating your own stress, trauma, neurodivergence, or uncertainty.
While I am not a parent myself, my background includes extensive experience working with children, families, education, behavioral support, and foster parent training. This gives me a unique perspective that blends practical child development knowledge, trauma awareness, neurodivergent understanding, and real-world strategies without the pressure of “perfect parenting.”
My approach is compassionate, practical, and focused on helping you better understand your child’s needs, behavior, emotional world, and nervous system — while also supporting your own. Together, we work on communication, regulation, boundaries, and realistic tools that help create more connection, clarity, and confidence in how you parent.
12 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Parenting
Transforming Emotions
Psychologist
Do you worry about your child's emotional well-being or behaviour patterns? Are you struggling to figure out how to be a parent to a Gen Z or Gen Alpha kid? Being responsible for another human being and their well-being can evoke powerful feelings in parents, some of which stem from the present moment, and some of which are triggers from our own past hurts. At Transforming Emotions, our therapists are grounded in both emotion focused therapy and CBT allowing our team members to help you better manage your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviours as you help support your little one in doing the same. We know that parents are the most important resource in a child's life. Call to book a free consultation today to help us match you to the therapist who can best support you in your parenting journey.
19 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5S 1S4
Online in Toronto, ON
Parenting
Simona Ilieva
Registered Psychotherapist, MACP, RP
Feeling overwhelmed by the challenges of parenting? I’m Simona Ilieva, a Registered Psychotherapist specializing in parenting support. Together, we’ll navigate the complexities of raising children, from managing stress and conflict to strengthening your parent-child bond. Whether you’re facing behavioral issues, co-parenting struggles, or general parenting stress, I’m here to help you find balance and confidence. Let’s work together to create a calmer, more connected family life. Book a free consultation today.
4 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Parenting
Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health
Psychologist
Our team includes a Registered Psychotherapist and a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist along with several other therapists who are specialized in parenting issues.
23 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5R 2A5
Online in Toronto, ON
Parenting
Monika Georgieva
Registered Psychotherapist, M.Sc., RP
Parenting can bring so much love and joy, yet it can also leave you feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and questioning if you’re doing "enough". You may find yourself stretched between your child(ren)’s needs, work, relationships, and your own well-being—with little space left to breathe. In therapy, I’ll walk alongside you as you navigate your parenting journey, offering support, encouragement, and practical tools that fit your unique family. Together, we’ll work toward easing the stress, strengthening your confidence, and building a family life that feels more connected and fulfilling.
7 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Parenting
Ellis Nicolson
Registered Psychotherapist, M.Div.; RP; RMFT
Parenting is the hardest job! We can help you respond to your children in a way that invites connection and stability in the home.
22 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5A 4K3
Online in Toronto, ON
Parenting
Jenny Kapichen
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
As a parent myself, I understand how complex and challenging this role and life transition can be. When working with clients facing parenting struggles, exploring your own early childhood experiences and attachment patterns can open up self-understanding and build new awareness of your approach to parenting. This process creates space for growth and flexibility, helping you become the parent you envision to be.
5 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5R 3K4
Online in Toronto, ON
Parenting
Therapedia Centre
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
At Therapedia Centre, we offer psychotherapy and parent coaching in Toronto, North York, East York, and Yorkville to support parents in building stronger, more connected relationships with their children. Our therapists help parents navigate challenges such as behavioral issues, communication difficulties, and emotional regulation using approaches like Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Family Systems Therapy. We provide practical tools to set healthy boundaries, reduce conflict, and respond to children’s needs with empathy and consistency. Whether parenting young children or teenagers, our goal is to help parents feel confident, calm, and supported in fostering a nurturing family environment.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4K 3T2
Online in Toronto, ON
Parenting
Romana Hrivnakova
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP, RCC
Effective parenting begins with our own internal stability. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in mental health and trauma, I help parents move beyond traditional discipline strategies to focus on the heart of the matter: forming a secure attachment with their children.
Using a Parts Work lens, we explore how your own history and 'inner child' may be triggered by your children's behavior. By healing those internal wounds, you can show up with more patience, clarity, and presence. My goal is to support you in breaking old cycles and building a relational foundation that allows both you and your child to feel safe, seen, and truly connected.
11 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Parenting therapists in Toronto, ON Statistics
Parenting therapists in Toronto, ON average 12 years of experience and charge around $176 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (81%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (66%), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) (57%).
Average years in practice
12 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$176
Accept insurance
82%
Offer sliding scale
65%
Gender ID
| 71% |
Female |
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| 24% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 70% |
In Person and Online |
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| 29% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 81% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 66% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 57% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 55% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 52% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 47% | Narrative Therapy |
| 37% | Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 75% | Young Adult |
| 72% | Teen |
| 61% | Senior |
| 34% | Children |
Client Focus
| 58% | Women |
| 45% | Men |
| 42% | LGBTQ+ |
| 35% | Christian |
| 32% | Asian |