Parenting therapists in Toronto, Ontario ON, Canada CA
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.
23 Years Experience
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.
9 Years Experience
Kelly Greene
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Parenting is a journey of profound love, challenges, and growth, often stirring up our own fears and insecurities. Our conversations will offer support and strategies to navigate the complexities of parenting, reinforcing your confidence and connection with your children. You have the capacity to be the parent you aspire to be.
23 Years Experience
Amy Chen
Registered Psychotherapist, RP (Qualifying), MSc, CCPA
Are you feeling overwhelmed and unsure in your journey as a parent, grappling with the challenges and responsibilities that come with raising children? Whether you're struggling with communication issues, behavioral challenges, or navigating complex family dynamics, you need a therapist who understands that parenting can be one of the life's most rewarding and demanding roles. Through a collaborative and personalized therapy approach, we'll work collaboratively to identify your strengths as a parent, address areas for growth, and cultivate a deeper understanding of your child's needs and development. From setting boundaries to fostering healthy communication, we'll equip you with evidence-based techniques to help you build stronger, more fulfilling relationships with your children. Parenting takes a village- reach out today to schedule a free consultation. It would be a privilege to support you in your journey of healing and growth.
0 Years Experience
Gwen Shandroski, Expressive Arts Therapist, Registered Psychotherapist
Registered Psychotherapist, M.Sc, S-LP(C), R.P.
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy training for 5 years post psychotherapy training has enabled me to enhance my work with parents. Working with parents has always been part of my work as a speech pathologist and attachment therapist. I am very interested in the baby-mother/caregiver bond.
28 Years Experience
Victoria Lorient-Faibish
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RP, CCC, RPE
Parenting cam often be so overwhelming that we end up just repeating what we saw and what was normalized in our family of origin. My passion is working with clients to break all multi generational cycles and patterns of dysfunction that they may have learned from family of origin. We unpack the "family-culture".... those unspoken ways of being that create strife in parenting. Guilt, shame, anger, poor communication, lack of follow through, teen age rebellion are all part of the work that we unpack in sessions about parenting.
32 Years Experience
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.
3 Years Experience
Leigh Berry
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RHN
Working together through the ups and downs of parenting at all developmental stages. Whether through the prenatal, postpartum, toddler or childhood and teen years, all parents need support at one stage or another. The difficult moments with our children mirror back to us the things that are unhealed within ourselves. Together we will work to uncover the root causes behind your experiences, thoughts and feelings, to provide you with concrete, practical tools you can use to support these challenging and transitional times.
14 Years Experience
Nakasha Ogbonna
Registered Social Worker, RSW
If seeking parenting based support I can help you deepen your connection and improve communication with your child, while further supporting you as a parent in developing confidence in your ability to manage the many stressors of parenting. My approach to parenting support is highly effective in not only modifying unwanted behaviours, but increasing mutual trust, and instilling life long skills that will prove invaluable as your child(ren) develop towards adulthood.
5 Years Experience
Alison Duyck
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Parenting comes with many joys and many sorrows. As you take on the courageous job of slowly letting go of someone you love dearly, I will work with you to gain perspective on your situation, as well as to establish effective strategies in your home.
12 Years Experience
Julia Sorensen
Counsellor/Therapist, M Psy, RCT, MPCC, RPC
Support for parents struggling with their role and the understanding of child/adolescent age/stages. Being a parent can be overwhelming, you may feel like you are falling short but with the right strategy, your relationships can improve.
23 Years Experience
Vilma Madramootoo , Registered Psychotherapist
Registered Psychotherapist, Holistic Health Practitioner, Health & Wellness Coach
Knowing the role of a parent. Develop positive parenting skills to support and give your child a healthy upbringing. Parents are the driver of the school bus, not the children. Lets put some healthy parenting skills in place so your children can thank you in the future.
7 Years Experience
Theresa Gregory, Lightbridge Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Masters in the Arts
As a parent of three, I can relate to very challenging parenting issues. It is never easy, and can be extremely painful when we see our children go through difficulties in their lives. I can help to process your emotions, to provide clarity, and to guide you to a more peaceful parenting experience.
4 Years Experience
Fran Grove-White
Registered Psychotherapist, R.P. Dip Ish, CGPA, CHTA
I support parents In establishing heathy boundaries both ways with their children. I help them both increase the close essence and heathy attachment with their child combined with consistency around limits.
31 Years Experience
Monika Georgieva
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Parenting brings both joy and hardship. Parents face many expectations and are required to balance a multitude of demands. Therapy can provide a supportive space in which you can slow down amidst all that you are navigating and develop greater awareness of your needs and the needs of your child(ren) and family. Therapy can also be an opportunity to generate possible solutions to ongoing and emergent challenges within your parenting journey. As a therapist, my aim is to work with you in a way that respects your parenting values and upholds the best interests of your and your child(ren)’s well-being. Contact me or book a free consultation if you wish to learn more.
5 Years Experience
Danielle Battaglia
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Are you feeling lost in your parenting journey or confused about your new identity as a mother/parent, partner? Do you have a child suffering with a mental illness? - Do you feel triggered by your child's tantrums & lost in your parenting journey? You are not alone.
3 Years Experience
Maria Christopoulos
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A., M.Sc., RP
Parenting comes in many different forms. Families can be made through adoption, blended, legal arrangements or through traditional means. Parenting will often require communication and assertiveness skills. Building these skills can help improve the relationship between family members and decrease tensions.
8 Years Experience
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.
20 Years Experience
Redbird Therapy Centre
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapists
Paulina Camino, Linda Moradzadeh, Nic Cadman, specializes in working with parents of teens and high school students.
29 Years Experience
Marlene Taube-Schiff
Psychologist, PhD, C. Psych., R.Psych.
Our couples and family therapist explores a range of issues that impacts relationships, including life transitions, loss of connection, conflict, betrayal, domestic violence, trauma, and grief. Her approaches include Emotional Focused Therapy, Gottman Method, Cognitive-Behavioural, Psychodynamic and Narrative. Her work involves parent coaching and family therapy for families affected by a loved one’s mental health and/or addictions issues. Call us today to book a free consultation!
18 Years Experience