Parenting therapists in Washington, D.C. DC
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Mandy Thompson
Psychologist, PsyD, ABPP
I work with parents who feel exhausted, discouraged, or unsure how to respond to their child’s behavior. Whether you’re navigating tantrums, anxiety, ADHD, or autism-related challenges, I provide supportive coaching through approaches like PCIT and SPACE. I focus on helping parents strengthen emotional connection, set consistent limits, and rediscover joy and confidence in their parenting role.
1 Years Experience
In-Person in Washington, DC 20006
Online in Washington, D.C.
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Dr. Amber Thornton
Psychologist, PsyD
Parenting can stir up powerful emotions, old patterns, and deep self-reflection. I help parents navigate the challenges of raising emotionally healthy children while breaking generational cycles and regulating their own emotions. As the author of 'A Parent’s Guide to Self-Regulation', I bring both clinical expertise and practical tools to help parents foster calm, connection, and confidence. Together, we’ll strengthen your ability to parent from a grounded and compassionate place.
10 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C. (Online Only)
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Dr. Cynthia Edwards-Hawver
Psychologist, Psy.D.
You’re trying to hold it all together, but you’re barely holding on. You’re parenting in the middle of a storm: toxic ex, high-conflict divorce, emotional exhaustion, and burnout so deep it feels like you're running on fumes. You're juggling work, school pick-ups, court drama, and constant pressure to stay calm for your kids when inside, you're falling apart.
You’re not failing. You’re just carrying way too much. And you don’t have to do this alone.
I’m Dr. Cynthia Edwards-Hawver, licensed psychologist, certified coach, and host of The Mama Shrink Podcast. I specialize in helping high-functioning, overwhelmed moms, navigate the chaos of parallel parenting, toxic divorce, and midlife motherhood with strength, strategy, and support. Whether you are staying for the kids or thinking about divorce, there is no easy way.
Whether you’re in the thick of post-separation abuse, experiencing parental alienation, managing a narcissistic co-parent, or feeling the grief of parenting alone after years of trying to “make it work,” I’m here to help you heal while parenting because your kids need you to be emotionally healthy.
I work with moms who are:
-Navigating coparenting/parallel parenting with a toxic ex
-Experiencing parental alienation and emotional manipulation through the kids
-Parenting alone after divorce or emotional abandonment
-Trying to reconnect with themselves while raising teens
-Grieving the loss of “normalcy” and stability in their parenting journey
-Trying to enjoy motherhood but are overwhelmed, triggered, or emotionally depleted
Many of the moms I work with love their children deeply, but have lost themselves. Your kids don’t need perfection. They need you: healed, whole, and still standing. Parenting is the hardest and most important job in the world, reach out today because you don't have to do this alone.
25 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C. (Online Only)
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Chibby Efuribe
Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist, PMHNP
We can help you brainstorm effective strategies to make parenting less hassle
14 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C. (Online Only)
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Dr. Lindsay Perrin
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Becoming a parent is one of the biggest transitions in one's life and can be accompanied by many unexpected feelings. I strive to help new parents adjust to life with kids and to help parents with older kids navigate the complexities of more mature issues.
13 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C. (Online Only)
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Kate E. Stephenson
Life Coach, ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Holistic Life, Career & Executive
The pressure to be the perfect parent and professional is immense and intense. Our culture covets the perfect life and cultivates a narrative that you can have it all if you just try hard enough. In my most professional capacity, I call NONSENSE on that (insert more forceful word if you'd like). Coaching can be a powerful experience in which we examine, explore, and elevate your own definition of successful parenting, empowering your parental presence according to YOUR values, character, and strengths. I offer tools that can increase ease, support the maintenance of positive healthy boundaries, increase satisfaction in your life, improve communication and connection with your children, and so much more. Let's talk about what being a parent means to you.
6 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C. (Online Only)
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Erica Hart
Psychologist, PhD in Clinical Psychology
Becoming a parent often opens up feelings about our own parents. We often are trying to "do better" for our kids, but this can have its challenges. I support clients who are trying to understand their parental roles, heal from historic family wounds, and find balance and self-compassion in their lives.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Washington, DC 20016
Online in Washington, D.C.
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Shally Vaid
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
I work with parents adjusting to new stages of family life, from early parenthood through parenting adult children. Together, we explore patterns of communication, boundaries, and emotional connection while building confidence in your parenting approach. My focus is on helping you navigate challenges with patience, self-compassion, and a deeper sense of connection with your family.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Washington, DC 20006
Online in Washington, D.C.
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Dr. Sarah Arango
Psychologist, PhD
Becoming a new parent can be the most exciting and scary experience. Each parent's journey is unique, influenced by individual and external circumstances. I aim to help you build skills to feel more supported and empowered, enhancing your ability to navigate the ups and downs of early parenthood.
9 Years Experience
In-Person in Washington, DC
Online in Washington, D.C.
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Jason Powell
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, CST
Parenting can reveal the best and hardest parts of ourselves. The same patterns that shape our adult relationships — conflict, distance, sensitivity, avoidance - often surface in how we relate to our children. Therapy provides space to explore those dynamics with compassion and intention, helping you parent from a place of steadiness rather than reactivity. My approach integrates attachment theory and emotionally focused principles, guiding parents toward deeper understanding of their own triggers, values, and needs. Whether you’re navigating co-parenting after infidelity or divorce, struggling with communication at home, or feeling disconnected from your child, the goal is to restore connection and repair - not perfection, but presence. Sessions are available online through HIPAA-compliant Zoom across twelve licensed states, and in person at 220 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
4 Years Experience
In-Person in Washington, DC 20036
Online in Washington, D.C.
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Amanda Shrekenhamer
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPC
I repeatedly hear my clients who are parents (especially those who are parents of young children), that they often feel unsupported and left behind, both by those who surround them, and by society as a whole. Being a parent isn't easy in the best of times, but being a parent in the current times can feel impossible. To all of the parents out there, I see you, and recognize the unique struggles you have had to confront. I often help parents find their way through parental burnout, balance parenting obligations with demanding work schedules, and find a sense of peace amongst the anxiety and uncertainty that can accompany raising children.
15 Years Experience
Online in Washington, D.C. (Online Only)