Parenting therapists in Oak Harbor, Washington WA
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Parenting
Vanessa Hooper
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC, PMH-C
Parenting brings up old patterns fast, especially if your own childhood involved relational or attachment trauma. I help you parent from a more intentional place, breaking intergenerational cycles you do not want to repeat, without expecting perfection from yourself.
6 Years Experience
Online in Oak Harbor, WA Washington (Online Only)
Parenting
Melanie Carey
Counselor/Therapist, LMHCA
Parenting can be deeply meaningful and also emotionally complex, especially when old patterns, stress, and attachment experiences get activated in the day-to-day relationship with your child. Many parents find themselves feeling stretched thin, reactive in ways they don’t fully understand, or carrying guilt and self-criticism even when they are doing their best.
In therapy, we create space to slow down and make sense of what is happening beneath the surface of parenting stress. This includes exploring emotional triggers, nervous system responses, and the ways your own early experiences may be shaping how you show up with your child.
Rather than focusing on “perfect parenting” or quick behavior fixes, this work supports a deeper understanding of your internal experience in moments of overwhelm. From a psychodynamic and trauma-informed lens, we look at how patterns are passed down, and how they can be gently interrupted with awareness, compassion, and support.
Using Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy, we also pay attention to the body-based “felt sense” that often arises in challenging parenting moments — the tightening, urgency, or emotional flooding that can be difficult to think through in real time. Learning to stay with and listen to these internal signals can create more choice, regulation, and responsiveness over time.
This work is not about eliminating difficult emotions in parenting, but about increasing your capacity to stay present with them without becoming overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself.
Many clients find that as their own nervous system becomes more regulated and understood, their relationships with their children begin to shift naturally — with more ease, repair, and connection becoming possible.
This approach is especially supportive for highly sensitive parents, parents navigating trauma histories, and those who want to break intergenerational patterns while staying deeply connected to their children.
2 Years Experience
Online in Oak Harbor, WA Washington (Online Only)
Parenting
Alexander Tice
Psychologist, PsyD
Dr. Tice has extensive experience helping parents navigate challenging child and teen behaviors, such as anxiety, avoidance, oppositionality, defiance, non-compliance, etc. Dr. Tice is trained in Supportive Parenting for Childhood Emotions (SPACE) as well as Parent Management Training (PMT).
8 Years Experience
Online in Oak Harbor, WA Washington
Parenting
Dr. Mike Lee
Psychologist
I help parents—whether on their own or with a partner—meet the challenges of parenting with steadiness and clarity. The work is depth-informed and collaborative: we make sense of what is happening at and beneath the surface—stress, uncertainty, and competing values—and turn that understanding into workable steps for communication, boundaries, and repair. The aim is durable change—less reactivity and second-guessing, more alignment, warmth, and confidence in how you respond to your children and, when pertinent, to one another.
13 Years Experience
Online in Oak Harbor, WA Washington
Parenting
Alan Brandis, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
Gifted kids have special needs. Here are some of the things that Talented and Gifted children have told us they need help with. They need to:
“...get my teachers to listen to me about being bored.”
“...not get so stressed out about every thing.”
“...find out how to get out of doing busy-work.”
“...know what to do when I get teased for being smart.”
“...convince my mom that I don’t always have to get A+ .”
“...know how to get out of work I miss because of T & G class.”
“...deal with frustration when I already know the subject.”
“...know what to tell my parents when I bomb a test.”
“...know how to get along better with kids who aren’t T & G.”
“...quit acting dumb to get other kids to like me.”
“...not feel embarrassed when kids say, ‘What’s Target Class?’”
“...know how to get along like a regular person.”
“...know what to say when I make a mistake.”
36 Years Experience
Online in Oak Harbor, WA Washington
Parenting therapists in Oak Harbor, Washington Statistics
Parenting therapists in Oak Harbor, Washington average 18 years of experience and charge around $207 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (78%), Family Systems Therapy (46%), and Psychodynamic Therapy (40%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$207
Accept insurance
36%
Offer sliding scale
38%
Gender ID
| 75% |
Female |
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| 24% |
Male |
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| 1% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 64% |
In Person and Online |
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| 36% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 78% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 46% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 40% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 38% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 38% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 33% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 31% | Eclectic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 77% | Young Adult |
| 62% | Teen |
| 57% | Senior |
| 35% | Children |
Client Focus
| 60% | Women |
| 44% | LGBTQ+ |
| 40% | Men |
| 29% | Black / African American |
| 29% | Military / Veterans |