Parenting therapists in Seattle, Washington WA
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Kendall Matthews
Marriage and Family Therapist, MACFT, LMFTA
Parenting can change everything- your time, your energy, and your connection. I work with partners and parents to navigate the stress, conflict, and identity shifts that come with raising kids, so your relationship doesn’t get lost in the process.
2 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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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 Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
Parenting
Morgan Desai
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFTA
Parenting can be filled with joy and excitement, but it can also bring feelings such as worry, grief, and anger. Each child at any age brings their own unique achievements and challenges that all bring change and require adjustment. It is also common for parenting to trigger past traumas and adverse childhood experiences, which can be surprising and challenging to process. You deserve to feel supported and feel that you have a space specifically dedicated to you as you navigate all the ups and downs that parenting has to offer.
1 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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Dr. Janelle Louis
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, ND, PMHNP-BC
I offer tools for calmer communication, emotional regulation, and connected, values-based parenting. Whether you’re struggling with behavioral issues, stress, working with a child who has experienced trauma, or burnout, I can help support you with practical strategies backed by neuroscience and rooted in compassion.
10 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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Andrew D. Sapp
Psychologist, PhD
I'm not only a parent of three teenagers, I've also dedicated the bulk of my career to helping parents and their pre-teens and teens. I started a residential treatment center for adolescents as well as a therapeutic boarding school, was a psychologist for an outdoor adventure therapy program, was a therapist at an inner city group home for teenage boys, and the lead therapist on the adolescent wing of a locked psychiatric hospital and a group life coordinator at a juvenile corrections facility. Parenting is challenging and none of us are perfect. Great job seeking guidance and taking action to become the best parent you can be.
20 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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Nadia Amjoun
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LSWAIC, SUDP
Parenting often brings up more than we expect, old patterns, identity shifts, and emotional overwhelm. I help navigate the internal and relational challenges that can arise, especially during transitions like postpartum or early parenthood.
2 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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Navjoat Kaur
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LSWAIC
Parenting can feel overwhelming, especially when kids are struggling or communication becomes tense. I support parents in understanding their child’s emotional world, responding with clarity and consistency, and developing strategies that reduce conflict and increase connection at home.
5 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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Teona Amble
Psychologist, Ph.D., LP
The parenting struggle is real and everchanging! I am a mother and understand the challenges of parenting in today's world. I help parents navigate the demands of raising young children and teens as well as relationships with adult children. Let's empower you to establish healthy routines and boundaries, build your parent-child communication, work together as a family unit, and cope with the stress of parenting demands from infancy through adulthood. I have a lot of tools from my professional experience as a family therapist and personal experience as a parent which I am excited to share with you!
15 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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Dr. Nicole Montes
Psychologist, PsyD
The birth of a child can be a magical time, it can also be a time of incredible challenge. I see it as my job to hold both of these realities with clients. Becoming a parent can also be trigger and stir up trauma related to our own childhood and add stress to a partner relationship. I help clients unpack this so that they can more forward to parent with more intentionality and in alignment to their values. There is no better time to work towards dismantling patterns of generational trauma and build a foundation for generational healing.
5 Years Experience
In-Person in Seattle, WA 98107
Online in Seattle, WA Washington
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Dr. Danielle Watkins at Sound Wellness Counseling PLLC
Counselor/Therapist, PhD, LMFT, LMHC, NCC, PMH-C
Parenting can be challenging! I specialize in supporting caregivers as they navigate the challenges and rewards of raising children at any developmental stage. This work helps parents build effective communication skills, set healthy boundaries, manage behavior concerns, and respond to their child’s emotional needs with confidence. Counseling also provides space to address parental stress, self-doubt, and family dynamics. The goal is to strengthen the parent-child relationship, prioritize secure attachment, promote healthy development, and empower parents with practical tools and compassionate support.
18 Years Experience
In-Person in Seattle, WA 98115
Online in Seattle, WA Washington
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Anna Barrios
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I am a multi systemic therapist MST trained in providing parenting skills that are appropriate for the developmental needs of your child or teenager. Discipline considers the developmental tasks and is positive in nature. Punishment is not.
21 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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Dr. Megie Shean
Psychologist, PsyD
Transitioning to parenting can be challenging, and each stage of it can be new and cause or heighten distress. I can support you in this.
7 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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Gina Adorno
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CADC I
I work with parents navigating stress, identity shifts, emotional overwhelm, and relational challenges in parenting, particularly with school-aged children. Therapy focuses on reducing guilt and reactivity while building more intentional and sustainable ways of responding. We also explore intergenerational patterns and support healthier attachment relationships.
6 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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Alexzia Wagner
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LSWAIC
Parenting often brings up so many doubts worries, and it can surface your own wounds and emotional patterns you didn’t expect. Our work focuses on helping you respond more intentionally, so you can show up in a way that feels aligned with the kind of parent you want to be.
6 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
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Brian McCormack (Connemara Counseling)
Counselor/Therapist, LPC-A/LMHCA
I provide support for parents seeking to strengthen their parenting skills, improve communication, and foster healthy family dynamics. Using evidence-based approaches and practical strategies, I help parents navigate challenges such as behavior management, emotional regulation, and developmental concerns. My work focuses on building consistency, confidence, and effective discipline techniques, empowering parents to create supportive, structured environments that promote their child’s growth, resilience, and overall well-being.
2 Years Experience
Online in Seattle, WA Washington (Online Only)
Seattle's tech economy — driven by Amazon, Microsoft, and a dense startup ecosystem — has made burnout, imposter syndrome, and the social costs of rapid wealth inequality prominent themes in local therapy. The "Seattle Freeze" — a widely noted phenomenon of difficulty forming close friendships — means therapists here frequently address loneliness, social anxiety, and the challenge of building genuine community in an outwardly welcoming but emotionally reserved city. Seattle's progressive culture sustains strong demand for LGBTQ+-affirming therapists, neurodiversity specialists, and practitioners working with race, identity, and social justice themes. UW Medicine and Swedish Medical Center provide institutional mental health resources alongside one of the most therapist-dense cities in the Pacific Northwest.
Parenting therapists in Seattle, Washington Statistics
Parenting therapists in Seattle, Washington average 18 years of experience and charge around $203 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (79%), Family Systems Therapy (45%), and Psychodynamic Therapy (40%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$203
Accept insurance
39%
Offer sliding scale
39%
Gender ID
| 72% |
Female |
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| 27% |
Male |
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| 1% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
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| 39% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 79% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 45% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 40% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 39% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 38% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 37% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 32% | Behavioral Therapy |
Ages Served
| 95% | Adult |
| 76% | Young Adult |
| 62% | Teen |
| 56% | Senior |
| 34% | Children |
Client Focus
| 60% | Women |
| 41% | LGBTQ+ |
| 39% | Men |
| 30% | Military / Veterans |
| 28% | Black / African American |