This series will give women the opportunity to foster their personal growth and creative selves through guided art-making. Art therapy with the community of circle, is a conduit for healing and for providing a means of connecting to unspoken aspects of ourselves on a more visceral level.
Hosted by Westchester Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC
Art Therapist, MPS, LCAT, ATR
Group meets in Cross River, NY 10518
This series will give women the opportunity to foster their personal growth and creative selves through guided art-making. Art therapy with the community of circle, is a conduit for healing and for providing a means of connecting to unspoken aspects of ourselves on a more visceral level.
Whether it is a caregiver to a parent or spouse, this art-based group is a space to share the complexities of the caregiver role and to have support, free from judgment with others who understand what being a caregiver means.
Hosted by Westchester Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC
Art Therapist, MPS, LCAT, ATR
Group meets in Cross River, NY 10518
Whether it is a caregiver to a parent or spouse, this art-based group is a space to share the complexities of the caregiver role and to have support, free from judgment with others who understand what being a caregiver means.
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If you are a working mom who is burnt out, overwhelmed, exhausted, and feels as if you cannot handle one more thing added to your plate, then this is the supportive space you need right now!
Hosted by Jennifer Diamond-Murphy
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MFT
Group meets in New Windsor, NY 12553
I see children under 16 only within the context of family therapy, with parents directly involved in sessions as essential partners in the process.
If you are a working mom who is burnt out, overwhelmed, exhausted, and feels as if you cannot handle one more thing added to your plate, then this is the supportive space you need right now!
Join us for coffee and companionship to learn practical and evidence-based tools to up your parenting game. This group supports skills around praise and validation, the importance of warmth and limits, skillfully navigating reinforcement vs. punishment, tolerating big feelings as a parent, and engaging in self-care so that you can be in it with your kiddo.
Join us for coffee and companionship to learn practical and evidence-based tools to up your parenting game. This group supports skills around praise and validation, the importance of warmth and limits, skillfully navigating reinforcement vs. punishment, tolerating big feelings as a parent, and engaging in self-care so that you can be in it with your kiddo.
We are proud to launch our new Bringing Baby Home workshop, based on Dr. John Gottman’s research on how to best support your relationship through the transition to parenthood. This program is designed to equip expectant couples with the practical tools and skills needed to navigate this major life change as a unified, strong team. This is a 16 hour psychoeducational workshop spread over 2 weekends. January 31, February 1, February 7 and February 8 from 9am to 1pm. Visit our website for more details.
We are proud to launch our new Bringing Baby Home workshop, based on Dr. John Gottman’s research on how to best support your relationship through the transition to parenthood. This program is designed to equip expectant couples with the practical tools and skills needed to navigate this major life change as a unified, strong team. This is a 16 hour psychoeducational workshop spread over 2 weekends. January 31, February 1, February 7 and February 8 from 9am to 1pm. Visit our website for more details.
Struggling with infertility and IVF treatments can feel isolating. In this group, we create a safe space where your pain is acknowledged, and your emotions are validated. Connect with others who understand your journey, led by an experienced Mental Health Counselor who knows your pain. Together, we’ll process grief, rebuild trust in your body, and work towards finding joy and connection again. You don’t have to face this alone—support, hope, and healing are within reach. Join us and take the first step toward a brighter future.
Struggling with infertility and IVF treatments can feel isolating. In this group, we create a safe space where your pain is acknowledged, and your emotions are validated. Connect with others who understand your journey, led by an experienced Mental Health Counselor who knows your pain. Together, we’ll process grief, rebuild trust in your body, and work towards finding joy and connection again. You don’t have to face this alone—support, hope, and healing are within reach. Join us and take the first step toward a brighter future.
Motherhood is a journey filled with joy, challenge and change; a journey that brings many new emotions ranging from exhilaration and love, to exhaustion and isolation. To help understand all the changes motherhood brings, women often long to talk with others about the joys and challenges of parenting infants and young children.
"Mothers Talking" provides a supportive, caring place to talk, laugh, problem solve, make lasting friendships, and connect with others on the journey of motherhood.
Hosted by Carol Merle - Fishman
Counselor, LMHC, LCAT, MA, CMT
Group meets in Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
Motherhood is a journey filled with joy, challenge and change; a journey that brings many new emotions ranging from exhilaration and love, to exhaustion and isolation. To help understand all the changes motherhood brings, women often long to talk with others about the joys and challenges of parenting infants and young children.
"Mothers Talking" provides a supportive, caring place to talk, laugh, problem solve, make lasting friendships, and connect with others on the journey of motherhood.
The Bringing Baby Home program helps couples prepare for an addition to their family. It increases the joy of parenting and gives new parents the tools they need to be the best parenting team possible. The program provides the opportunity to plan ahead, so that parents can keep their friendship strong and develop strategies for parenting intentionally. This workshop helps parents to be mindful to respond to the needs of our partners and our babies, so that each person in the family feels known, loved, and respected. Call or email Tabitha Gonzalez for more information!
The Bringing Baby Home program helps couples prepare for an addition to their family. It increases the joy of parenting and gives new parents the tools they need to be the best parenting team possible. The program provides the opportunity to plan ahead, so that parents can keep their friendship strong and develop strategies for parenting intentionally. This workshop helps parents to be mindful to respond to the needs of our partners and our babies, so that each person in the family feels known, loved, and respected. Call or email Tabitha Gonzalez for more information!
8 week parenting group focusing on positive discipline, strength building, self esteem, and improving family relationships.
Hosted by Patricia Flynn Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Group meets in Mamaroneck, NY 10543
8 week parenting group focusing on positive discipline, strength building, self esteem, and improving family relationships.
Anticipating "the terrible twos," "the threenager," or right in the middle of it? Join other parents to discuss issues like separation, sleep, transitions and tantrums. Understanding your toddler's behavior - and your own stress response - will help you learn to deal with challenging moments more effectively. Mindful parenting is about bringing your conscious attention (and your sense of humor!) to your interactions with your child. This group is 1 hour long for parents/primary caregivers. 6-week session: November 7th - December 12th. Learn more and register here: http://www.littleredplay.com/classes/
Most of my clients are smart, sensitive, anxious moms who are looking for a blend of psychotherapy and some parent support.
Anticipating "the terrible twos," "the threenager," or right in the middle of it? Join other parents to discuss issues like separation, sleep, transitions and tantrums. Understanding your toddler's behavior - and your own stress response - will help you learn to deal with challenging moments more effectively. Mindful parenting is about bringing your conscious attention (and your sense of humor!) to your interactions with your child. This group is 1 hour long for parents/primary caregivers. 6-week session: November 7th - December 12th. Learn more and register here: http://www.littleredplay.com/classes/
Hilary Cooper started Clear Mind Psychology located in a sunny office suite in Rye, New York. The therapists who work with Dr. Cooper are all well trained licensed therapists with life experience. Most therapists are mothers, themselves. Clear Mind specializes in treatment kids, young adults and families who have complicated family stories. Patients of all ages are treated with warmth, flexibility and evidence based care. We are a highly skilled group of clinicians who have the capacity to wrap a family with confident and individualized treatment of Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, ADHD, Divorce, Adult Transitions, and Parenting, amongst other diagnoses.
Hilary Cooper started Clear Mind Psychology located in a sunny office suite in Rye, New York. The therapists who work with Dr. Cooper are all well trained licensed therapists with life experience. Most therapists are mothers, themselves. Clear Mind specializes in treatment kids, young adults and families who have complicated family stories. Patients of all ages are treated with warmth, flexibility and evidence based care. We are a highly skilled group of clinicians who have the capacity to wrap a family with confident and individualized treatment of Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, ADHD, Divorce, Adult Transitions, and Parenting, amongst other diagnoses.
Are you stressed by competing responsibilities? Do you want to make the most of your time with your infant? This group is designed to help dads understand their infant's inner experiences, learn to promote cognitive, language and social-emotional growth and to nurture a healthy, gratifying parent-infant relationship that sets a solid foundation for the future. Time limited to 8 weeks.
Are you stressed by competing responsibilities? Do you want to make the most of your time with your infant? This group is designed to help dads understand their infant's inner experiences, learn to promote cognitive, language and social-emotional growth and to nurture a healthy, gratifying parent-infant relationship that sets a solid foundation for the future. Time limited to 8 weeks.
This group will provide parents with support and strategies to help guide their interactions with children at home and in social settings. It will help them better understand and improve their relationships with children of varying temperaments including shy and anxious children, children who struggle with separation, attention seeking children, children with sensory sensitivities and children who have challenges with with emotional regulation. This group will respond to concerns about managing sleep, separations, sibling rivalry and limit setting and help you create a more rewarding parent-child relationship.
This group will provide parents with support and strategies to help guide their interactions with children at home and in social settings. It will help them better understand and improve their relationships with children of varying temperaments including shy and anxious children, children who struggle with separation, attention seeking children, children with sensory sensitivities and children who have challenges with with emotional regulation. This group will respond to concerns about managing sleep, separations, sibling rivalry and limit setting and help you create a more rewarding parent-child relationship.
A therapeutic support group is an extremely powerful intervention that optimally addresses the special needs of family members of special needs children. The therapeutic support group offers a safe place to learn how to better deal with oneself and with others, to learn how to better advocate for oneself, ones children, ones siblings, and other family members.
A therapeutic support group is an extremely powerful intervention that optimally addresses the special needs of family members of special needs children. The therapeutic support group offers a safe place to learn how to better deal with oneself and with others, to learn how to better advocate for oneself, ones children, ones siblings, and other family members.
Explore the caretaker/infant relationship through movement, play, songs and story. Meredith Casimiro, a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, will guide you through developmentally appropriate movement that may encourage bonding, connection and play. Parents and caregivers will have space to connect, ask questions and share their care taking experiences. infants: encouraging bonding and connection soothing and regulating nervous systems in the parent/infant dyad, digestion solutions, tummy time and more. crawlers/approaching walkers: encouraging bonding and connection, developmentally appropriate play/movement and songs, and more. Walkers: exploring independence and bonding through movement, play, songs and stories.
Explore the caretaker/infant relationship through movement, play, songs and story. Meredith Casimiro, a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, will guide you through developmentally appropriate movement that may encourage bonding, connection and play. Parents and caregivers will have space to connect, ask questions and share their care taking experiences. infants: encouraging bonding and connection soothing and regulating nervous systems in the parent/infant dyad, digestion solutions, tummy time and more. crawlers/approaching walkers: encouraging bonding and connection, developmentally appropriate play/movement and songs, and more. Walkers: exploring independence and bonding through movement, play, songs and stories.
This is a FREE nurturing parenting group for moms & children. Group focuses on both parenting & domestic violence. The focus of parenting in a nurturing way leaves parents with alternative ways to parent when it comes to discipline, consequences & praise. Parents walk away with a toolbox knowledge to aid them in dealing with their children behaviors. Group touches on DV & the many ways it can affect parenting. Children group focuses on a host of topics, teaching them valuable life skills using a nurturing approach. Group meets every Thursday 1-2pm(Currently Virtual Only). (When in person)Dinner & metro cards provided.
Hosted by Donna' D. Brooks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LSW, CLC, CTP
Group meets in Yonkers, NY 10705
This is a FREE nurturing parenting group for moms & children. Group focuses on both parenting & domestic violence. The focus of parenting in a nurturing way leaves parents with alternative ways to parent when it comes to discipline, consequences & praise. Parents walk away with a toolbox knowledge to aid them in dealing with their children behaviors. Group touches on DV & the many ways it can affect parenting. Children group focuses on a host of topics, teaching them valuable life skills using a nurturing approach. Group meets every Thursday 1-2pm(Currently Virtual Only). (When in person)Dinner & metro cards provided.
These groups offer support and guidance to parents of young children. One group will be for parents of typically developing children, one for parents of children with special needs.
Hosted by Ellen Ferber
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MEd
Group meets in Mamaroneck, NY 10543
These groups offer support and guidance to parents of young children. One group will be for parents of typically developing children, one for parents of children with special needs.
Motherhood comes with unique challenges at every stage, whether you're navigating perinatal or postnatal transitions, or experiencing the shifts that come with children growing and leaving the home. Our Mothers in Transition Group provides a supportive space for women to share their stories, reflect on their changing roles, and explore the emotional and psychological aspects of motherhood. This group is ideal for mothers adjusting to a quieter home, new developmental milestones for their children, or significant life changes. Join us as we build a community of understanding and encouragement during these pivotal moments of transition.
Motherhood comes with unique challenges at every stage, whether you're navigating perinatal or postnatal transitions, or experiencing the shifts that come with children growing and leaving the home. Our Mothers in Transition Group provides a supportive space for women to share their stories, reflect on their changing roles, and explore the emotional and psychological aspects of motherhood. This group is ideal for mothers adjusting to a quieter home, new developmental milestones for their children, or significant life changes. Join us as we build a community of understanding and encouragement during these pivotal moments of transition.
Join us for coffee and companionship to learn practical and evidence-based tools to up your parenting game. This group supports skills around praise and validation, the importance of warmth and limits, skillfully navigating reinforcement vs. punishment, tolerating big feelings as a parent, and engaging in self-care so that you can be in it with your kiddo.
Hosted by Mallory Winter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Group meets in Pleasantville, NY 10570
Join us for coffee and companionship to learn practical and evidence-based tools to up your parenting game. This group supports skills around praise and validation, the importance of warmth and limits, skillfully navigating reinforcement vs. punishment, tolerating big feelings as a parent, and engaging in self-care so that you can be in it with your kiddo.
Join Dr. Rachel Lemonik, Psy.D. and Caroline Kovatch, MHC-LP to learn practical and evidence-based tools to help up your parenting game. This group teaches skills around praise and validation, the importance of warmth and limits, skillfully navigating reinforcement vs. punishment, tolerating big feelings as a parent, and engaging in self-care so that you can be in it with your kiddo.
Join Dr. Rachel Lemonik, Psy.D. and Caroline Kovatch, MHC-LP to learn practical and evidence-based tools to help up your parenting game. This group teaches skills around praise and validation, the importance of warmth and limits, skillfully navigating reinforcement vs. punishment, tolerating big feelings as a parent, and engaging in self-care so that you can be in it with your kiddo.
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What does therapy for parenting look like?
Therapists may work with parents individually, together, or include the whole family to find solutions for the problems a parent faces. Many parent-based therapies work on a parent’s relationship with their children, problem-solving within the family, and analysis of family dynamics. Therapy conducted remotely by video may be helpful in allowing a therapist to observe how families interact in their own homes.
When should a parent seek therapy?
When behavioral problems begin to disrupt the healthy functioning of a family, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If parents find that children are acting out in school, have started using drugs or alcohol, have developed eating disorders, or other similar red flags, a therapist may be able to help.
How long does therapy take for parenting problems?
Depending on the severity of a family’s challenges and the type of treatment utilized, therapy for parenting can last from weeks to months. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a pragmatic therapy type that can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. Structural family therapy, which inspects family dynamics, often takes several months. Parent-child interaction therapy is typically shorter-term, lasting between 10 and 20 sessions. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
Can therapy help parents dealing with burnout or stress?
Parenting is difficult. Parents may dismiss or conceal feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, or escape ideation—imagining withdrawing from their parental obligations altogether. but left unattended, these feelings can have negative effects on the whole family. A therapist can help parents work on the skills they might need to better cope with the burdens of parenting and help them be the best parents they can be.