Parenting Therapists in New York

As a Clinician, with 17+ years' experience, I have an extensive background in working with children, adolescents, and families facing a range of stressors from mild relationship conflict to more intense mental health symptom management. My specialties include behavior modification and parent skills training to create long term change, strengthen relationships and foster motivation-based behavior compliance. At Behavioral Health Counseling our therapists provide evidenced-based, goal-oriented treatment to individuals, couples, families, and groups. Treatment and Behavior Plans are individualized to meet each patient’s need.

I consider it a great privilege to help my clients with their most personal struggles and it is with this mind-set that I seek to provide a safe and compassionate space to begin our work together. As a clinical social work therapist for 23 years, I have enjoyed helping many children, adolescents and adults cope with issues such as anxiety, OCD, depression, low self-esteem, and family discord. Working from a strength-based perspective, I utilize a range of treatment modalities including CBT, DBT and mindfulness to help my clients reach their goals.

I have seen clients in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx for over 20 years. Do you have a child struggling with academic and/or behavioral issues? Are you the parent of a child with difficulties trying to enhance your parenting skills or get help for your own emotional needs? Are you an adult trying to cope with your own work or life stresses, or other emotional issues? I have a very consumer-oriented focus--you are coming to me for help and we are going to work together as a team to deal with your concerns. Call me.

As a therapist, it is my goal to provide a safe and welcoming environment for healing and growth. I understand that each person has unique experiences and challenges. I will collaborate with you to develop your own individualized therapy. I work with clients to better cope with anxiety, stress, depression and relationship issues, among life’s other challenges.

At Alliance Counseling, I aim to help children thrive at their highest potential. I approach each child with the understanding that they are doing their best and come with their own inherent strengths and abilities. Difficulties with self-regulation may create barriers for some children to use these skills and abilities most effectively. My services aim to reduce those barriers. I value and respect the expertise that each parent or caregiver has of their child. Treatment takes a collaborative approach, combining the knowledge and experience of families with my clinical expertise as an ADHD Certified Clinical Service Provider.

If you are struggling in one of the following areas: your relationship with food and body image; parenting a special needs or otherwise spirited child; or happen to be at an impasse in any area of life- Welcome! You have come to the right place. In my work, I firmly believe that awareness coupled with goal-directed action makes for the greatest agent of change. I also believe that you innately possess all that you need to effect change and that we sometimes need a collaborative partner to guide us back to our most authentic and wise-minded selves.

Are you a parent or caregiver navigating the complexities of raising a child with behavioral challenges while also coping with your own experiences of trauma? You are not alone. As a licensed mental health counselor with years of experience working with children and families, learning about child development, trauma, and relational neuroscience, I specialize in supporting caregivers like you who are feeling stressed, burned out, and overwhelmed, offering a compassionate and understanding space where you can find healing, empowerment, and practical solutions without judgement.

Helping people re-parent themselves to live more empowered and present lives since 2021. Inner peace and self-empowerment aren’t some far fetched concepts you only hear about online. They’re accessible to YOU in just one session.

Let's work it out together. Most of us struggle from time to time with relationship questions, parenting conundrums, career decisions or even the loss of someone or something of great significance to us. Over the years, I've come to respect the value of sharing these struggles with a sensitive professional. I am here to help you explore how better to manage the obstacles that stand in your way. Working with individuals, couples, families and groups, I enjoy helping people come to a better understanding of how to work through the challenges in their lives.

Are you a parent, parent-to-be, educator, helping professional, or other kind of leader or caretaker looking for a place to feel heard, explore healthy boundaries, and reduce compassion burnout? Drawing from holistic modalities, I'll support you to build self-compassion and inner safety through dialogue, mindfulness, and education. If you're an expectant parent, we can explore this transformative journey together. I also work with children and teens as a social-emotional mentor. As a coach, I don't diagnose or treat psychiatric conditions, though I'm happy to work alongside a licensed practitioner to offer additional support.

I am a warm, supportive therapist providing person-centered, goal-focused sessions. Together we create a safe, collaborative space to explore authentic feelings, emphasize strengths, and identify effective strategies to enhance your well-being. There's no one size fits all manual for how to navigate life. We build a toolbox to equip you for yours whether there be a recent event, life transition or persistent stressor.

In what ways is parenthood more difficult than you thought it would be? Maybe your child is struggling or having tantrums. Perhaps you feel constantly overwhelmed. Maybe you are burnt out trying to be a “good” parent while managing all the other parts of your life. Or your family could be facing a major transition or crisis that you are unsure how to navigate. Maybe you feel lost or sad because you don't recognize yourself. Parenthood can often be messy, emotional, and very, very hard. Having appropriate support can help you feel more content and better able to manage all the challenges in your life.

I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I incorporate a variety of treatment practices and techniques that best suit each individual client or family. My clients are everyday people dealing with everyday issues including anxiety; depression and other mood disorders; marital, relationship, divorce, & family management issues/conflict; parenting; ADHD and behavioral issues; learning disabilities and difficulties; academic or employment difficulties; adjusting to life before and after a birth, death or other loss; interpersonal relationships; anger management and impulse control; substance use; unhealthy relationships; sexual and reproductive health issues; hard to engage and resistant youth; and more.

Psychotherapy can be a deeply nourishing gift to allow oneself. It is valuable to afford ourselves the time and space to be heard, seen, and understood. It can also be an opportunity to do the inner work and skill building that is necessary for us to unfold toward our truest potential. In times of crisis therapy can be a life line, keeping us connected to a light in the dark. Grounded in psychodynamic, somatic and intersubjective theories Michelle's work investigates the relationship between emotion, body and psyche. Issues related to relationships, parenting, trauma, and more may be explored.

Starting therapy is a brave first step; It takes a lot of courage to ask for help! Whether you are seeking help for yourself or seeking assistance for your child, allow me to help you on your personal journey of self discovery. Let's work together to improve your quality of life, reduce unwanted stress,and work on unresolved issues so that you can become more of the person you were meant to be. I have over twenty years of experience working with children and adolescents in various settings. I have experience in working with clients with relationship issues, depression, anxiety, divorce issues, trauma etc.

Daily struggles as a parent can be hard to manage and can leave you worried about your child. I work with children who are struggling with emotional and social difficulties that make every day challenges harder and interfere with feeling confident and secure. If you are interested in supporting your child to reach their highest potential, I may be able to help. Divorce, challenges at school, parent-child conflict are only a handful of reasons why parents seek my services. I offer ongoing guidance to parents along with weekly sessions to children and adolescents between the ages of 2 to 18.

I am committed to supporting women’s emotional health throughout the life course, including decision-making in relationships and career in young adulthood; exploring the role transition that accompanies motherhood; treating mental health challenges including mood and anxiety disorders that may present in pregnancy and postpartum; parenting adolescent children; and coping with midlife challenges in health, interpersonal relationships, the transition to menopause and “next chapters.”

Feeling overwhelmed, stressed, disconnected, or like no one understands? I want you to know that you’re not alone. Whether you’re experiencing grief, working through past trauma, discovering what your role as a parent, young adult, or partner means, or another life change; I am here for you. I can support you in getting clarity and healing by working together exploring ways in which you can reclaim the control in your life you deserve. My work, based on a humanistic approach allows us to work as partners in creating the life you want. Working abroad (Tokyo & London) and as a parent to LGBTQ kids, have opened my perspective on life.

I have a passion for working with couples at all stages of the life cycle. Premaritals, empty nesters, LGBT couples, couples with young children seeking to balance parenting with time for self and partner, couples needing support around sexuality and commitment issues, couples at a crossroads.... Much of my early therapeutic training was in Hospice bereavement counseling. Through that experience I became drawn to therapeutic encounters with the potential for spiritual renewal. In recent years I've connected with that initial sense of generativity and meaning through the practice of couples therapy, most notably in work as a premarital counselor.