Parenting Therapists in Amherst, NY
I am certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and have extensive training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and other cognitive-behavioral approaches.
I am dedicated to offering evidence-based care to youth and families facing a wide range of challenges. One of my passions is helping caregivers learn to better manage emotional and behavioral difficulties in young children, including ADHD-related symptoms, noncompliance, and aggression, as well as anxiety-based difficulties. My goal is to provide caregivers with the tools needed to support their children well beyond our time together. I also specialize in treating adults coping with anxiety or mood-related issues and relationship difficulties, including work with couples. Assessment services (e.g., LD, ADHD) also available.
I am certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and have extensive training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and other cognitive-behavioral approaches.
I am dedicated to offering evidence-based care to youth and families facing a wide range of challenges. One of my passions is helping caregivers learn to better manage emotional and behavioral difficulties in young children, including ADHD-related symptoms, noncompliance, and aggression, as well as anxiety-based difficulties. My goal is to provide caregivers with the tools needed to support their children well beyond our time together. I also specialize in treating adults coping with anxiety or mood-related issues and relationship difficulties, including work with couples. Assessment services (e.g., LD, ADHD) also available.
I am also passionate about helping parents learn parenting strategies to help treat childhood behavioral issues.
My approach is client centered and collaborative; you are the expert in your life and we work together to help you meet your goals. I use a variety of evidence-based treatment methods (methods research has found to be more effective than general talk therapy like ERP and the Unified Protocol) to help you get the results you want as quickly as possible.
I am also passionate about helping parents learn parenting strategies to help treat childhood behavioral issues.
My approach is client centered and collaborative; you are the expert in your life and we work together to help you meet your goals. I use a variety of evidence-based treatment methods (methods research has found to be more effective than general talk therapy like ERP and the Unified Protocol) to help you get the results you want as quickly as possible.
Do you find it difficult to control your worry and anxiety or do you find that you are worried all the time? Do you experience thoughts that you find are difficult to control? Are you often overwhelmed by intense emotions and feel like you’re on a roller coaster? Do you find yourself feeling depressed and having a hard time enjoying the things that you once enjoyed? You are not alone and therapy can help.
Do you find it difficult to control your worry and anxiety or do you find that you are worried all the time? Do you experience thoughts that you find are difficult to control? Are you often overwhelmed by intense emotions and feel like you’re on a roller coaster? Do you find yourself feeling depressed and having a hard time enjoying the things that you once enjoyed? You are not alone and therapy can help.
Attollo Counseling Services was born from a passion for promoting satisfying relationships, healthy families, meaningful marriages, and strong resilient individuals as they pursue their hopes, dreams, and happiness. While we all want these things, nothing is guaranteed except life will present challenges to take us off-course. Whether you are going through a major life adjustment, experiencing grief/loss, struggling to decide what steps to take towards your future, experiencing relationship challenges, or embarking on a new journey in life; you don't have to do it alone. We believe in compassion, collaboration, and creativity.
Attollo Counseling Services was born from a passion for promoting satisfying relationships, healthy families, meaningful marriages, and strong resilient individuals as they pursue their hopes, dreams, and happiness. While we all want these things, nothing is guaranteed except life will present challenges to take us off-course. Whether you are going through a major life adjustment, experiencing grief/loss, struggling to decide what steps to take towards your future, experiencing relationship challenges, or embarking on a new journey in life; you don't have to do it alone. We believe in compassion, collaboration, and creativity.
If you are a Catholic man or woman struggling with conflict in your relationships, having a difficult time letting go of the past, needing help managing difficult emotions, or want to end the slavery of addiction, I can help. I effectively combine my faith with my psychological training to provide you with therapy you can trust, deeply rooted in Catholic Theology and Philosophy.
If you are a Catholic man or woman struggling with conflict in your relationships, having a difficult time letting go of the past, needing help managing difficult emotions, or want to end the slavery of addiction, I can help. I effectively combine my faith with my psychological training to provide you with therapy you can trust, deeply rooted in Catholic Theology and Philosophy.
We specializing in treating couples who are struggling with communication challenges, sexual concerns, sexual dysfunction, parenting, recovering from affairs (emotional & physical).
One of the benefits of choosing Couple & Relationship Therapy, is that our therapists receive supervision & use their experiences to assist each other. Some specialties are: Affairs (Emotional/Physical); Anger Management, Anxiety; Child/Adolescent Anxiety & School Pressures; Eating Disorders; Sex Addiction;Sex Dysfunctions; Sexual Identity; Trauma.
We specializing in treating couples who are struggling with communication challenges, sexual concerns, sexual dysfunction, parenting, recovering from affairs (emotional & physical).
One of the benefits of choosing Couple & Relationship Therapy, is that our therapists receive supervision & use their experiences to assist each other. Some specialties are: Affairs (Emotional/Physical); Anger Management, Anxiety; Child/Adolescent Anxiety & School Pressures; Eating Disorders; Sex Addiction;Sex Dysfunctions; Sexual Identity; Trauma.
Parenting comes with its own set of challenges, and I'm here to help.
Welcome! I'm Kristopher Stiles, a licensed mental health counselor, and I'm dedicated to providing a safe and nurturing environment for individuals and families seeking support for anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns. Is your child struggling with anxiety, depression, or behavioral challenges? My approach blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a compassionate understanding of young minds. Together, we'll work to uncover the root causes and develop coping strategies to foster emotional resilience.
Parenting comes with its own set of challenges, and I'm here to help.
Welcome! I'm Kristopher Stiles, a licensed mental health counselor, and I'm dedicated to providing a safe and nurturing environment for individuals and families seeking support for anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns. Is your child struggling with anxiety, depression, or behavioral challenges? My approach blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with a compassionate understanding of young minds. Together, we'll work to uncover the root causes and develop coping strategies to foster emotional resilience.
Life's journey can often present unexpected turns and overwhelming challenges. With over 18 years of experience in the mental health field, I specialize in supporting adults through a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, PTSD, stress management, family conflict, significant life transitions, grief, and women's issues, including post-partum challenges. I want you to know you don't have to face it alone. I am here to help guide you toward greater understanding and a more fulfilling life. My aim is to establish a caring and trusting relationship where your well-being is always the priority.
Life's journey can often present unexpected turns and overwhelming challenges. With over 18 years of experience in the mental health field, I specialize in supporting adults through a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, PTSD, stress management, family conflict, significant life transitions, grief, and women's issues, including post-partum challenges. I want you to know you don't have to face it alone. I am here to help guide you toward greater understanding and a more fulfilling life. My aim is to establish a caring and trusting relationship where your well-being is always the priority.
Licensed in New York (in-person or virtual) along with Florida and North Carolina (virtual only), I specialize in couple's therapy and life coaching. Whether you're married, engaged, dating or cohabitating....relationships are a lot of work...and can be a profound source of joy. We sometimes lose sight of the joy. I will help you find it again. Additionally, I work with individuals looking for help with personal or professional growth. Whatever challenges you face, I believe I can help. The first step is yours. I look forward to your call. Also visit my website!
Licensed in New York (in-person or virtual) along with Florida and North Carolina (virtual only), I specialize in couple's therapy and life coaching. Whether you're married, engaged, dating or cohabitating....relationships are a lot of work...and can be a profound source of joy. We sometimes lose sight of the joy. I will help you find it again. Additionally, I work with individuals looking for help with personal or professional growth. Whatever challenges you face, I believe I can help. The first step is yours. I look forward to your call. Also visit my website!
Life is a series of changes of which we are constantly challenged to accept & adapt. Loss, depression, anxiety or trauma complicate our lives & make what we must cope with harder. Therapy can assist you in the arduous journey of such acceptance & adjustment. I help my clients find practical solutions to the issues they face & together we find ways to change the patterns behind these issues. I invite clients to find healing from the past, become aware of the present moment & explore their world of future possibilities.
Life is a series of changes of which we are constantly challenged to accept & adapt. Loss, depression, anxiety or trauma complicate our lives & make what we must cope with harder. Therapy can assist you in the arduous journey of such acceptance & adjustment. I help my clients find practical solutions to the issues they face & together we find ways to change the patterns behind these issues. I invite clients to find healing from the past, become aware of the present moment & explore their world of future possibilities.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with teenagers and adults navigating life’s complex and often overwhelming seasons. Many of my clients come to therapy seeking support for anxiety, relationship challenges, infertility, anger, grief and loss, self-esteem concerns, and major life transitions. I provide a compassionate, collaborative space where clients can process their experiences, strengthen coping skills, and move toward greater clarity, resilience, and self-trust.
My goal is to provide a safe, non-judgmental space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered to make changes at your own pace.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with teenagers and adults navigating life’s complex and often overwhelming seasons. Many of my clients come to therapy seeking support for anxiety, relationship challenges, infertility, anger, grief and loss, self-esteem concerns, and major life transitions. I provide a compassionate, collaborative space where clients can process their experiences, strengthen coping skills, and move toward greater clarity, resilience, and self-trust.
My goal is to provide a safe, non-judgmental space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered to make changes at your own pace.
Therapy is a tool to help a person become the best version of themselves. Trauma, stress, unhealthy relationships, poor coping skills, emotional dys-regulation are all factors that contribute to being unwell. Counseling allows a person to work through those barriers and improve the way that they manage stress, find healthy ways to express emotions, work through trauma that has caused you harm, build tools to have healthy, productive, relationships with others and ultimately find alternate ways to cope with distressing events within our lives. A counselor is not only a therapist, but a guide and facilitator of growth.
Therapy is a tool to help a person become the best version of themselves. Trauma, stress, unhealthy relationships, poor coping skills, emotional dys-regulation are all factors that contribute to being unwell. Counseling allows a person to work through those barriers and improve the way that they manage stress, find healthy ways to express emotions, work through trauma that has caused you harm, build tools to have healthy, productive, relationships with others and ultimately find alternate ways to cope with distressing events within our lives. A counselor is not only a therapist, but a guide and facilitator of growth.
Licensed in NY and PA. Have you experienced trauma in childhood or adulthood? Are you having issues in your relationship, and you're not sure how to fix them? I am here to help. I provide inclusive, identity-affirming care to individuals and couples seeking help for trauma (individuals) or relationship stress (couples). I am experienced working with the LGBTQ+ population, and I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health.
Licensed in NY and PA. Have you experienced trauma in childhood or adulthood? Are you having issues in your relationship, and you're not sure how to fix them? I am here to help. I provide inclusive, identity-affirming care to individuals and couples seeking help for trauma (individuals) or relationship stress (couples). I am experienced working with the LGBTQ+ population, and I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health.
At Wood Psychology Services, our approach is to provide a supportive and encouraging environment to facilitate change and to offer alternative ways of coping. Our goal is to encourage each client's personal growth, help decrease problematic symptoms and behaviors, and increase self-esteem and the ability to resolve life's challenges. We also offer diagnostic assessments to assist in treatment as well as eligibility evaluations for the identification of developmental disabilities, including autism.
At Wood Psychology Services, our approach is to provide a supportive and encouraging environment to facilitate change and to offer alternative ways of coping. Our goal is to encourage each client's personal growth, help decrease problematic symptoms and behaviors, and increase self-esteem and the ability to resolve life's challenges. We also offer diagnostic assessments to assist in treatment as well as eligibility evaluations for the identification of developmental disabilities, including autism.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life stressors? Do you take care of others before you care for yourself? Are you waking up in the middle of the night wondering "What happened to my dreams?" The therapists at Explore What's Next will help you feel in control of your life again. Together, we can create the life and relationships you want and deserve. Therapists at Explore What's Next are qualified, direct, non-judgmental, compassionate & easy to talk to.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life stressors? Do you take care of others before you care for yourself? Are you waking up in the middle of the night wondering "What happened to my dreams?" The therapists at Explore What's Next will help you feel in control of your life again. Together, we can create the life and relationships you want and deserve. Therapists at Explore What's Next are qualified, direct, non-judgmental, compassionate & easy to talk to.
It can be hard to navigate relationships, family conflicts, parenting, stress, anxiety and other challenges life sends our way.
Every day is a new day to make the positive changes in your life. You have already come this far and you deserve to live the life you are meant for. This includes abundant love, success, and acceptance. Even when things get heavy and the noise seems too loud, you don't have to carry things alone. You are worthy of a peaceful and fulfilling life and I am happy to support your journey. One of the best things you can do for yourself is to take this opportunity to put yourself and your family first.
It can be hard to navigate relationships, family conflicts, parenting, stress, anxiety and other challenges life sends our way.
Every day is a new day to make the positive changes in your life. You have already come this far and you deserve to live the life you are meant for. This includes abundant love, success, and acceptance. Even when things get heavy and the noise seems too loud, you don't have to carry things alone. You are worthy of a peaceful and fulfilling life and I am happy to support your journey. One of the best things you can do for yourself is to take this opportunity to put yourself and your family first.
Maybe you feel weighed down by anxiety, depression, or overwhelming life transitions. Perhaps you’re struggling with relationship difficulties, unresolved trauma, or the pressure of constant change. You might long for healthier connections, steadier emotions, or simply the ability to breathe without feeling on edge.
My clients come to therapy seeking relief, understanding, and growth. They want to feel calmer in their daily lives, more confident in their choices, and more connected in their relationships. Most of all, they want to stop feeling stuck and start moving forward with clarity and strength.
Maybe you feel weighed down by anxiety, depression, or overwhelming life transitions. Perhaps you’re struggling with relationship difficulties, unresolved trauma, or the pressure of constant change. You might long for healthier connections, steadier emotions, or simply the ability to breathe without feeling on edge.
My clients come to therapy seeking relief, understanding, and growth. They want to feel calmer in their daily lives, more confident in their choices, and more connected in their relationships. Most of all, they want to stop feeling stuck and start moving forward with clarity and strength.
I work with clients who may be struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, life adjustments, family issues, school stress, women's issues, and parent-child strains.
I am passionate about helping adolescents, individuals, families, and couples navigate challenges related to identity, relationships, and emotional regulation. I specialize in family dynamics, couples issues, and supporting survivors of narcissistic abuse. Having grown up with a narcissistic figure, I understand how these relationships can leave you questioning your reality and self-worth. I believe everyone can benefit from therapy at some point in their lives. In our work, we will rebuild your confidence, help you trust yourself again, and make sense of your experiences, including learning to “grey rock” to protect your peace.
I work with clients who may be struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, life adjustments, family issues, school stress, women's issues, and parent-child strains.
I am passionate about helping adolescents, individuals, families, and couples navigate challenges related to identity, relationships, and emotional regulation. I specialize in family dynamics, couples issues, and supporting survivors of narcissistic abuse. Having grown up with a narcissistic figure, I understand how these relationships can leave you questioning your reality and self-worth. I believe everyone can benefit from therapy at some point in their lives. In our work, we will rebuild your confidence, help you trust yourself again, and make sense of your experiences, including learning to “grey rock” to protect your peace.
Hi, Welcome to my page. It takes courage to seek for a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you. We all face challenges in our daily lives. It is helpful to be able to have someone who is experienced to talk to, and who is not emotionally connected to the situation, in order to help you process, find solutions and to obtain goals. This is where I can be a service to you.
Hi, Welcome to my page. It takes courage to seek for a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you. We all face challenges in our daily lives. It is helpful to be able to have someone who is experienced to talk to, and who is not emotionally connected to the situation, in order to help you process, find solutions and to obtain goals. This is where I can be a service to you.
I am a licensed and seasoned clinical social worker (LCSW-R) in practice for 30+ years, specializing in couples and individual therapy. My academic training was at the University at Buffalo; my post-graduate and continuing education was at The Marriage Counseling Center, where I mentored new therapists and developed a strong word-of-mouth following. Couples work included, but was not limited to, these critical issues: emotionally focused communication, destructive conflict patterns, emotional and physical intimacy, infidelity and trust repair, pre-marital assessment, commitment, and discernment of ultimate relationship habitability.
I am a licensed and seasoned clinical social worker (LCSW-R) in practice for 30+ years, specializing in couples and individual therapy. My academic training was at the University at Buffalo; my post-graduate and continuing education was at The Marriage Counseling Center, where I mentored new therapists and developed a strong word-of-mouth following. Couples work included, but was not limited to, these critical issues: emotionally focused communication, destructive conflict patterns, emotional and physical intimacy, infidelity and trust repair, pre-marital assessment, commitment, and discernment of ultimate relationship habitability.
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Parenting Therapists
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.