Parenting Therapists in Clackamas, OR
I support children, teens, and parents navigating anxiety and developmental differences.
I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families navigating trauma, grief, ADHD, anxiety, disconnection, and life transitions. Clients often come feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. I offer a collaborative, relational space where clients can build emotional awareness, strengthen regulation, and develop more connected, meaningful relationships while learning to thrive authentically.
I support children, teens, and parents navigating anxiety and developmental differences.
I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families navigating trauma, grief, ADHD, anxiety, disconnection, and life transitions. Clients often come feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. I offer a collaborative, relational space where clients can build emotional awareness, strengthen regulation, and develop more connected, meaningful relationships while learning to thrive authentically.
Using person-centered therapy, perinatal psychotherapy, and trauma-informed approaches, I help couples, children, and parents strengthen attachment, process loss, and rediscover their sense of safety and joy.
My ideal clients are couples, children, and caregivers navigating the transitions of life- adjusting to new parenthood, recovering from perinatal loss, or healing from trauma and disconnection. They long for safety, understanding, and a renewed sense of connection. Their goals often center on emotional regulation, secure attachment, and the ability to feel seen and supported in their relationships and within themselves.
Using person-centered therapy, perinatal psychotherapy, and trauma-informed approaches, I help couples, children, and parents strengthen attachment, process loss, and rediscover their sense of safety and joy.
My ideal clients are couples, children, and caregivers navigating the transitions of life- adjusting to new parenthood, recovering from perinatal loss, or healing from trauma and disconnection. They long for safety, understanding, and a renewed sense of connection. Their goals often center on emotional regulation, secure attachment, and the ability to feel seen and supported in their relationships and within themselves.
Parenting can bring deep joy, but it can also feel exhausting and isolating—especially when your son or daughter is struggling with challenging behaviors.
I work with individuals across a wide range of concerns and have expertise supporting parents of children with challenging behaviors, teens, those facing postpartum challenges, and people struggling with anxiety disorders. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, using evidence-based therapies to help you reach your goals.
Parenting can bring deep joy, but it can also feel exhausting and isolating—especially when your son or daughter is struggling with challenging behaviors.
I work with individuals across a wide range of concerns and have expertise supporting parents of children with challenging behaviors, teens, those facing postpartum challenges, and people struggling with anxiety disorders. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, using evidence-based therapies to help you reach your goals.
Are you a new parent or have you been a parent for awhile and you feel alone, depressed, anxious, or unsure of yourself?
I specialize in maternal and pregnancy related issues including pre- and postpartum depression and anxiety and parenting stress. I also specialize in attachment and developing healthy attachment and boundaries. Anxiety is another area of specialty in helping develop healthier coping skills.
Are you a new parent or have you been a parent for awhile and you feel alone, depressed, anxious, or unsure of yourself?
I specialize in maternal and pregnancy related issues including pre- and postpartum depression and anxiety and parenting stress. I also specialize in attachment and developing healthy attachment and boundaries. Anxiety is another area of specialty in helping develop healthier coping skills.
My ideal clients are children, teens, and parents navigating big emotions, life transitions, or family stress.
I help children, teens, and parents strengthen emotional regulation, heal attachment wounds, and build healthier relationships. Using play therapy, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care, I offer a warm, inclusive space where clients can explore, grow, and reconnect with their natural capacity for resilience and joy.
My ideal clients are children, teens, and parents navigating big emotions, life transitions, or family stress.
I help children, teens, and parents strengthen emotional regulation, heal attachment wounds, and build healthier relationships. Using play therapy, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care, I offer a warm, inclusive space where clients can explore, grow, and reconnect with their natural capacity for resilience and joy.
Anita Abelsen-Gay
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Areas of experience include attachment, sensory processing, social skills, conflict management, ADD/ADHD, anger/opposition, anxieties, depression, grief/loss, trauma, transitions, parent-child relations and divorce/blended families.
I work from an attachment and family systems perspective. Parents are provided psychoeducation throughout the counseling process to encourage the family system to learn and grow together. My office is equipped with a well-supplied play room that includes expressive art materials.
Areas of experience include attachment, sensory processing, social skills, conflict management, ADD/ADHD, anger/opposition, anxieties, depression, grief/loss, trauma, transitions, parent-child relations and divorce/blended families.
I work from an attachment and family systems perspective. Parents are provided psychoeducation throughout the counseling process to encourage the family system to learn and grow together. My office is equipped with a well-supplied play room that includes expressive art materials.
I have extensive training in several evidence-based treatments, including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Child- Parent Psychotherapy, and Functional Family Therapy.
I am a licensed psychologist who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and their families. I offer a goal-centered, collaborative approach to therapy, using your child’s unique strengths and needs to identify challenges and develop skills to meet them. I provide a safe environment where both you and your child will be heard and supported, while giving caring, honest feedback to help you explore issues, reduce conflict and problematic behaviors, and increase happiness for both you and your family.
I have extensive training in several evidence-based treatments, including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Child- Parent Psychotherapy, and Functional Family Therapy.
I am a licensed psychologist who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and their families. I offer a goal-centered, collaborative approach to therapy, using your child’s unique strengths and needs to identify challenges and develop skills to meet them. I provide a safe environment where both you and your child will be heard and supported, while giving caring, honest feedback to help you explore issues, reduce conflict and problematic behaviors, and increase happiness for both you and your family.
Wishing Wellness Counseling and Coaching
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Email is best, not calls! I work most often with anxiety, trauma, depression, interpersonal relationships, life changes, work-related stress, and chronic pain. I take a very practical approach to helping you find peace and healing with your struggles. This is a safe, non-judgmental place to receive validation, support, feedback, and proactive help. Email is best to reach me, not phone, as phone calls disturb sessions and I don't have office staff to help me respond in a timely fashion.
Email is best, not calls! I work most often with anxiety, trauma, depression, interpersonal relationships, life changes, work-related stress, and chronic pain. I take a very practical approach to helping you find peace and healing with your struggles. This is a safe, non-judgmental place to receive validation, support, feedback, and proactive help. Email is best to reach me, not phone, as phone calls disturb sessions and I don't have office staff to help me respond in a timely fashion.
Is your child experiencing behavioral problems that interfere with school, family, or friendships? Is your teen distant, defiant or have mood swings? While facing challenges in childhood is a normal part of growing up, sometimes kids need additional help learning the skills needed to navigate big feelings, worries, upsetting and confusing events and the stressors of modern life. I offer kids an opportunity to learn and practice new skills, a safe space to explore big feelings and can help them learn to communicate their thoughts, feelings, and emotions in a helpful way using creative, and fun approaches and evidence based practices
Is your child experiencing behavioral problems that interfere with school, family, or friendships? Is your teen distant, defiant or have mood swings? While facing challenges in childhood is a normal part of growing up, sometimes kids need additional help learning the skills needed to navigate big feelings, worries, upsetting and confusing events and the stressors of modern life. I offer kids an opportunity to learn and practice new skills, a safe space to explore big feelings and can help them learn to communicate their thoughts, feelings, and emotions in a helpful way using creative, and fun approaches and evidence based practices
If you have any questions about how I might be helpful to you, please contact my office and I will be happy to talk with you.
If you have any questions about how I might be helpful to you, please contact my office and I will be happy to talk with you.
I’m experienced working with academics, caregivers, parents of children with disabilities, bodyworkers, healthcare professionals, energy workers and activists experiencing burnout.
I work from a place of compassion and non-judgment. My approach is relational and client-centered, drawing on Control Mastery Theory, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness practices. I bring a unique perspective to my practice giving me deep insight into how systems, cultures, and identities shape our lived experiences.
I’m experienced working with academics, caregivers, parents of children with disabilities, bodyworkers, healthcare professionals, energy workers and activists experiencing burnout.
I work from a place of compassion and non-judgment. My approach is relational and client-centered, drawing on Control Mastery Theory, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness practices. I bring a unique perspective to my practice giving me deep insight into how systems, cultures, and identities shape our lived experiences.
I have over fifteen years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I have worked with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, complex trauma, domestic violence, substance use, and relationship/marital struggles. I have experience working with adolescents experiencing depression and anxiety, complex trauma, conduct disorder, separation from family, adoption, and involvement in the juvenile justice and DHS systems. My experience comes from working in county mental health systems, non-profit systems, and private practice.
I have over fifteen years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I have worked with adults experiencing depression, anxiety, complex trauma, domestic violence, substance use, and relationship/marital struggles. I have experience working with adolescents experiencing depression and anxiety, complex trauma, conduct disorder, separation from family, adoption, and involvement in the juvenile justice and DHS systems. My experience comes from working in county mental health systems, non-profit systems, and private practice.
Christa Green
Pre-Licensed Professional, CSWA, MSW, QMHP
1 Endorsed
Clackamas, OR 97015
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that therapy begins with hope. This means that change is possible and you are not stuck. I desire to help you maintain hope and to support the change process.
I believe that you are capable, resilient, and worthy. This means that I operate from a strengths-based and solution-focused perspective. While it is helpful to determine the true challenge, we often tend to fixate on problems that we lose sight of the strengths and possible solutions that can help us navigate the that trials life brings. This also means that I desire to understand and connect with you in a way that helps you see yourself as capable and worthy.
I believe that therapy begins with hope. This means that change is possible and you are not stuck. I desire to help you maintain hope and to support the change process.
I believe that you are capable, resilient, and worthy. This means that I operate from a strengths-based and solution-focused perspective. While it is helpful to determine the true challenge, we often tend to fixate on problems that we lose sight of the strengths and possible solutions that can help us navigate the that trials life brings. This also means that I desire to understand and connect with you in a way that helps you see yourself as capable and worthy.
I can help parents understand their child’s behavior and developmental needs, enhance trust, and build secure attachments within the family.
I have specialties in early childhood play therapy, attachment, child- parent psychotherapy, and collaborative problem solving.
I can help parents understand their child’s behavior and developmental needs, enhance trust, and build secure attachments within the family.
I have specialties in early childhood play therapy, attachment, child- parent psychotherapy, and collaborative problem solving.
As a licensed counselor with Barefoot and Balanced, clients across Oregon and Kentucky receive practical, compassionate support for ADHD, anxiety, depression, and trauma. The focus is on real-life tools that create steady progress—not just insight. Couples counseling helps partners break repetitive conflict patterns and rebuild lasting connection. With both personal and professional experience around addiction in families, addiction-informed therapy and substance use assessments provide clarity and grounded support for recovery.
As a licensed counselor with Barefoot and Balanced, clients across Oregon and Kentucky receive practical, compassionate support for ADHD, anxiety, depression, and trauma. The focus is on real-life tools that create steady progress—not just insight. Couples counseling helps partners break repetitive conflict patterns and rebuild lasting connection. With both personal and professional experience around addiction in families, addiction-informed therapy and substance use assessments provide clarity and grounded support for recovery.
Therapy can be a tremendously rewarding and enlightening experience leading to lifelong change. My approach to working with clients is to tailor my interventions to meet their specific needs and to work with them in a collaborative fashion to help them access their own strengths and wisdom.
My first priority is to listen,to understand your perspective and life experience. I will then work with you to help you gain insight into your current challenges. My goal is to address your problems directly, assist you in finding solutions, and get you back into your life as soon as possible.
Therapy can be a tremendously rewarding and enlightening experience leading to lifelong change. My approach to working with clients is to tailor my interventions to meet their specific needs and to work with them in a collaborative fashion to help them access their own strengths and wisdom.
My first priority is to listen,to understand your perspective and life experience. I will then work with you to help you gain insight into your current challenges. My goal is to address your problems directly, assist you in finding solutions, and get you back into your life as soon as possible.
My career as a Deaf therapist began with a strong desire to bridge the gap in services for the Deaf community and other under-served groups. I believe that everyone deserves access to quality mental health care, regardless of their background or circumstances. This belief has driven me to pursue extensive training and education, ensuring that I am well-equipped to meet the needs of my clients. I am licensed in Alabama, Oregon, North Carolina, and Maryland, which allows me to extend my services to a broader range of individuals in need.
My career as a Deaf therapist began with a strong desire to bridge the gap in services for the Deaf community and other under-served groups. I believe that everyone deserves access to quality mental health care, regardless of their background or circumstances. This belief has driven me to pursue extensive training and education, ensuring that I am well-equipped to meet the needs of my clients. I am licensed in Alabama, Oregon, North Carolina, and Maryland, which allows me to extend my services to a broader range of individuals in need.
Wild Peloria, LLC. We Have
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, RPT-S
3 Endorsed
Clackamas, OR 97015
At Wild Peloria, we use relational, evidence-based approaches including play therapy, attachment-focused work, trauma-informed care, parent collaboration, and skills-based strategies.
Our ideal clients often feel like they don’t quite fit in- like they’re too much, not enough, or just misunderstood. They may be kids with big emotions, teens exploring identity, or adults navigating anxiety, trauma, or disconnection. Many are neurodivergent or highly sensitive. Adults often seek therapy to unlearn shame and move toward self-acceptance. All are seeking safety, understanding, and meaningful connections.
At Wild Peloria, we use relational, evidence-based approaches including play therapy, attachment-focused work, trauma-informed care, parent collaboration, and skills-based strategies.
Our ideal clients often feel like they don’t quite fit in- like they’re too much, not enough, or just misunderstood. They may be kids with big emotions, teens exploring identity, or adults navigating anxiety, trauma, or disconnection. Many are neurodivergent or highly sensitive. Adults often seek therapy to unlearn shame and move toward self-acceptance. All are seeking safety, understanding, and meaningful connections.
Were you ever blown off when trying to talk to your parents and you now have years of resentment pent up and you rarely want to talk to them now?
I want to be your guide on how YOU can heal the wounds you've experienced. That means figuring out 1) what happened, 2) how you felt, 3) the meaning you made from that experience, and 4) validating within yourself so that you can stand firm when you go to try and make amends with your family. Yes, I do challenge you to do that but only when you're ready.
Were you ever blown off when trying to talk to your parents and you now have years of resentment pent up and you rarely want to talk to them now?
I want to be your guide on how YOU can heal the wounds you've experienced. That means figuring out 1) what happened, 2) how you felt, 3) the meaning you made from that experience, and 4) validating within yourself so that you can stand firm when you go to try and make amends with your family. Yes, I do challenge you to do that but only when you're ready.
Alycia Anne O'Connell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW, CADCIII
Clackamas, OR 97015
Waitlist for new clients
Many people I work with feel stuck in patterns that create anxiety, overwhelm, relationship stress, or self-doubt, and want greater clarity, confidence, and emotional stability. Some are navigating trauma, chronic stress, burnout, or health challenges, while others are clinicians seeking support and growth in their professional roles. They are often looking for practical tools, deeper self-understanding, and a way to feel more grounded and authentic in their lives or work.
Many people I work with feel stuck in patterns that create anxiety, overwhelm, relationship stress, or self-doubt, and want greater clarity, confidence, and emotional stability. Some are navigating trauma, chronic stress, burnout, or health challenges, while others are clinicians seeking support and growth in their professional roles. They are often looking for practical tools, deeper self-understanding, and a way to feel more grounded and authentic in their lives or work.
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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.