Parenting Therapists in Lexington, SC
I actively collaborate with parents from the very beginning, because they are the most important people in a child's life!
No waitlist for Healthy Connections, Healthy Blue, or Select Health Medicaid Members! - We are stronger together! I support children and their families in overcoming behavioral and emotional challenges that drain their energy and time. Through active collaboration, we will find and highlight your strengths to explore new ways of understanding and meeting your family's needs. I also work with adults and couples. Give me a call, and we can chat more about it.
I actively collaborate with parents from the very beginning, because they are the most important people in a child's life!
No waitlist for Healthy Connections, Healthy Blue, or Select Health Medicaid Members! - We are stronger together! I support children and their families in overcoming behavioral and emotional challenges that drain their energy and time. Through active collaboration, we will find and highlight your strengths to explore new ways of understanding and meeting your family's needs. I also work with adults and couples. Give me a call, and we can chat more about it.
After experiencing a life-altering trauma that reshaped my sense of safety, security, and hope, I found restoration—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—through the care of a wise and compassionate therapist. That journey not only brought healing but helped clarify my calling: to walk with others toward wholeness and renewed purpose.
With over 20 years of experience in youth ministry, I returned to school, graduated in May '24, and in December '24 received my associate license in Marriage and Family Therapy. I offer a nurturing and faith-affirming space for children, teens, couples, families, and individuals seeking restoration.
After experiencing a life-altering trauma that reshaped my sense of safety, security, and hope, I found restoration—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually—through the care of a wise and compassionate therapist. That journey not only brought healing but helped clarify my calling: to walk with others toward wholeness and renewed purpose.
With over 20 years of experience in youth ministry, I returned to school, graduated in May '24, and in December '24 received my associate license in Marriage and Family Therapy. I offer a nurturing and faith-affirming space for children, teens, couples, families, and individuals seeking restoration.
As a parent and educator of almost twenty years, I am passionate about improving the lives of young people by working with those who love them, whether as their parents, caretakers, educators, or coaches.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), practicing virtually for clients in South Carolina and Alabama, I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate the challenges they face in today’s world while pouring into their loved ones. My approach integrates a variety of therapeutic approaches and psychoeducation to create and implement personalized treatment plans that promote lasting change.
As a parent and educator of almost twenty years, I am passionate about improving the lives of young people by working with those who love them, whether as their parents, caretakers, educators, or coaches.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), practicing virtually for clients in South Carolina and Alabama, I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate the challenges they face in today’s world while pouring into their loved ones. My approach integrates a variety of therapeutic approaches and psychoeducation to create and implement personalized treatment plans that promote lasting change.
Maybe your parent/ child relationship is a bit strained and you’re not sure how to even connect with her anymore.
There a a number of reasons for anxiety and unhealthy self- esteem in girls. Girls experience peer pressure, life changes, school stress, peer relationships and social media influences. I believe that girls have the tools needed to tackle their issues. I'm here to make them aware of the strengths that they posses while they are young.
Maybe your parent/ child relationship is a bit strained and you’re not sure how to even connect with her anymore.
There a a number of reasons for anxiety and unhealthy self- esteem in girls. Girls experience peer pressure, life changes, school stress, peer relationships and social media influences. I believe that girls have the tools needed to tackle their issues. I'm here to make them aware of the strengths that they posses while they are young.
Many parents find it difficult to help their child navigate the emotional challenges of adolescence in today’s modern world.
Teenagers need a safe space in therapy where they can feel seen and understood, knowing their experiences are being taken seriously and not undervalued. Parents are often seeking help in how to strengthen their relationship with their child, trying to find the balance between providing guidance and honoring their child’s growing individuality.
Many parents find it difficult to help their child navigate the emotional challenges of adolescence in today’s modern world.
Teenagers need a safe space in therapy where they can feel seen and understood, knowing their experiences are being taken seriously and not undervalued. Parents are often seeking help in how to strengthen their relationship with their child, trying to find the balance between providing guidance and honoring their child’s growing individuality.
I am able to work with kids and their parents to help them overcome overwhelming feelings, deal with big life changes, and learn healthy ways to cope with the hard things of life.
No two people are ever the exact same and that's the reason that no two therapy journeys are the same either. I use a combination of techniques based on what fits my client's needs the most. For kids, I use child-centered play therapy techniques. For teens and adults, I use a combination of strategies to tailor therapy to fit you and your needs.
I am able to work with kids and their parents to help them overcome overwhelming feelings, deal with big life changes, and learn healthy ways to cope with the hard things of life.
No two people are ever the exact same and that's the reason that no two therapy journeys are the same either. I use a combination of techniques based on what fits my client's needs the most. For kids, I use child-centered play therapy techniques. For teens and adults, I use a combination of strategies to tailor therapy to fit you and your needs.
Making Your Mental, Emotional, & Relational Wellbeing A Priority by Helping You Find Solutions, Gain Clarity and Experience Peace. My bottom-line is helping you achieve your goal knowing you are only one skill away.
Making Your Mental, Emotional, & Relational Wellbeing A Priority by Helping You Find Solutions, Gain Clarity and Experience Peace. My bottom-line is helping you achieve your goal knowing you are only one skill away.
Dorissa Thompson
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MA, NCC, LPC-A
1 Endorsed
Lexington, SC 29072
My ideal clients include children and adults facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, and interpersonal issues. Children may need help managing emotions, building social skills, or adjusting to life changes, while adults seek support in navigating stress, relationships, and self-esteem. Both groups want a safe space to gain insight, develop coping strategies, and improve emotional well-being. My goal is to empower clients to build resilience, improve relationships, and lead fulfilling lives.
My ideal clients include children and adults facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, and interpersonal issues. Children may need help managing emotions, building social skills, or adjusting to life changes, while adults seek support in navigating stress, relationships, and self-esteem. Both groups want a safe space to gain insight, develop coping strategies, and improve emotional well-being. My goal is to empower clients to build resilience, improve relationships, and lead fulfilling lives.
Life is often hard, no matter who you are. The story of our lives are filled with moments and seasons of challenge, change, and confusion. Life is filled with many deeply transformative experiences, for both good and bad. Thus, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Especially if we feel like there are few people who can offer meaningful help. Fortunately, life also offers significant positive growth and healing opportunities. These opportunities can create a pathway, orienting us toward the direction we want to go. That's when we begin to better position ourselves to experience the outcomes in life we hope to achieve.
Life is often hard, no matter who you are. The story of our lives are filled with moments and seasons of challenge, change, and confusion. Life is filled with many deeply transformative experiences, for both good and bad. Thus, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Especially if we feel like there are few people who can offer meaningful help. Fortunately, life also offers significant positive growth and healing opportunities. These opportunities can create a pathway, orienting us toward the direction we want to go. That's when we begin to better position ourselves to experience the outcomes in life we hope to achieve.
My ideal clients are teens, couples, and families navigating emotional challenges, identity questions, and relational strain. Teens may struggle with anxiety, self-worth, or peer pressure. Couples often seek clarity, connection, and healing from conflict. Families may feel stuck in cycles of miscommunication or stress. Each client desires to be heard, understood, and supported in building healthier relationships and emotional resilience.
My ideal clients are teens, couples, and families navigating emotional challenges, identity questions, and relational strain. Teens may struggle with anxiety, self-worth, or peer pressure. Couples often seek clarity, connection, and healing from conflict. Families may feel stuck in cycles of miscommunication or stress. Each client desires to be heard, understood, and supported in building healthier relationships and emotional resilience.
Parents want to be the best they can be, and they are doing miraculous things, every day.
I have a natural affinity for children and teens. They like me, and I like them. I sit on the floor with them and play, or we hang out on the couch and talk, laugh, and figure things out together. It's collaborative, comfortable and it works. Structure, training and experience underpin my work.
Parents want to be the best they can be, and they are doing miraculous things, every day.
I have a natural affinity for children and teens. They like me, and I like them. I sit on the floor with them and play, or we hang out on the couch and talk, laugh, and figure things out together. It's collaborative, comfortable and it works. Structure, training and experience underpin my work.
I understand how important emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual health are for each of us, and I am dedicated to the process and journey to see that this is accomplished to the best of my abilities. I have been a practicing therapist for over 30 years.
I have a breadth of training and experience.I am ethical,promoting high professional standards.
I am caring and thorough, with a significant amount of compassion. My style is somewhat straight-forward, and I tend to tell it like I see it, hoping to help people move forward in a positive, but short term way.
I understand how important emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual health are for each of us, and I am dedicated to the process and journey to see that this is accomplished to the best of my abilities. I have been a practicing therapist for over 30 years.
I have a breadth of training and experience.I am ethical,promoting high professional standards.
I am caring and thorough, with a significant amount of compassion. My style is somewhat straight-forward, and I tend to tell it like I see it, hoping to help people move forward in a positive, but short term way.
If you're a parent feeling stuck, a teen feeling overwhelmed, or a young adult trying to figure out who you are and where you're going, you're not alone.
If you're sensitive, creative, anxious, or just tired of pretending you're ‘fine’ when you're not- I see you.
Therapy isn’t about ‘fixing’ you, it’s about giving you a space to feel heard, seen, and supported. We might talk, draw, vent, laugh, or even cry. You don’t have to have it all figured out to start. You just have to show up.
If you're a parent feeling stuck, a teen feeling overwhelmed, or a young adult trying to figure out who you are and where you're going, you're not alone.
If you're sensitive, creative, anxious, or just tired of pretending you're ‘fine’ when you're not- I see you.
Therapy isn’t about ‘fixing’ you, it’s about giving you a space to feel heard, seen, and supported. We might talk, draw, vent, laugh, or even cry. You don’t have to have it all figured out to start. You just have to show up.
Being a parent is the hardest, yet most rewarding part of life.
With counseling, your child can adequately expresses emotion, takes responsibility for their behavior, and has learned effective coping skills. Each child has a unique way of working through their feelings. Counseling provides a safe and comfortable environment to explore feelings, promote healing, learn coping skills, and replace undesired behavioral tendencies.
Being a parent is the hardest, yet most rewarding part of life.
With counseling, your child can adequately expresses emotion, takes responsibility for their behavior, and has learned effective coping skills. Each child has a unique way of working through their feelings. Counseling provides a safe and comfortable environment to explore feelings, promote healing, learn coping skills, and replace undesired behavioral tendencies.
As a counselor, coach, and teacher I have always had a focus on making interventions for positive change for adults, families, and children. In my experience key elements can be provided to promote quality life skills. In some instances the client may have issues regarding traumatic events, depression, anxiety, grief, lack of self-esteem/confidence, addictions, decision making skills, and finally abuse of a physical and emotional nature. Therapy can provide aspirations and tools that can promote positive change along with resilience for maintaining a good quality of life.
As a counselor, coach, and teacher I have always had a focus on making interventions for positive change for adults, families, and children. In my experience key elements can be provided to promote quality life skills. In some instances the client may have issues regarding traumatic events, depression, anxiety, grief, lack of self-esteem/confidence, addictions, decision making skills, and finally abuse of a physical and emotional nature. Therapy can provide aspirations and tools that can promote positive change along with resilience for maintaining a good quality of life.
Throughout my career as a counselor and former teacher, I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults. I enjoy working with people who know that they can benefit from having someone they can talk to about anything and everything, but I also love the challenge of helping people who aren't sure if counseling is right for them. Whatever the issue is, I want to hear about it and talk to a potential client about it, so we can decide together how best to move forward.
Throughout my career as a counselor and former teacher, I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults. I enjoy working with people who know that they can benefit from having someone they can talk to about anything and everything, but I also love the challenge of helping people who aren't sure if counseling is right for them. Whatever the issue is, I want to hear about it and talk to a potential client about it, so we can decide together how best to move forward.
My practice is dedicated to supporting individuals and families through various life challenges, including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and parenting challenges.
Utilizing a holistic and integrative approach to therapy, my mission is to empower clients to achieve a balanced and fulfilling life. I aim to help individuals gain a deeper understanding of themselves, develop effective coping strategies, and foster healthier relationships.
My practice is dedicated to supporting individuals and families through various life challenges, including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and parenting challenges.
Utilizing a holistic and integrative approach to therapy, my mission is to empower clients to achieve a balanced and fulfilling life. I aim to help individuals gain a deeper understanding of themselves, develop effective coping strategies, and foster healthier relationships.
Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, fear, stress, life changes, parenting, or marital/relationship issues, it is really important to have someone you can lean on for support.
Since receiving my Ed.S in Marriage and Family therapy in 2012, I have been helping clients work through a wide range of issues. From mild stress and sadness, to severe trauma.
Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, fear, stress, life changes, parenting, or marital/relationship issues, it is really important to have someone you can lean on for support.
Since receiving my Ed.S in Marriage and Family therapy in 2012, I have been helping clients work through a wide range of issues. From mild stress and sadness, to severe trauma.
Hello there! I am Dr. MiKi Kitchen, a LPC who has practiced for approximately 10 years. I strive to create a supportive therapeutic space where you can explore strengths via proven therapy techniques to motivate a more engaged you. I firmly believe life is more bearable when we share our burdens. Within that collaborative and interactive therapeutic relationship, you will be successful in understanding your reactions to life to live a more empowered and meaningful life.
Hello there! I am Dr. MiKi Kitchen, a LPC who has practiced for approximately 10 years. I strive to create a supportive therapeutic space where you can explore strengths via proven therapy techniques to motivate a more engaged you. I firmly believe life is more bearable when we share our burdens. Within that collaborative and interactive therapeutic relationship, you will be successful in understanding your reactions to life to live a more empowered and meaningful life.
Evil Plan Productions is a DBT practice, built on Marsha Linehan's model. We work with young people ages 12-25 and their families. Usually, by the time a family finds us, the story is long and painful. Your child isn't broken. They need help to do something different when everything feels like too much. If you're done waiting and ready to take action, you're in the right place.
DBT works. The research is clear, especially for adolescents who are self-harming or suicidal.
Evil Plan Productions is a DBT practice, built on Marsha Linehan's model. We work with young people ages 12-25 and their families. Usually, by the time a family finds us, the story is long and painful. Your child isn't broken. They need help to do something different when everything feels like too much. If you're done waiting and ready to take action, you're in the right place.
DBT works. The research is clear, especially for adolescents who are self-harming or suicidal.
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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.