Parenting Therapists in Petawawa, ON
Parker Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, MA
Verified Verified
Petawawa, ON K8H (Online Only)
Welcome! Are you struggling to balance all the pressures of life? Do you feel overwhelmed being a spouse, parent and provider? Are you ready to take care of yourself for a change? You deserve to feel valued, secure in your person-hood and cared for. You have values and ambitions that you are capable of reaching. Let's look at how it is possible to grow your self-determination and healthy lifestyle/relationships through positive therapeutic services, even when life seems too busy and overwhelming. Individual and Couples Counselling Available with Christian integration upon request.
Welcome! Are you struggling to balance all the pressures of life? Do you feel overwhelmed being a spouse, parent and provider? Are you ready to take care of yourself for a change? You deserve to feel valued, secure in your person-hood and cared for. You have values and ambitions that you are capable of reaching. Let's look at how it is possible to grow your self-determination and healthy lifestyle/relationships through positive therapeutic services, even when life seems too busy and overwhelming. Individual and Couples Counselling Available with Christian integration upon request.
Forging Forward Counselling Services
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RRP, TITC-CT
Verified Verified
Petawawa, ON K8H
We are a highly trained group of regulated professionals with over 20 years of combined experience offering counselling services, parenting support and information, motor vehicle accident (MVA) trauma treatment, and vocational rehabilitation services.
Counsellors at Forging Forward Counselling Services are with our clients on their journey, every step of the way! Our counsellor works with the client using approaches that foster self-determination and promote resiliency. We believe that people have a natural and intrinsic tendency to behave in effective and healthy ways. We understand that enduring recovery is an continuous process that requires a customizable treatment plan based on each client or group's specific needs.
We are a highly trained group of regulated professionals with over 20 years of combined experience offering counselling services, parenting support and information, motor vehicle accident (MVA) trauma treatment, and vocational rehabilitation services.
Counsellors at Forging Forward Counselling Services are with our clients on their journey, every step of the way! Our counsellor works with the client using approaches that foster self-determination and promote resiliency. We believe that people have a natural and intrinsic tendency to behave in effective and healthy ways. We understand that enduring recovery is an continuous process that requires a customizable treatment plan based on each client or group's specific needs.
Erin Saunders
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, BSocSci, RM, CNP, RYT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Petawawa, ON K8H
It’s common to resist difficult emotions or feel stuck and uncertain of how to make positive change. Thankfully, there are many ways to heal while also honouring the struggles we walk through. With an unwavering commitment to honouring each individual’s place in my practice, I provide a safe, supportive and non-judgmental space for you to explore your experiences, become better acquainted with yourself, and find deeper meaning within your story.
It’s common to resist difficult emotions or feel stuck and uncertain of how to make positive change. Thankfully, there are many ways to heal while also honouring the struggles we walk through. With an unwavering commitment to honouring each individual’s place in my practice, I provide a safe, supportive and non-judgmental space for you to explore your experiences, become better acquainted with yourself, and find deeper meaning within your story.
Kudos for reaching out for help, especially when mental health and relationship struggles can be painful and exhausting. I deliver treatments for trauma, anxiety and depression, grief, emotional regulation and anger, self-harm, struggling couples, and narcissistic abuse. I am neurodiversity affirming. Who we are is not something that needs to be fixed. I treat all ages (6+ and couples) with a background working with military families. Lets have a discussion about your challenges, and goals. I am here to help you discover new ways of being and relating!
Kudos for reaching out for help, especially when mental health and relationship struggles can be painful and exhausting. I deliver treatments for trauma, anxiety and depression, grief, emotional regulation and anger, self-harm, struggling couples, and narcissistic abuse. I am neurodiversity affirming. Who we are is not something that needs to be fixed. I treat all ages (6+ and couples) with a background working with military families. Lets have a discussion about your challenges, and goals. I am here to help you discover new ways of being and relating!
Those seeking counselling do so at difficult and vulnerable times in their lives. With life issues ranging from relationship conflict, grief and loss and stressful life transition, to issues of lingering depression and anxiety; many issues can hold you back from moving forward in your personal life.
Those seeking counselling do so at difficult and vulnerable times in their lives. With life issues ranging from relationship conflict, grief and loss and stressful life transition, to issues of lingering depression and anxiety; many issues can hold you back from moving forward in your personal life.
Sol Fried
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP, RCC, RCT, CCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Petawawa, ON K8H
Welcoming all first responders, military professionals, couples, and their families, Sol has been providing EMDR therapy for over 15 years. As a dedicated therapist, Sol strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for clients. His goal is to help individuals explore their traumas and leave with a renewed sense of empowerment and hope.
Welcoming all first responders, military professionals, couples, and their families, Sol has been providing EMDR therapy for over 15 years. As a dedicated therapist, Sol strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for clients. His goal is to help individuals explore their traumas and leave with a renewed sense of empowerment and hope.
Connected Counselling —Affordable Expert Care
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Petawawa, ON K8H
Are you or a member of your family struggling with anxiety or low energy? Do you have anxiety or depression? Is your marriage or relationship in trouble, or do you need help coping with an affair or divorce? Is your most intimate relationship marred by conflict? Do you drink too much or struggle with substance abuse? My name is Adrienne and I lead our team of qualified social workers and psychotherapists, as well as fully supervised social work and psychotherapy interns. In therapy, we will work towards practical solutions that make your life better in tangible ways. Our goals for you are long-term healing and growth.
Are you or a member of your family struggling with anxiety or low energy? Do you have anxiety or depression? Is your marriage or relationship in trouble, or do you need help coping with an affair or divorce? Is your most intimate relationship marred by conflict? Do you drink too much or struggle with substance abuse? My name is Adrienne and I lead our team of qualified social workers and psychotherapists, as well as fully supervised social work and psychotherapy interns. In therapy, we will work towards practical solutions that make your life better in tangible ways. Our goals for you are long-term healing and growth.
SoulScape Services: Psychotherapy & Wellness Hub
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, BAHon, RP
Verified Verified
Petawawa, ON K8H
Therapy shouldn't feel like a chore. While it might sometimes be hard to hear what is discussed in therapy, overall you should leave feeling like you've gained something useful or even transformative. Over time, you should feel you are getting stronger, more resilient and have shed layers of fear and anxiety. Of course this process can be overwhelming at times and you might not always progress on the timeframe that you thought you would, but when therapy goes well, you should feel more settled and more clear about your life. You should gain understanding about yourself and others and have a renewed sense of purpose and passion
Therapy shouldn't feel like a chore. While it might sometimes be hard to hear what is discussed in therapy, overall you should leave feeling like you've gained something useful or even transformative. Over time, you should feel you are getting stronger, more resilient and have shed layers of fear and anxiety. Of course this process can be overwhelming at times and you might not always progress on the timeframe that you thought you would, but when therapy goes well, you should feel more settled and more clear about your life. You should gain understanding about yourself and others and have a renewed sense of purpose and passion
Amanda Lafreniere
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Petawawa, ON K8H
Welcome! I am glad you are here. If you are in a season of life where you feel called to make changes but are feeling stuck, frustrated or unsure about what to do, therapy can help you better understand yourself and begin to heal the parts of you that are making it hard to move forward. If you are longing to know yourself more deeply, have connected and meaningful relationships, be more present in your life and build the skills to navigate stress and challenge without having it throw you completely off balance - you are in the right place and, you don't have to do it all alone.
Welcome! I am glad you are here. If you are in a season of life where you feel called to make changes but are feeling stuck, frustrated or unsure about what to do, therapy can help you better understand yourself and begin to heal the parts of you that are making it hard to move forward. If you are longing to know yourself more deeply, have connected and meaningful relationships, be more present in your life and build the skills to navigate stress and challenge without having it throw you completely off balance - you are in the right place and, you don't have to do it all alone.
Chronic Pain | Hsp | Overwhelm | Burnout - Shira Smith Bloomfield
Registered Psychotherapist, BES, MACP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Petawawa, ON K8H (Online Only)
Currently Full - - Maybe you’ve been to therapy or deep-dived online for answers, numerous times. You’re also a highly sensitive person, an empath who feels like you are drowning. You are a deep thinker and meaning maker. You have strong values. You struggle to control or feel your emotions, chronically overextend yourself, feel stuck, and experience overwhelm. You may also be in chronic pain or discomfort. You may be neurodiverse. This might look like people pleasing, goodism, overthinking, avoidance, low self-esteem, procrastination, over planning, or burnout.
Currently Full - - Maybe you’ve been to therapy or deep-dived online for answers, numerous times. You’re also a highly sensitive person, an empath who feels like you are drowning. You are a deep thinker and meaning maker. You have strong values. You struggle to control or feel your emotions, chronically overextend yourself, feel stuck, and experience overwhelm. You may also be in chronic pain or discomfort. You may be neurodiverse. This might look like people pleasing, goodism, overthinking, avoidance, low self-esteem, procrastination, over planning, or burnout.
Adrienne Carfagnini
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Petawawa, ON K8H
Not accepting new clients
I am a registered masters-level social worker with over fifteen years of experience working with military and civilian adults, children and families. I specialize in relationship counselling and sex therapy as well as individual trauma therapy, both in-person and from a PHIPPA-approved online platform in Pembroke, Ontario. I also have specialized training in working with polyamorous or otherwise open relationships. I am eager to work with those who identify as LGBTQ2IA+ and those who identify as non-binary/fluid/exploring in their gender identities. All faiths/traditions/orientations/lifestyles are WELCOME!
I am a registered masters-level social worker with over fifteen years of experience working with military and civilian adults, children and families. I specialize in relationship counselling and sex therapy as well as individual trauma therapy, both in-person and from a PHIPPA-approved online platform in Pembroke, Ontario. I also have specialized training in working with polyamorous or otherwise open relationships. I am eager to work with those who identify as LGBTQ2IA+ and those who identify as non-binary/fluid/exploring in their gender identities. All faiths/traditions/orientations/lifestyles are WELCOME!
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As a Registered Psychotherapist, I provide psychotherapy for individuals 16 years of age and older. I aspire to hold a warm, compassionate, and open space for clients to experience a genuine sense of trust and safety. My therapeutic scope includes anxiety disorder, trauma, life transitions, interpersonal challenges, loss and grief, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, personal growth, ASD, and meaning making and existential exploration. I also work with parents of neurodiverse children to support them in their own processing and healing to better cope with the parenting demands.
As a Registered Psychotherapist, I provide psychotherapy for individuals 16 years of age and older. I aspire to hold a warm, compassionate, and open space for clients to experience a genuine sense of trust and safety. My therapeutic scope includes anxiety disorder, trauma, life transitions, interpersonal challenges, loss and grief, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, OCD, personal growth, ASD, and meaning making and existential exploration. I also work with parents of neurodiverse children to support them in their own processing and healing to better cope with the parenting demands.
Meghan Pattinson Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP , RP (Q)
Verified Verified
Pembroke, ON K8A (Online Only)
Whether you are an adult, adolescent or child, feelings of stress, anxiety and depression can become overwhelming. Therapy can help change patterns of negative thinking, feelings and behaviours and relieve the emotional distress. My current experiences include, but are not limited to, clients with depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. I am also trained in creative CBT interventions for children with anxiety. The modalities that I use are Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-focused Therapy SFT and Narrative therapy. My practice is located in Pembroke.
Whether you are an adult, adolescent or child, feelings of stress, anxiety and depression can become overwhelming. Therapy can help change patterns of negative thinking, feelings and behaviours and relieve the emotional distress. My current experiences include, but are not limited to, clients with depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. I am also trained in creative CBT interventions for children with anxiety. The modalities that I use are Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-focused Therapy SFT and Narrative therapy. My practice is located in Pembroke.
If you feel stressed or a little lost. If you feel overwhelmed and not enjoying life.I can help you rediscover the best version of yourself. My ideal client is someone who is unsure but wants to learn and is open minded to allow me to journey with them to wholeness. I have over 30 years of experience with all types of clients from prisoners to toddlers. The key to success in working with me is simply keep an open mind, discover who you are and do not be afraid to take a leap into what appears to you to be the unknown.
If you feel stressed or a little lost. If you feel overwhelmed and not enjoying life.I can help you rediscover the best version of yourself. My ideal client is someone who is unsure but wants to learn and is open minded to allow me to journey with them to wholeness. I have over 30 years of experience with all types of clients from prisoners to toddlers. The key to success in working with me is simply keep an open mind, discover who you are and do not be afraid to take a leap into what appears to you to be the unknown.
Alison Kuiack-Reflective Self Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pembroke, ON K8A (Online Only)
Now accepting new clients. Do you feel like life has become more about surviving each day than living each day? If you are here now, you recognize something in your life is not working and you need to try something different. My hope is to offer you a safe and compassionate place to explore your life from a new perspective. I am here to learn more about your journey and work collaboratively with you to explore other ways of managing the challenges you are experiencing.
Now accepting new clients. Do you feel like life has become more about surviving each day than living each day? If you are here now, you recognize something in your life is not working and you need to try something different. My hope is to offer you a safe and compassionate place to explore your life from a new perspective. I am here to learn more about your journey and work collaboratively with you to explore other ways of managing the challenges you are experiencing.
Jungian Psychoanalyst Daniel A. Hansen
Registered Psychotherapist, ThD, MDiv, GrDip, BMus
Verified Verified
Pembroke, ON K8A
The analytical journey often begins when a person experiences an extremely challenging time in his/her/their life, does not know what to do, and feels stuck. Jungian analysis is an opportunity for him/her/them to work on his/her/their problems and emotions by talking with a trusted and qualified professional who listens attentively and assists him/her/them in exploring a personal inner path for healing. It is deep soul and spiritual work. The weekly analytic hour is an opportunity to address that by exploring a person's inner and outer life, while focusing on unconscious personal and collective material, especially symbolically.
The analytical journey often begins when a person experiences an extremely challenging time in his/her/their life, does not know what to do, and feels stuck. Jungian analysis is an opportunity for him/her/them to work on his/her/their problems and emotions by talking with a trusted and qualified professional who listens attentively and assists him/her/them in exploring a personal inner path for healing. It is deep soul and spiritual work. The weekly analytic hour is an opportunity to address that by exploring a person's inner and outer life, while focusing on unconscious personal and collective material, especially symbolically.
Seeing The Bigger Picture Psychotherapy - Jacqueline Gauvreau
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), BA, MACP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Pembroke, ON K8A
Hi there! I'm so happy you stumbled across my page! Choosing the right therapist, who truly makes you feel seen and heard, is quite possibly the most difficult yet important decision you will make on your therapeutic journey. The development of trust, honesty, comfortability, vulnerability, and authenticity required for you to feel safe and continue forward on your healing, growth, and development is a complex process, to say the least. As a therapist, and a human, I value the relationship with my own therapist, and strive to provide the same authenticity and connection to you. You deserve to be seen, and you deserve to be heard.
Hi there! I'm so happy you stumbled across my page! Choosing the right therapist, who truly makes you feel seen and heard, is quite possibly the most difficult yet important decision you will make on your therapeutic journey. The development of trust, honesty, comfortability, vulnerability, and authenticity required for you to feel safe and continue forward on your healing, growth, and development is a complex process, to say the least. As a therapist, and a human, I value the relationship with my own therapist, and strive to provide the same authenticity and connection to you. You deserve to be seen, and you deserve to be heard.
Kathy Anne Paquette
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), RP, Qualify
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pembroke, ON K8A
As a proud mom and coach to three young adults, I understand life can throw you a curve ball. My strengths as a therapist include, answering the “why” and “how”. I love helping adolescents, and adults with their families, to get on that road to healing. I specialize in substance use disorder, and ADHD coaching. I have an abundance of experience working with university students, helping with organization skills, time management and perfectionist. Each client is unique, so I have a tool box with many approaches such as, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, DBT and CBT to name a few.
As a proud mom and coach to three young adults, I understand life can throw you a curve ball. My strengths as a therapist include, answering the “why” and “how”. I love helping adolescents, and adults with their families, to get on that road to healing. I specialize in substance use disorder, and ADHD coaching. I have an abundance of experience working with university students, helping with organization skills, time management and perfectionist. Each client is unique, so I have a tool box with many approaches such as, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, DBT and CBT to name a few.
Amber Miller
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, CCTP
Verified Verified
Pembroke, ON K8A (Online Only)
Mental health is never static; it ebbs and flows with the unique realities of our lives through experiences of joy, trauma, growth, loss, relationships and everyday stress. Understandably, some of those moments' impacts will leave us bruised, lost or broken. The concept of becoming overwhelmed by one’s thoughts, feelings, or bodily existence can create a sense of chaos and hopelessness; a future that you, the individual daring enough to be in this moment, have determined is but a moment of your journey, not your story. Therefore, I offer a space where you can experience safety in exploration and guidance in the recovery of self.
Mental health is never static; it ebbs and flows with the unique realities of our lives through experiences of joy, trauma, growth, loss, relationships and everyday stress. Understandably, some of those moments' impacts will leave us bruised, lost or broken. The concept of becoming overwhelmed by one’s thoughts, feelings, or bodily existence can create a sense of chaos and hopelessness; a future that you, the individual daring enough to be in this moment, have determined is but a moment of your journey, not your story. Therefore, I offer a space where you can experience safety in exploration and guidance in the recovery of self.
Rachel Bennett
Registered Psychotherapist, MC, RP, CCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pembroke, ON K8A (Online Only)
In today's world, it can be hard to live a life that is in line with your values. Stress, burnout, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, and trauma can cloud the path forward to a healthy life where you feel whole and fulfilled. I will help you create your own inner field guide, to understand yourself and your patterns. My goal is to get to the root of your challenges and to access your own inner wisdom that knows, deep down, what direction you need to take.
In today's world, it can be hard to live a life that is in line with your values. Stress, burnout, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, and trauma can cloud the path forward to a healthy life where you feel whole and fulfilled. I will help you create your own inner field guide, to understand yourself and your patterns. My goal is to get to the root of your challenges and to access your own inner wisdom that knows, deep down, what direction you need to take.
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Parenting Counsellors
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.