Parenting Therapists in Fort Wayne, IN
Parenting can feel like a wild ride, especially for neurodivergent families.
Imagine a neurodivergent parent juggling the chaos of family life—kids bouncing off the walls, a to-do list that never ends, and a partner who seems to speak a different language. They’re looking for a lifeline: practical strategies, understanding, and a dash of humor to navigate the ups and downs of parenting and strengthen their relationship. Their goal? To turn the overwhelm into connection and confidence, creating a home where everyone thrives.
Parenting can feel like a wild ride, especially for neurodivergent families.
Imagine a neurodivergent parent juggling the chaos of family life—kids bouncing off the walls, a to-do list that never ends, and a partner who seems to speak a different language. They’re looking for a lifeline: practical strategies, understanding, and a dash of humor to navigate the ups and downs of parenting and strengthen their relationship. Their goal? To turn the overwhelm into connection and confidence, creating a home where everyone thrives.
I provide mediation in family matters of custody, parenting time, and divorce.
You have choices, and sometimes all the choices suck. They just do. I help you find your way through the choices. I believe you matter, and your feelings matter. You don't matter more than anyone else, but you certainly don't matter less! I work hard to understand what you're experiencing. I have a direct style of communicating, so you will know what I believe. While counseling isn't inherently fast, I won't waste your time. You can read more about my style at www.KatherineGuy.com.
I provide mediation in family matters of custody, parenting time, and divorce.
You have choices, and sometimes all the choices suck. They just do. I help you find your way through the choices. I believe you matter, and your feelings matter. You don't matter more than anyone else, but you certainly don't matter less! I work hard to understand what you're experiencing. I have a direct style of communicating, so you will know what I believe. While counseling isn't inherently fast, I won't waste your time. You can read more about my style at www.KatherineGuy.com.
My ideal client is someone who feels stuck concerning their relationships, emotions, work, finances, health, or purpose. They are looking for an identity outside of parent or worker. They are feeling depressed and hopeless lately. They are the type that is generally anxious, worried, or on edge. Their goal may be to change their life, but they are not sure how. They may have tried a ton of different self-help, spiritual, or healing modalities on their own but had moments where they have started to think it's never going to happen for them. They need to break free of nonproductive cycles and poor choices to change their lives.
My ideal client is someone who feels stuck concerning their relationships, emotions, work, finances, health, or purpose. They are looking for an identity outside of parent or worker. They are feeling depressed and hopeless lately. They are the type that is generally anxious, worried, or on edge. Their goal may be to change their life, but they are not sure how. They may have tried a ton of different self-help, spiritual, or healing modalities on their own but had moments where they have started to think it's never going to happen for them. They need to break free of nonproductive cycles and poor choices to change their lives.
Lynne Beardsley
Counselor, MS, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Wayne, IN 46804 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I also help with parenting, divorce, and other challenging life situations.
Good therapy begins with genuine, unconditional, positive connection to another human being. Feeling stuck and unsatisfied, confusion, and challenging life circumstances makes living an authentic life difficult. I enjoy helping people work though and understand their unique circumstances in order to increase personal growth and to improve the quality of their lives.
I also help with parenting, divorce, and other challenging life situations.
Good therapy begins with genuine, unconditional, positive connection to another human being. Feeling stuck and unsatisfied, confusion, and challenging life circumstances makes living an authentic life difficult. I enjoy helping people work though and understand their unique circumstances in order to increase personal growth and to improve the quality of their lives.
My experiences with diverse populations have afforded me with ample opportunities to establish my specialties and identify where my particular skill set can be most effective. I specialize in relationship dynamics, codependency and attachment, parenting, and phase of life concerns. I primarily work with women and I have a passion for helping mothers find balance in their continuously changing roles and responsibilities.
My experiences with diverse populations have afforded me with ample opportunities to establish my specialties and identify where my particular skill set can be most effective. I specialize in relationship dynamics, codependency and attachment, parenting, and phase of life concerns. I primarily work with women and I have a passion for helping mothers find balance in their continuously changing roles and responsibilities.
Amy L Drake
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
I am a licensed clinical social worker and a therapist for Lutheran Social Services of Indiana. I am an EMDR Certified Therapist. I have worked in the mental health field for more than 15 years, and have worked with a variety of child, adolescent, and adult issues. I specialize in a number of areas, including abuse/neglect, trauma, divorce, parent-child conflict, adjustment issues, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and anger.
I am a licensed clinical social worker and a therapist for Lutheran Social Services of Indiana. I am an EMDR Certified Therapist. I have worked in the mental health field for more than 15 years, and have worked with a variety of child, adolescent, and adult issues. I specialize in a number of areas, including abuse/neglect, trauma, divorce, parent-child conflict, adjustment issues, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and anger.
I have found great success in the use of CBT, Solution Focused, EMDR, Parent Education, Mindfulness, and Family approaches, but you and I will collaboratively create a treatment plan.
This crazy journey called life can leave us feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, searching for answers we can’t seem to find, or dealt a blow from which it feels impossible to recover. Counseling could aid you in breaking life down into more manageable pieces, inject a fresh perspective inspiring hope, guide you to finding the answers you are looking for, or teach you how to pick yourself up after a particularly brutal blow. Whatever the challenges you face, know there is hope and you are worth fighting for. I want you to know you are not broken, and you don’t need fixing; instead counseling can guide, teach, and revitalize your life.
I have found great success in the use of CBT, Solution Focused, EMDR, Parent Education, Mindfulness, and Family approaches, but you and I will collaboratively create a treatment plan.
This crazy journey called life can leave us feeling overwhelmed, hopeless, searching for answers we can’t seem to find, or dealt a blow from which it feels impossible to recover. Counseling could aid you in breaking life down into more manageable pieces, inject a fresh perspective inspiring hope, guide you to finding the answers you are looking for, or teach you how to pick yourself up after a particularly brutal blow. Whatever the challenges you face, know there is hope and you are worth fighting for. I want you to know you are not broken, and you don’t need fixing; instead counseling can guide, teach, and revitalize your life.
I also help women who are struggling with self-esteem issues, parenting, and life transitioning issues.
I am currently accepting new clients at this time. My focus is on helping women who are struggling with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. If you are struggling and want to make changes in your life we can work together to empower you to make real change. Together we can uncover the hidden causes beneath your patterns and explore new options to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. My professional passion is helping women discover what is hindering them from living the life they want and helping them develop the tools to lean into a life that helps you flourish. I provide in person and virtual therapy sessions.
I also help women who are struggling with self-esteem issues, parenting, and life transitioning issues.
I am currently accepting new clients at this time. My focus is on helping women who are struggling with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. If you are struggling and want to make changes in your life we can work together to empower you to make real change. Together we can uncover the hidden causes beneath your patterns and explore new options to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. My professional passion is helping women discover what is hindering them from living the life they want and helping them develop the tools to lean into a life that helps you flourish. I provide in person and virtual therapy sessions.
If it is your child who is needing help one of my goals in working with you and your child is to help you as the parent increase in your understanding of your child's worries or troubles as well as your skills in knowing how to help them.
So you are interested in learning more about counseling for yourself or your child? One of the things I love to do in counseling is to help you find a deeper respect and appreciation for yourself, to discover the truth about who you really are. My passion is to help you be free and healed of emotional pain and struggles that hold you back from fulfilling your true potential and to help you deal with troublesome memories or relationships. Please call and we can talk about your situation and your needs. I look forward to hearing from you.
If it is your child who is needing help one of my goals in working with you and your child is to help you as the parent increase in your understanding of your child's worries or troubles as well as your skills in knowing how to help them.
So you are interested in learning more about counseling for yourself or your child? One of the things I love to do in counseling is to help you find a deeper respect and appreciation for yourself, to discover the truth about who you really are. My passion is to help you be free and healed of emotional pain and struggles that hold you back from fulfilling your true potential and to help you deal with troublesome memories or relationships. Please call and we can talk about your situation and your needs. I look forward to hearing from you.
I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. By using Cognitive Processing Therapy and Exposure Therapy, I treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have knowledge working with individuals that have experienced traumas related to military, sexual trauma, and stressful events such as COVID-19. I also have expertise with using Parent Child Interaction Therapy to work with parents of children with emotional and behavior issues. I assist with helping you bond, cope and have more confidence as a parent.
I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. By using Cognitive Processing Therapy and Exposure Therapy, I treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I have knowledge working with individuals that have experienced traumas related to military, sexual trauma, and stressful events such as COVID-19. I also have expertise with using Parent Child Interaction Therapy to work with parents of children with emotional and behavior issues. I assist with helping you bond, cope and have more confidence as a parent.
Jacqueline Rafter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Wayne, IN 46819 (Online Only)
Relationship TRAUMA? I primarily work with clients who have concerns of past childhood trauma, relationship trauma or religious trauma, which often cause struggles of depression, anxiety, toxic relationships, or relationship struggles, parenting problems, people pleasing, anger management difficulties, career challenges and adjusting to major life changes. I am SOGIE Affirmative and sex positive in my treatment. I am non-judgmental, direct, and empowering in my counseling style. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Relationship TRAUMA? I primarily work with clients who have concerns of past childhood trauma, relationship trauma or religious trauma, which often cause struggles of depression, anxiety, toxic relationships, or relationship struggles, parenting problems, people pleasing, anger management difficulties, career challenges and adjusting to major life changes. I am SOGIE Affirmative and sex positive in my treatment. I am non-judgmental, direct, and empowering in my counseling style. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
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As a counselor I blend empathy, creativity, and strategic thinking to guide you toward emotional healing and personal transformation. Specializing in Parts work, Person-Centered, and EMDR, I offer support for a range of people. I deeply enjoy working with couples, including those in ENM relationships, enhancing communication through connectedness. I also love working with children, who teach me the power of being your whole self and living in the present. As a parent, I adore helping parents overcome societal pressures and parental guilt, guiding them from survival mode to a state of regulation and well-being.
As a counselor I blend empathy, creativity, and strategic thinking to guide you toward emotional healing and personal transformation. Specializing in Parts work, Person-Centered, and EMDR, I offer support for a range of people. I deeply enjoy working with couples, including those in ENM relationships, enhancing communication through connectedness. I also love working with children, who teach me the power of being your whole self and living in the present. As a parent, I adore helping parents overcome societal pressures and parental guilt, guiding them from survival mode to a state of regulation and well-being.
I help people; manage stress & anxiety, overcome barriers, develop an identity, parenting, define goals, create effective time management strategies, define their purpose, personal finances & business, while walking with them in their journey, encouraging them along the way working toward their best potential self.
Do you want to make positive changes in your life? We all want to achieve, but some have difficulty with juggling everything in life. As a mental health counselor and life coach, I will be your accountability partner, who can help you assess your past, gain clarity for your future, assist in making an action plan, and troubleshoot the pitfalls along the way. I will work with you on managing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, finances, career development, time management, and more. I am able to meet with you in person at my office, or online. I am trained in EMDR, and other therapies, and find this helps with many of life's issues.
I help people; manage stress & anxiety, overcome barriers, develop an identity, parenting, define goals, create effective time management strategies, define their purpose, personal finances & business, while walking with them in their journey, encouraging them along the way working toward their best potential self.
Do you want to make positive changes in your life? We all want to achieve, but some have difficulty with juggling everything in life. As a mental health counselor and life coach, I will be your accountability partner, who can help you assess your past, gain clarity for your future, assist in making an action plan, and troubleshoot the pitfalls along the way. I will work with you on managing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, finances, career development, time management, and more. I am able to meet with you in person at my office, or online. I am trained in EMDR, and other therapies, and find this helps with many of life's issues.
Janelle M Bailey
Counselor, MS, LMHC
Verified Verified
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Waitlist for new clients
Are you finding yourself in a challenging space in life? You feel you should have all the tools to figure it out, but you just aren't getting where you want to be or not getting there as fast as you would like? Whether it's dealing with issues that have popped up from your childhood, stress in your relationships, or you are finding that parenting has become a struggle; I can help you through those things. We can work together to get to the heart of the things that are keeping you from living the life you want to live.
Are you finding yourself in a challenging space in life? You feel you should have all the tools to figure it out, but you just aren't getting where you want to be or not getting there as fast as you would like? Whether it's dealing with issues that have popped up from your childhood, stress in your relationships, or you are finding that parenting has become a struggle; I can help you through those things. We can work together to get to the heart of the things that are keeping you from living the life you want to live.
My training is in (EMDR) eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, Internal family systems (IFS) parts work, and (CPP) Parent Child Psychotherapy which helps children 0-5 year and their caregivers.
I'm passionate about helping those experiencing/ed injustice or trauma. I connect the most with children, families and women’s issues. Overall I place a high value on treatment of the whole person, physical, mental, social and spiritual hence "holistic" counseling. I would love to work in conjunction with your health provider team including, teachers, school counselors, psychiatrist or PCP.
My training is in (EMDR) eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, Internal family systems (IFS) parts work, and (CPP) Parent Child Psychotherapy which helps children 0-5 year and their caregivers.
I'm passionate about helping those experiencing/ed injustice or trauma. I connect the most with children, families and women’s issues. Overall I place a high value on treatment of the whole person, physical, mental, social and spiritual hence "holistic" counseling. I would love to work in conjunction with your health provider team including, teachers, school counselors, psychiatrist or PCP.
As a Christian psychologist with over 40 years in practice I try to combine Biblical principals with sound psychological research and clinical experience. My focus is working with individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, stress, guilt, worry, fear, anger, or trust issues as well as with couples dealing with affairs, communication issues, issues with being together or parenting issues. I work with adults over the age of 18 only or children if accompanied by a parent. My practice is limited to only taking only a few people at a time so we can concentrate on their specific and unique issues and concerns.
As a Christian psychologist with over 40 years in practice I try to combine Biblical principals with sound psychological research and clinical experience. My focus is working with individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, stress, guilt, worry, fear, anger, or trust issues as well as with couples dealing with affairs, communication issues, issues with being together or parenting issues. I work with adults over the age of 18 only or children if accompanied by a parent. My practice is limited to only taking only a few people at a time so we can concentrate on their specific and unique issues and concerns.
Franchesca Huffman
Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, MSEd
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
I work with children, families, parents, teens, and adults and strive to help them overcome challenges and hardships in their lives such as anxiety, depression, grief, adjustment and transition concerns, trauma, and many other mental health concerns. I seek to build a strong trusting relationship with my clients so that we can work together to work on some of life's harder issues.
I work with children, families, parents, teens, and adults and strive to help them overcome challenges and hardships in their lives such as anxiety, depression, grief, adjustment and transition concerns, trauma, and many other mental health concerns. I seek to build a strong trusting relationship with my clients so that we can work together to work on some of life's harder issues.
Imagine a life of balance and joy with your family. I work with children, adolescents, and their families to help realize this goal and find real, positive change. You may be noticing behavioral issues with your child, or perhaps you've seen some signs of depression or anxiety. You rightfully want to address your concerns now before they turn into a bigger problem. I offer a safe space and support to walk through whatever challenges you or your child may be facing and to find the joy and peace you're looking for at the end of the tunnel.
Imagine a life of balance and joy with your family. I work with children, adolescents, and their families to help realize this goal and find real, positive change. You may be noticing behavioral issues with your child, or perhaps you've seen some signs of depression or anxiety. You rightfully want to address your concerns now before they turn into a bigger problem. I offer a safe space and support to walk through whatever challenges you or your child may be facing and to find the joy and peace you're looking for at the end of the tunnel.
Are you a mama adjusting to life with a newborn? Is the transition to parenthood different than what you were expecting? Do you feel like you are faking it when you are really drowning? Are you exhausted and struggling with self-doubt? Maybe you are longing to hold your newborn, but instead experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. I specialize in maternal mental health where I help perinatal and postpartum clients adjust to life changes associated with their unique situations.
Are you a mama adjusting to life with a newborn? Is the transition to parenthood different than what you were expecting? Do you feel like you are faking it when you are really drowning? Are you exhausted and struggling with self-doubt? Maybe you are longing to hold your newborn, but instead experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. I specialize in maternal mental health where I help perinatal and postpartum clients adjust to life changes associated with their unique situations.
Dr. Lana Grinev
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, M-CASAC, SAP/SAE, CPHQ, CCM/DSW
Verified Verified
Fort Wayne, IN 46885 (Online Only)
I have to agree that finding the precise therapist can be quite challenging! Hopefully I can make your search less hectic if given the opportunity. I provide an unbiased, trusting environment necessary to explore vulnerabilities which foster healing. I have success working with clients of various ages from diverse backgrounds. I have received advanced training in Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse, and I am also well-versed in cognitive, behavioral, mindfulness, and psychodynamic approaches. I combine techniques from different therapeutic modalities to help my clients reach their goals to success and overall self-fulfillment.
I have to agree that finding the precise therapist can be quite challenging! Hopefully I can make your search less hectic if given the opportunity. I provide an unbiased, trusting environment necessary to explore vulnerabilities which foster healing. I have success working with clients of various ages from diverse backgrounds. I have received advanced training in Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse, and I am also well-versed in cognitive, behavioral, mindfulness, and psychodynamic approaches. I combine techniques from different therapeutic modalities to help my clients reach their goals to success and overall self-fulfillment.
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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.