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Shelia Ransom Jenkins

Delta Compassionate Care Counseling

LICSW LCSW

Licensed In:
Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota
“I work with adolescents, adults, and couples navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and life transitions. Many of my clients feel overwhelmed, stuck in negative patterns, or unsure how to move forward. I support individuals facing stress, trauma, grief, and low self-worth, as well as couples experiencing communication breakdowns, trust issues, or emotional distance. I also have experience working with postpartum concerns, family conflict, and behavioral challenges. If you’re feeling unheard, exhausted, or disconnected, from yourself or others, you’re not alone. Together, we’ll create a safe, supportive space to build insight, strengthen coping skills, and move toward meaningful, lasting change.”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy
Specialties:
Anxiety · Burnout · Career Counseling · Depression · Divorce · Domestic Abuse · Grief · Infertility & Reproductive Mental Health · Menopause & Perimenopause · Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Panic · Pregnancy, Postpartum & Perinatal Mental Health · Relationship Issues · Self Esteem · Trauma & PTSD
Chris Almy

Mountaintop Mental Health

LCSW

Licensed In:
Idaho, Utah, Wyoming
“I work with clients struggling with issues related to sex; sexuality; gender; relationships; and trauma. I provide care that comes from a humanistic lens and that ensures safety for my clients while they are under my care. I work well with people from all walks of life, and am particularly well-versed in working with LGBTQIA+ individuals, nonmonogamous/polyamorous people and dynamics, and kink/BDSM-oriented people.”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy, Sex Therapy
Specialties:
Attachment · Codependency · Consensual Non-Monogamy · Divorce · Gender Identity · Infidelity / Affair Recovery · Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior · Relationship Issues · Sexual Abuse · Spirituality · Trauma & PTSD
Anna Gouznova

Ember Psychotherapy Collective

LCSW

Licensed In:
Massachusetts
“Life can bring all kinds of challenges stress, anxiety, self-doubt, or relationship struggles,and you don’t have to face them alone. I work with adults using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and an attachment-based approach to help you understand how your thoughts, emotions, and relationships influence each other, and to develop practical strategies for feeling more confident, connected, and in control.”
Services:
Child Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:
ADHD · Adoption · Autism · Codependency · Depression · Divorce · Domestic Abuse · Educational and Learning Disabilities · Grief · Infertility & Reproductive Mental Health · Life Transitions · Older Adults & Aging · Parent-Child Bonding & Attachment · Pregnancy, Postpartum & Perinatal Mental Health · Sexual Abuse · Trauma & PTSD · Women’s Mental Health
Sarah B Kirlik

EmpoweringHER Odysseys PLLC®

PhD, LCSW, LCAS

Licensed In:
Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
“(I completed 2 years of my MD in a 6 yr Honors BS-MD program. I was ranked on top of my class & was removed by religious leaders because I was not fulfilling my appropriate "gender role duties" at the time.) I practiced medicine as an air force doctor's assistant role and so, by default many of my referrals come from area doctors who have come to trust my clinical judgement with regards to basic medical suggestions. I work with anxiety cluster disorders, parenting challenges, high achievers, trauma survivors, some forensic encounters particularly with children, etc.”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy
Specialties:
Addiction · ADHD · Adoption · Anxiety · Behavioral Issues · Chronic Pain and Illness · Consensual Non-Monogamy · Divorce · Hoarding · Infertility & Reproductive Mental Health · Life Transitions · Men’s Mental Health · Relationship Issues · Self Esteem · Spirituality · Women’s Mental Health
Grace Mullady

Ember Psychotherapy Collective

LPCC

Licensed In:
Colorado, Massachusetts
“If you're in your 20s or 30s and the "just figure it out" phase feels more like free-fall — relationships, big transitions, the 3am existential questions — you're exactly who I love working with. I work with adults navigating identity transitions: career pivots, new parenthood, finishing school, layoffs, or the quieter realization that the life you've been building no longer fits. I came to this work through my own transition after a decade in tech startups, so I understand what it's like to question your path and grow into something not yet fully defined. I am also a new mom, with firsthand experience of the disorientation and identity shifts that come with early parenthood — so if you're in that season, you won't have to explain it from scratch.”
Services:
Child Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:
Anxiety · Burnout · Depression · Life Transitions · Pregnancy, Postpartum & Perinatal Mental Health · Relationship Issues · Women’s Mental Health
Holly Doughty

Safe Harbor Counseling

LPC

Licensed In:
Wisconsin
“I primarily work with adults who have complex trauma. I specialize in depression and anxiety. I have years of experience working with chronic pain and its connection with trauma.”
Services:
Child Therapy, Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:
Addiction · ADHD · Adoption · Aging · Anger Management · Anxiety · Attachment · Autism · Behavioral Issues · Bipolar Disorder · Body Dysmorphia · Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) · Burnout · Cancer · Career Counseling · Caregiver Support · Chronic Pain and Illness · Codependency · Consensual Non-Monogamy · Dementia · Depression · Disability · Dissociative Disorders · Divorce · Domestic Abuse · Educational and Learning Disabilities · End-of-Life · Executive Coaching · Faith-Based Care · Grief · Highly Sensitive People (HSP) · Hoarding · Infertility & Reproductive Mental Health · Infidelity / Affair Recovery · Insomnia & Sleep Disorders · Men’s Mental Health · Menopause & Perimenopause · Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Older Adults & Aging · Panic · Parent-Child Bonding & Attachment · Perfectionism · Personality Disorders · Phobias · Pregnancy, Postpartum & Perinatal Mental Health · Psychosis · Relationship Issues · Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse · Self Esteem · Self-Harming · Sexual Abuse · Substance Use · Suicidal Ideation · Trauma & PTSD · Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) · Weight Loss · Women’s Mental Health
Licensed In:
Washington
“I work with clients of all ages, and specialize at working with teens and young adults. I regularly work with folks with Autism/ASD, Social Anxiety, General Anxiety, Phobias, OCD and Depression. I also have experience working with folks who are Twice-Exceptional/2E.”
Services:
Child Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:
ADHD · Anxiety · Autism · Burnout · Depression · Grief · Life Transitions · Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) · Panic · Perfectionism · Phobias · Relationship Issues · Self Esteem · Women’s Mental Health
Josie Ridpath

Inspired Bravery Counseling, LLC

MSW, LICSW

Licensed In:
Minnesota
“You are the high-achieving, career-driven mom who looks like she has it all together on the outside, but on the inside, you're running on empty. I specialize in helping women navigate the heavy mental load, 'mom rage,' and the overwhelming weight of perfectionism. I provide a straightforward, non-judgmental space for you to move past the noise of mom guilt and rediscover a sense of presence, confidence, and wholeness for yourself and your family.”
Services:
Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy
Specialties:
Anxiety · Burnout · Faith-Based Care · Perfectionism · Pregnancy, Postpartum & Perinatal Mental Health · Self Esteem · Women’s Mental Health
Heather Landry

PBH Behavioral Consulting and Counseling LLC

LPC-S, LPC-A, CPC, LMHC

Licensed In:
Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, Texas, Washington
“I am here to help people, families, and professionals find clarity in complexity, and turn insight into meaningful, sustainable change. When is enough really enough? I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor and behavioral health professional with extensive experience helping individuals, families, professionals, and organizations navigate complex life, relationship, and systems-related challenges. I specialize in working with adults experiencing anxiety, stress, burnout, major life transitions, relationship and family challenges, and the unique pressures that often accompany leadership and high-responsibility roles. Whether I’m working with an individual navigating a difficult season, an executive carrying significant responsibility, or a family involved in a complex system, my goal is to provide a thoughtful, evidence-informed space where clarity, accountability, and sustainable change can occur.”
Services:
Clinical Supervision, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy, Testing and Evaluations
Specialties:
Burnout · Career Counseling · Divorce · Executive Coaching · Life Transitions · Parent-Child Bonding & Attachment · Perfectionism · Relationship Issues · Weight Loss
Kristin Alvey

Kristin Alvey, LCSW

LCSW

Licensed In:
Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington
“I am a trauma and attachment therapist who considers the multi layers of the individual as well as systems and conditioning that have influenced them. I work well with clients motivated to change core patterns and belief systems driving life focus and function, and desire deeper understanding and healing. I work well with adolescents and their parents/families. I understand the developmental-relational needs of adolescents and can also provide support for parents who are getting triggered and reactive with their teen. I use a hopeful perspective in helping parents explore how their child is activating what still needs healing within them I also enjoy working with women in mid life and later who are experiencing significant life transitions, losses, and new beginnings. Clients interested in psychedelic preparation/ integration, and want support with what has emerged in their psyche Overall- I work well with clients who want to find more wholeness within themselves and integrate their traumas, pain, and grief into deeper meaning and transformation ​”
Services:
Child Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), Parenting Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:
ADHD · Adoption · Anxiety · Attachment · Behavioral Issues · Bipolar Disorder · Body Dysmorphia · Burnout · Chronic Pain and Illness · Depression · Dissociative Disorders · Gender Identity · Insomnia & Sleep Disorders · Life Transitions · Menopause & Perimenopause · Mood Disorders · Older Adults & Aging · Panic · Parent-Child Bonding & Attachment · Phobias · Relationship Issues · Religious Trauma & Spiritual Abuse · Self Esteem · Sexual Abuse · Spiritual Abuse · Spirituality · Suicidal Ideation · Trauma & PTSD · Women’s Mental Health
Destinee Barker, LCSW, PMH-C

Bloom Within Counseling PLLC

LCSW

Licensed In:
Tennessee, Texas
“I work with individuals across Tennessee navigating pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood, including anxiety, depression, mood changes, identity shifts, and adjustment to new roles. I also work with couples seeking support with communication, connection, and life transitions, as well as teens who need a safe, affirming space to explore emotions, stress, and relationships. I provide virtual, evidence-based, compassionate perinatal mental health care. I accept Cigna, Aetna, and CHAMPVA, with BCBS and Tricare pending, and I am currently accepting new clients.”
Services:
Couples Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:
Anxiety · Attachment · Chronic Pain and Illness · Codependency · Depression · Divorce · Gender Identity · Grief · Infertility & Reproductive Mental Health · Men’s Mental Health · Pregnancy, Postpartum & Perinatal Mental Health · Relationship Issues · Self Esteem · Trauma & PTSD · Women’s Mental Health
Amber M Reynolds

Rising Tides Counseling

LPC

Licensed In:
Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Wyoming
“ADHD Anxiety Behavioral Issues Child Depression Divorce Family Conflict Life Transitions Parenting Peer Relationships Relationship Issues School Issues Self Esteem Stress Trauma and PTSD”
Services:
Family Therapy, Individual Therapy, Parenting Therapy, Teen Therapy
Specialties:

About Parenting Therapy

Parenting therapy gives parents and caregivers a space to get support for the emotional, relational, and practical challenges of caring for a child, teen, or adult child. It can be helpful when you are navigating behavior concerns, school stress, anxiety, emotional outbursts, co-parenting conflict, family transitions, communication struggles, or the strain of trying to respond well in hard moments.

Therapy Expanded helps you compare online therapists who support parents and caregivers by location, specialties, therapy approach, insurance, and availability. Online parenting therapy is not about judgment or perfection. It is about helping you better understand what is happening in your family, feel more confident in your responses, and build healthier patterns over time. If you are looking for therapy for your child or teen directly, you may also want to browse child therapy or teen therapy. If multiple family members want to participate together, family therapy may be a better fit.

What to Know About Online Parenting Therapy

Online parenting therapy is mental health support for parents and caregivers delivered through secure telehealth platforms, usually by video. It gives parents a dedicated space to talk with a licensed mental health provider about the challenges of raising children, supporting family relationships, and responding more effectively to stress at home.

Parenting therapy can be helpful at many different stages. Some parents are looking for help with routines, meltdowns, sleep struggles, anxiety, behavior concerns, or school-related stress. Others need support with emotional regulation, family conflict, co-parenting, neurodivergence, parent-child disconnection, or the challenges of raising teens. Parenting therapy can also be valuable for parents of adult children who are navigating boundaries, communication, caregiving stress, or long-standing relationship strain.

Because this service is offered by licensed mental health providers, online parenting therapy can go beyond general advice. Some sessions may focus on practical strategies and parenting tools. Others may help you explore deeper emotional patterns, stress responses, family dynamics, or the way your own history may be showing up in parenting. In many cases, the work includes both emotional support and concrete, usable guidance.

It is also important to know that parenting therapy is not about being blamed for everything happening in the family. A good provider helps you better understand what may be driving behavior, what your child may need, and how to respond in ways that feel calmer, clearer, and more sustainable. For many parents, that means less reactivity, more confidence, and a stronger sense of direction over time.

Online parenting therapy can be a good fit for parents who want help even if their child is not in the session. In some cases, the child may already be in therapy. In others, the parent may be the one seeking support first. Either way, parent-focused therapy can still create meaningful change. At the same time, online parenting therapy is not the right fit for every situation. Immediate safety concerns, severe crisis situations, abuse, or needs that require in-person family intervention may call for a different level of care.

How Does Online Parenting Therapy Work?

Online parenting therapy usually begins with finding a licensed mental health provider who offers telehealth and works with parents or families. Many provider profiles include their specialties, therapy style, fee information, insurance details, and availability so parents can compare options before reaching out.

Once you book, there is usually an intake process where you share background information about your child, your family, current concerns, and what you are hoping will improve. Some providers meet with one parent individually. Others work with both parents or caregivers together. Depending on the situation, sessions may stay parent-focused or may eventually include other family members if that becomes clinically useful.

During sessions, the provider may help you explore patterns at home, understand your child’s needs more clearly, identify common triggers, and build strategies around communication, boundaries, routines, emotional regulation, co-parenting, or conflict. Some sessions are more reflective and therapeutic. Others are more structured and focused on practical parenting tools you can start using right away.

As therapy continues, you may work on topics like reducing conflict, responding more calmly, handling emotional outbursts, supporting a child with anxiety or other mental health concerns, navigating school or social struggles, or managing the stress parenting brings up in your own life. If you are parenting a teen or adult child, the focus may be more on communication, boundaries, independence, conflict repair, or staying connected without overextending yourself.

Like other forms of telehealth care, online parenting therapy works best when there is consistency, honesty, and room to reflect on what is happening between sessions.

How to Find the Right Online Provider for Parenting Therapy

Finding the right online provider starts with the basics. Make sure they offer telehealth, work with parents or families, and are licensed to provide care where you will be located during sessions. From there, look for someone whose experience matches the support you want, whether that is behavior concerns, anxiety, parenting stress, ADHD-related challenges, co-parenting, family transitions, trauma, neurodivergence, or parent-child conflict.

It also helps to look at the provider’s style. Some parenting therapists are warm and reflective, helping parents understand emotional patterns and family dynamics more deeply. Others are more direct and practical, offering structured guidance, communication tools, and clear next steps. Some do both. Reading the provider’s profile can help you get a sense of whether their approach feels aligned with what you need.

Consider the age and stage of the children involved too. Some providers focus more on younger children and family routines. Others work more with teens, emerging adults, or parents navigating long-term relational stress. A provider who regularly works with the stage you are in may be better able to offer support that feels relevant and grounded.

Practical fit matters too. Look at cost, insurance acceptance, scheduling options, cancellation policies, and whether the provider can meet with one parent, both parents, or caregivers joining from different locations. Because parenting therapy often has to fit into an already overloaded schedule, convenience can make a real difference in whether the process feels manageable.

When available, a consultation can be a helpful next step. Ask what online parenting therapy with them usually looks like, whether sessions are more therapy-based or strategy-based, how they work with co-parents, and what concerns they most often help with. The right provider should feel experienced, nonjudgmental, and able to support both the emotional and practical side of parenting. Therapy Expanded helps parents compare licensed therapists by location, specialties, age groups served, family concerns, and online availability.

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Online Parenting Therapy FAQs

What is online parenting therapy?

Online parenting therapy is telehealth-based mental health support for parents and caregivers. Sessions are usually held by video with a licensed mental health provider and may focus on parenting stress, child behavior, communication, co-parenting, boundaries, emotional regulation, or broader family dynamics.

What kinds of concerns can online parenting therapy help with?

Parenting therapy may help with behavior concerns, emotional outbursts, anxiety, routines, school stress, parent-child conflict, co-parenting struggles, family transitions, grief, neurodivergence, and the emotional strain parenting can place on caregivers. It can also help parents feel more confident, less reactive, and less overwhelmed.

Is online parenting therapy the same as parenting support or coaching?

Not exactly. Some people use these terms loosely, but parenting therapy is provided by a licensed mental health professional and may include deeper work around emotional patterns, stress, family dynamics, and mental health concerns. Parenting support or coaching may be more educational, skills-based, or peer-oriented. Online parenting therapy can still be practical and supportive, but it is typically more clinical in scope.

Do I need my child to attend parenting therapy sessions?

Not necessarily. Many parenting therapy sessions are designed for the parent or caregiver only. In fact, parent-focused therapy can be very helpful even when the child is not present. Depending on the provider and the goals of care, other family members may be included later, but they do not always need to be part of the process.

Can both parents or caregivers attend sessions?

Often, yes. Many providers can meet with both parents or caregivers together if that feels helpful and practical. Some may also meet with one parent individually. This can be especially useful when parents want support around shared decisions, co-parenting, or getting more aligned in how they respond to challenges.

Can parenting therapy help if my child is a teen or an adult?

Yes. Parenting therapy is not only for parents of young children. It can also help parents navigating conflict, boundaries, communication, independence, caregiving stress, or relationship strain with teens and adult children. Parenting changes over time, and therapy can still be valuable in later stages.

What if my child refuses therapy?

Parenting therapy can still be worthwhile. Even when a child is not ready, willing, or able to participate in therapy, parents can still learn ways to respond differently, reduce conflict, improve connection, and create a more supportive environment at home. In many cases, change in the parent-child dynamic can start with the parent.

Will I still feel a real connection with my provider online?

Yes, many parents do. A strong therapeutic connection comes from feeling heard, respected, and understood, not only from being in the same room. Online parenting therapy can still feel personal, collaborative, and grounded when the provider is a good fit.

How much does online parenting therapy cost, and can I use insurance?

The cost can vary by provider, location, session length, and credentials. Some providers are private pay only, while others accept insurance or offer sliding-scale options. It is a good idea to review the provider’s profile and confirm both fee and insurance details before scheduling.

When is online parenting therapy not the right choice?

Online parenting therapy may not be the best fit when there are immediate safety concerns, ongoing abuse, severe crisis symptoms, urgent child protection issues, or needs that require more intensive in-person care. It may also not be enough on its own if a child needs direct treatment, formal evaluation, or a higher level of support. In those situations, in-person services, specialized care, or local crisis resources may be more appropriate.

Is parenting therapy different from family therapy?

Parenting therapy usually focuses on the parent or caregiver’s role, stress, communication, routines, boundaries, discipline, or co-parenting. Family therapy may involve multiple family members working together in session. Some families use both depending on their needs.

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