Parent, Caregiver & Family Support in Redondo Beach, CA
Helping Parents and Caregivers Who Feel Overwhelmed by Parenting
Especially when supporting a child with big emotions, behavioral challenges, neurodivergence, or a history of trauma.
This is support for the adults raising your child, not therapy for your child, though everything I bring to it comes from years spent working directly with kids.
Parenting Can Feel Overwhelming
Many parents and caregivers carry an invisible mental and emotional load while trying to stay connected and present for their children. It's easy to spend so much time thinking about everyone else that your own needs slip to the bottom of the list.
You may find yourself overstimulated, emotionally drained, or stuck in cycles of guilt and self-criticism. Parenting can feel isolating when the people around you don't fully understand your child's needs or the decisions you're making for your family.
You may notice:
Ending the day emotionally exhausted
Guilt after losing patience with your child or partner
Constantly questioning whether you're supporting your child the right way
Feeling out of sync with your partner or co-parent
Feeling isolated or misunderstood
Losing touch with your own needs, identity, or sense of self outside of being a parent
Difficult parenting moments aren't evidence that you're failing. They're information that helps us understand what might need support.
Why Parents Reach Out
Common Reasons Parents and Caregivers Reach Out
Different approaches between partners or co-parents
Wanting support beyond behavior strategies and parenting advice
Anxiety and emotional overwhelm
Guilt, self-criticism, and constant second-guessing
Parenting stress and burnout
Family changes: a new sibling, a move, separation, or blending families
Parenting a neurodivergent, highly sensitive, or sensory-seeking child
Exploring how your own childhood affects your parenting
What This Support Can Offer
When your own nervous system feels overwhelmed, it can be hard to understand what your child needs in the moment. Managing big emotions, interrupted sleep, appointments, school concerns, and the mental load of parenting can leave you with less capacity to respond the way you want to.
Our time together gives you a place to slow down and make sense of what's happening. We may talk through emotional outbursts, concerns about your child's behavior, parenting a neurodivergent child, or advice that doesn't seem to fit your family. We may also explore the guilt that follows difficult moments, the pressure to get everything right, or how your own experiences are showing up in your parenting. Rather than judging those moments, we'll get curious about what they might be telling us.
Over time, many parents and caregivers notice:
Less guilt and self-criticism after difficult days
More confidence in the decisions they're making
Recognizing when they're reaching their limit and what helps them recover
A better understanding of what helps regulate both themselves and their child
Feeling more like a team with their partner or co-parent
Stronger connection within the family
More room for their own needs alongside everyone else's
Many parents tell me they feel relieved to have a place where they don't have to pretend they have all the answers. Parenting can be hard, and you don't have to sort through it by yourself.
My Approach to Parent, Caregiver & Family Support
My approach is developmentally informed, shaped by years of clinical work with children and families, and training through Robyn Gobbel's Baffling Behaviors Institute.
Every child is different, every family is different, and what works for one family may not work for another. Part of our work together is helping you trust yourself instead of constantly wondering whether you're getting it right.
My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and neurodivergent-affirming. I pay attention to what's happening in your nervous system, your child's nervous system, the stress you're carrying, and the experiences that may still shape how you respond in difficult moments. Together, we'll make sense of what you're noticing and explore approaches that fit your child, your family, and your values.
Caring for yourself isn't separate from caring for your family. When you have more capacity and support, it becomes easier to stay connected to your child and the people you love.
I'm also a parent coach through Parenthood on Purpose, where I teach Robyn Gobbel's parenting course, the same developmentally informed, attachment-based approach I bring to this work.
What to Expect
What Working Together Looks Like
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Initial Consultation
The first step is a free 15-minute consultation. You can share what's been difficult, ask questions, and decide whether this is the right fit for you and your family.
Two
Understanding Your Family
In our first sessions, I'll get to know you and what life has been like lately. We'll talk about the challenges you're facing, the stress you're carrying, and who else might be helpful to include as we go.
Three
Ongoing Support
As we continue, our sessions will reflect what feels most important. Some days we'll focus on parenting challenges or concerns about your child's emotions or behavior. Other days we'll focus on you, your own experiences, or getting on the same page with a partner or co-parent. All of it matters.
FAQs
Parent, Caregiver & Family Support Questions
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No. This support is for any parent or caregiver raising a child, including moms, dads, co-parents, grandparents, and foster and adoptive parents.
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Yes. Some families find it helpful to have both caregivers in the room, whether for every session or just some of them. We'll decide together what makes sense for your family.
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No. These sessions are for the adults in your child's life. Conversations about your child are naturally part of the work, but your child doesn't attend. If your child would benefit from their own therapy, Child-Centered Therapy may be a good fit, and many families use both.
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Parenting asks a lot of you, especially when you're supporting a child with big emotions, behavioral challenges, neurodivergence, or a history of trauma. Many parents carry a constant mental and emotional load while trying to meet everyone else's needs. Over time, that stress can leave you feeling exhausted, overstimulated, and disconnected from yourself.
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Many parents come to therapy because they feel guilty about how often they lose patience or react in ways they don't like. Therapy can help you recognize when you're reaching your limit, respond to stressful moments with more compassion, and feel more confident in your parenting.
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Parenting advice doesn't always fit every child. My approach is neurodivergent-affirming and recognizes that children have different needs, sensitivities, and ways of experiencing the world. Together, we'll explore approaches that fit your child, your family, and your values.
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Yes. Experiences from your own childhood can influence how you respond to stress, conflict, emotions, and relationships. Many parents find themselves reacting in ways they don't fully understand or repeating patterns they hoped would be different. Therapy gives you a place to explore those experiences with curiosity and compassion, not judgment.
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Yes. Parenting burnout can leave you feeling emotionally depleted, overstimulated, and disconnected from yourself. Therapy gives you a place to talk about what you're carrying, understand what's contributing to your burnout, and get support during seasons that feel especially hard.
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Guilt is something many parents talk about. You may feel guilty for losing patience, needing a break, or feeling like you're never doing enough. Therapy can help you respond to yourself with more compassion and spend less time criticizing yourself after difficult days.
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Absolutely. Practical ideas can be really helpful, especially when you're feeling stuck.
At the same time, I don't believe there's one "right" script for every child or every family. My goal is to help you better understand your child, trust your own instincts, and find approaches that fit your family's values.
If you're looking for additional parenting tools and scripts, you may also find Parenthood on Purpose to be a helpful resource.
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Yes. Sessions are available in person at my Redondo Beach office or online for adults anywhere in California.
Let's Connect!
Ready to take the next step?
You spend so much time caring for your family. Therapy gives you a place to care for yourself, too. You don't have to figure everything out on your own. If you're ready for support, I'd love to connect with you.