Parenting Counseling in San Antonio, TX

Do You Often Think “Am I Doing This Right?” When It Comes To Parenting?

Have you noticed yourself doubting your parenting skills? Do you feel like every parent you know is doing better than you? Every time you think you’ve got it under control, does one of your kids throw a curveball and send you back to square one?

Maybe parenting is one of the most challenging things you’ve ever done. Perhaps when your child was younger, everything came naturally, but now you feel like you can’t do anything right. If you’re a new parent, you may have found that raising a child is nothing like you expected and you’re not sure how strict or lenient you should be. As a result, you may find yourself considering a parenting therapist.

There Are Many Reasons Parents Seek Counseling

If you’re having trouble communicating with your children, your home may feel chaotic and tense. There are many reasons you might want to try counseling to improve your parenting and communication skills. Some common struggles you may be experiencing are:

• Parent-child conflict

• Sibling conflict

• Parental separation or divorce

• Birth of a new sibling, blending families

• Generational trauma

• Grief and loss

Our team of counselors at Monarch Behavioral Health are dedicated to helping you through the hard times so you can improve your parenting and have the home life you desire.

All Parents Run Into Difficulties At Times

Despite what your social media feed may tell you, all families go through tough times. No parent has it all figured out. In the digital age, it’s easy to broadcast our best moments to the world. All over our timelines, we see lots of happy, smiling families going on fun vacations and having a blast together. When we only see a small slice of their lives, it looks like these other families have everything together.

No family or home environment is perfect. Even if it seems like those around us have it all figured out, the likelihood is that everyone struggles or wants to change something at home.

Parenting Struggles Can Be Carried Across Generations

Sometimes, when children don’t have suitable role models in their own parents, they struggle to figure out how to be good role models to their own children when they become parents. If new parents don’t have anyone to guide them, it’s hard for them to feel comfortable with their decisions.

Recognizing where you struggle in parenting and learning new techniques to overcome those problem areas can be difficult. Whether you need help with a specific situation or you want to feel more confident in your decision-making skills, counseling with Monarch Behavioral Health can help you meet your parenting goals.

Counseling Can Offer Guidance And Help You Develop A Parenting Plan

As counselors with experience helping parents, we understand that every family is unique and needs different solutions to their challenges. So we work hard to create a space where you feel comfortable enough to open up about your family and your parenting, and the issues that bring you to counseling. You won’t receive judgment from us; instead, we are here to listen and help you develop new skills and solutions that will work for you and your family.

What to Expect In Parenting Counseling Sessions

Therapy can include both parents or we can see parents one-on-one. It all depends on what’s best for you and your family; counseling for single parents is much different than counseling for married or divorced parents. During sessions, you can expect that we will offer you support and guidance. You might talk about your current struggles, discuss patterns in your parenting, or explore issues in your past that could be affecting you now.

Along the way, we want to offer inspiration, encouragement, and parenting insight. We believe you’re doing the best you can and that’s why we’re here to support you. The goal is to develop a parenting plan that works for your family and gives you confidence and peace.

Therapy Tailored To Your Parenting Needs

As counselors, we will explore evidence-based therapy techniques for parenting. This can include coaching you in improving communication between parents and children, building stronger family relationships, or exploring positive discipline techniques. We will also work on strategies to help you navigate conflict and improve your problem-solving skills, which can lead to deeper, more meaningful relationships with your children.

If you have other mental health difficulties that affect your parenting—like trauma, depression, or anxiety—we can help you with those, too. You can get treatment and understand how different aspects of your mental health impact your parenting and what you can do to navigate those difficulties.

With parenting counseling, it’s possible to build a better relationship with your child, have more confidence in your parenting, and create strategies that will help your family move forward with happiness and peace.

But You May Still Have Questions About Parenting Counseling…

I’m afraid my children are too young/too old for me to need parenting therapy.

You’re a parent for life. Whether you have a newborn or you’re an empty-nester, there are always ways you can learn to support your children since each stage of parenting brings different struggles. Therapy can help you navigate the different stages and learn more about what your children need from you, no matter what stage of your parenting journey you’re in.

It’s hard for me to open up about my struggles.

We understand it can be hard to talk to someone, especially when you’re talking about something where you might feel shame or disappointment. We want you to feel comfortable, so you get to set the pace and decide what you’re willing to open up about. Counseling is a place where you’re free from judgment. We are here to listen to what you want to share and assist you in coming up with solutions.

I want to try counseling, but my spouse isn’t on board.

Both parents don’t have to come to counseling for it to be successful. It’s common for only one parent to be willing or able to attend. We can invite the other parent to join if they’d like to, but it’s not required for both parents to be there. We can work with you individually to understand how you’re struggling and figure out solutions that work for you and your family.

Counseling Can Help You Improve Your Parenting

With parenting counseling, you can let go of what’s holding you back and get to a place where you feel good about relying on your own decisions and problem-solving skills. To start your journey, you can contact Monarch Behavioral Health.

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