Parent Healing Therapy

For the parents who…

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For the parents who lose their patience faster than they expected — I see you.
For the parents who feel numb, distant, or checked out and wonder what that says about them — I see you.
For the parents who carry constant guilt, convinced they’re doing something wrong despite trying so hard — I see you.

For the parents who thought they had healed enough… until parenting cracked something open.
For the parents who grew up needing to be strong, quiet, or perfect — and now feel that same pressure rise up in moments with their child.
For the parents who are angry at themselves for being angry at all.

You are not broken. And you are not alone.

 

Why This Happens

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Parenting has a way of bringing old experiences to the surface, not because you’re failing, but because parenting touches the deepest parts of us. Early experiences with care, safety, pressure, neglect, or emotional availability don’t disappear just because we grow up. They live quietly in the background until something like a child’s needs, defiance, vulnerability, or dependence  brings them forward. These reactions are not random. They have reasons and when they’re met with curiosity instead of criticism, they begin to loosen.

 

What This Work Is Really About

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Parent Healing Therapy focuses on your inner experience as a parent or adult child: the parts of you that react quickly, shut down, feel overwhelmed, or carry the belief that you should be doing better by now.

This work is not about blaming your parents. It’s not about reliving the past and it’s not about becoming a “perfect” parent. It’s about understanding where your reactions come from, meeting yourself with compassion, and creating space to choose how you want to respond, rather than feeling hijacked by old patterns.

 

How We Work Together

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This therapy gently integrates several evidence-based approaches, used thoughtfully and flexibly:

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• Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps us understand the different parts of you that show up in parenting: the angry part, the critical part, the overwhelmed part, and relate to them with more steadiness and compassion.

• CBT and narrative work help identify the beliefs and stories you may be carrying about who you’re supposed to be, what you’re responsible for, and what it means when things go wrong.

• Parent coaching, when helpful, connects this inner work to real moments: discipline, boundaries, repair, or emotionally charged interactions, so insight actually shows up in daily life.

The work is active, relational, and paced with care. We go deep, but we don’t rush.

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What Often Shifts

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As this work unfolds, many parents notice:

• Less self-blame and more self-understanding

• More space between feeling triggered and reacting

• A quieter inner critic

• Greater confidence in their values as a parent

• Relief in realizing their reactions make sense

When parts of yourself are met with compassion instead of judgment, they don’t have to work so hard anymore. That shift alone can feel profoundly relieving.

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This Is For You If…

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• You feel stuck in patterns you don’t recognize or like

• Parenting has stirred emotions you weren’t prepared for

• You’re tired of being hard on yourself

• You want to parent with intention, not fear or guilt

• You sense there’s healing work to do, even if you don’t yet have the words for it

You don’t need a dramatic trauma story.
You don’t need to be in crisis.
You just need the sense that something old is showing up and the desire to meet it differently.

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A Final Word

 

This work asks for honesty, courage, and self-compassion — and it gives back clarity, steadiness, and relief. You don’t have to carry this quietly or figure it out alone.

If parenting has brought up parts of you that feel heavy, confusing, or tender, Parent Healing Therapy offers a place to slow down, understand what’s happening, and move forward with care.

You are not alone.
And there is a reason this feels as hard as it does.