Support for Parents
Parenting Therapy
Your child pushes back on everything lately, or you and your partner cannot agree on how to handle it. Parenting therapy is where you sort out what is actually going on, and what to do about it.
Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, Broomfield & Longmont • In-Person & Online
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Why This Matters
Parenting Stress Rarely Stays Contained to Parenting.
Some days it is the tantrums or the backtalk. Other days it is the disagreement with your partner about how to handle any of it, or the guilt that follows almost every decision you make. None of that means you are doing this wrong.
Parenting therapy at Colorado Women’s Center looks at what is actually driving the friction. Your child’s behavior, the dynamic between you and your partner, and sometimes your own attachment patterns from long before you had kids. All of it can be part of the picture.
Our Promise to You
We Guarantee Our Therapist Matching
Parenting advice is everywhere, and most of it does not fit your actual kid or your actual family. If your first therapist isn’t the right fit, we’ll match you with another at no additional cost. You will not have to start over and re-explain your whole situation.
Request a Free ConsultationWhat It Can Look Like
Parenting Challenges Show Up in More Than One Place.
Most parents are dealing with a few of these at once, not just one.
Behavioral Issues
Tantrums, defiance, or aggression that leave you unsure what to do in the moment.
Communication Problems
You and your child, or you and your partner, keep talking past each other about the same things.
Parenting Styles
You and your partner do not agree on discipline, screen time, or how strict is too strict.
Emotional and Mental Health
Your own stress or anxiety is showing up in how you parent, and you have noticed it.
Balancing Responsibilities
Work, your own life, and parenting all want the same hours.
Developmental Concerns
You are not sure if what you are seeing is a phase or something worth a closer look.
Discipline Strategies
What used to work has stopped working, and you are not sure what to try next.
Family Dynamics
Sibling conflict, blended-family adjustments, or a tension that runs through the whole house.
Our Approach
Starting Parenting Therapy.
There is no generic fix, because there is no generic kid or generic family.
The Match Call Comes First
You talk with a Wellness Coordinator about what’s going on at home. She matches you with a therapist who works with parents.
Family Systems Therapy
Your therapist may draw on family systems therapy, which looks at the patterns running through the whole family, not just your child’s behavior in isolation.
Building What Actually Works for Your Family
Generic parenting advice assumes a generic kid. Your therapist helps you build an approach that fits your child, your family, and what you are actually working with.
In One of Our Offices, or Online
Sessions are available at our Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, Broomfield, or Longmont offices, or online anywhere in Colorado, seven days a week.
Common Questions
Questions About Parenting Therapy.
Does this work if my kids are teenagers, not little kids?
Yes, though the approach looks different. Teen-specific support is also available if the challenges are mostly about your teenager on their own, separate from the family system around them.
Do I need my partner or my child to come to sessions too?
Not necessarily. Many parents start on their own to get support and a plan, and bring in a partner or arrange family sessions later if that would help.
Is this about fixing my parenting, or does it help with my own stress too?
Both, usually. What shows up in your parenting is often connected to your own stress, exhaustion, or unresolved patterns, and the work covers all of it.
Is what we talk about confidential?
Yes. What you share with your therapist at Colorado Women's Center is confidential and protected under HIPAA. It is not shared with your partner, your child's other parent, or anyone else without your written consent, apart from the narrow situations the law requires, such as an immediate safety concern.
How soon can I start?
Usually within about a week. Match Calls are usually available within 48 hours and often within 24. Call 720.810.2355 or use the form on this page to set one up.
Can I do sessions online?
Yes. Online sessions are available anywhere in Colorado, which can help on the weeks when getting to an office is one more thing to manage. Sessions are available seven days a week, 8am to 8pm.
Related Support
More Support for Your Family.
Parenting rarely happens in isolation from the rest of family life.
Family Therapy
For when the whole family is part of the work →
Relationship Therapy
See every kind of relationship support we offer →
Therapists Supporting Parenting
Lauren Quintana, SWC
Juliana Vergaray, LCSW
Mallory Horning, MSW, MPH, SWC
Shannon Martin, MFT
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Schedule a Free Consultation Today.
New clients often are able to have first appointment within a week of contacting us.
Call 720.810.2355 or Fill Out The Form Below
We do not bill Medicare or Health First Colorado, and we are not able to see clients enrolled in Health First Colorado.
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