Therapy for Parents

You take care of everyone.
This is for taking care
of you.

Parenting is one of the most demanding things a person can do — and one of the least supported. The expectation is that you figure it out, stay present, stay patient, and somehow not lose yourself in the process. Most parents are running on empty and not telling anyone.

Therapy for parents isn't about learning to parent better. It's about having space for what parenting actually brings up — the anxiety, the anger, the grief, the identity questions, the parts of yourself you didn't expect to find again. That's what I work on with people.

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The Reality

Parenting surfaces everything
you thought you'd dealt with.

Having children has a way of bringing up your own childhood. Old wounds, old patterns, things you promised yourself you wouldn't repeat. The pressure of raising another person while managing your own unresolved material is real — and it's not something most people talk about openly.

Therapy gives you a place to work on that. Not to become a perfect parent. But to become a more present, more grounded version of yourself — which is actually what your kids need most.

Your needs matter too. You can't pour from an empty cup is a cliché because it's true. Your wellbeing is not separate from your family's wellbeing.

Parenting anger is real and valid. Rage, resentment, exhaustion — these don't make you a bad parent. They make you human. Let's talk about them.

You're allowed to grieve. The identity you had before kids. The relationship that changed. The version of life you imagined. Grief belongs here.

This is confidential. What happens in sessions stays there. This is one space that's genuinely just for you.

What Parents Work On

What comes up most often
for parents in therapy

These are the things that rarely get said out loud — but need a place to go.

Anxiety About the Future

For your kids, for your family, for a world that feels increasingly uncertain.

Relationship Strain

Parenting changes partnerships. The distance, the disconnection, the resentment that builds.

Loss of Identity

Who you are outside of being someone's parent. Reclaiming that isn't selfish.

Generational Patterns

Repeating what you swore you wouldn't. Breaking cycles that were never yours to carry.

Burnout & Depletion

Running on obligation and obligation alone. Nothing left for yourself.

Anger & Frustration

The intensity that parenting brings up — and what it signals about what you actually need.

"You can be a devoted parent
and still need
your own support."
— Myke Cooper, LCSW
Atlanta, GA · Online Across Six States

You've given enough.
Let's talk.

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