PARENTING AND RELATIONSHIP THERAPY
Helping parents heal from past trauma and gain the skills and capacity to truly experience and enjoy the early years of parenthood.
WELCOME
Parenting toddlers and young children is demanding. It’s even harder if you are thoughtful and determined to give your kids the best life you can.
For parents who were raised with insufficient care or who experienced early trauma, parenthood can feel like a crisis.
You want to be loving.
You want to do a good job.
And you feel overwhelmed and without a roadmap to do it.
Hi, I’m Whitney.
I help parents just like you who desperately want to be loving and emotionally available as parents, but keep falling into the same patterns of feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, irritable, and resentful.
If this sounds familiar, I’m so glad you’re here. My integrative approach addresses the unique demands of early parenthood by helping you identify the pattern causing the pain, heal the underlying trauma, and build skills and strategies you can use right away to feel more connected while supporting your children with confidence and care.
I meet with couples and individual parents in person in Ventura, California, and online with individuals throughout California and Oregon, and I offer a free initial consultation to get started.
about therapy
availability
I work with individuals and couples in California and Oregon. Therapy appointments are held at my office in Ventura, California, or online on Zoom.
frequency
Therapy sessions are held on a weekly basis. Meeting at a predictable interval offers a gentle message of predictability, stability, and safety.
format
Weekly therapy sessions are tailored to your needs. Healing relational patterns takes time, and rushing through it prevents true healing. Everyone heals in their own time. Our work will support you in processing and healing without feeling overwhelmed.
getting started
If you see yourself in some of what you’ve found here and you’d like to begin the process of starting therapy, visit my contact page, and I will reach out to you soon.