H O L I S T I C P S Y C H O T H E R A P Y
Caring for a neurodivergent child means caring for yourself too.
PARENTING STRATEGIES
SPECIAL EDUCATION STRESS
CONNECTING WITH RESOURCES
Parenting a neurodivergent child is a beautiful and complex journey
It can be filled with joy, deep connection, and sometimes overwhelming stress. When your child’s brain processes the world differently, the “standard” parenting strategies often feel like they miss the mark.
You’re not failing. You’re doing everything you can with love and intention. Therapy can help you feel more confident, grounded, and empowered in your parenting.
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Our therapists who specialize in supporting parents of neurodivergent kids.
They are both parents of neurodivergent kids and have first-hand experience understanding the challenges this role brings.
They accept private pay as well as several insurances.
Bonnie Landau Weed, LPCC
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
CA #13456
Jessica Almaguer, ACSW
Associate Clinical Social Worker #95887
Supervised by Bonnie Landau Weed, LPCC CA#13456
What Parent-Focused Therapy Helps With
Self-Care & Parent Identity
You deserve support too. Feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or stretched thin doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong — it means you’re human. Therapy gives you space to process the emotional labor of parenting and build resilience.
Strategy & Advocacy Support
Therapists can help you navigate the stress of finding and maintaining support for your child. School conversations (like IEPs/504 plans) and Regional Center resources can translate into actionable, child-centered strategies.
Connection & Communication
Building a stronger emotional connection isn’t about compliance, it’s about co-regulation, attunement, and mutual understanding. Therapy helps deepen your bond with your child while reducing power struggles.
ND-Affirming Understanding
Good therapy doesn’t pathologize your child. Instead, it helps you see the world through their neurotype. You’ll learn why sensory needs, emotional regulation, and communication look different, and how to respond with empathy and clarity rather than frustration.
Tools for Emotional Regulation
Parenting neurodivergent kids can feel like walking a tightrope between connection and escalation. Therapy gives you practical regulation tools for both your child and you, helping reduce emotional overload and increase calm, consistent responses.
Co-Parenting & Relationship Support
Parenting a neurodivergent child can put real strain on marriages and partnerships. Therapy can help you improve communication, navigate parenting styles, and stay connected as a team so the stress of caregiving doesn’t come at the cost of your relationship.
Who Benefits from Parent-Focused Support?
Therapy is about helping you move from survival to confidence and connection. Parents and caregivers at any stage of the neurodivergent parenting journey can benefit, including those who:
- Are newly navigating diagnosis
- Feel stuck in cycles of overwhelm
- Want practical tools to reduce challenges at home
- Seek support in navigating the stress of SpEd plans
- Need help balancing parenting and self-care
- Are co-parenting with differing approaches
How it Works
In parent-focused therapy, you’ll typically:
- Meet regularly with a trained therapist in a safe, nonjudgmental space
- Explore patterns of stress, emotions, and interactions
- Learn evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming strategies tailored to your family
- Build skills you can use at home, school meetings, and daily routines
As you grow in understanding and confidence, you’ll likely notice less reactivity, more connection, and a clearer sense of your strengths as a parent.
You Don’t Have to Do This Alone.
Therapy gives you validation, tools, and resources so you can show up for your child from a place of calm, connection, and confidence
Thriving Spirit Counseling
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P: 805-669-6106 | F: 805-710-8882
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