Healing Roots Therapy

Parent Support In Mississauga & Online Across Ontario

Become more confident in your parenting skills, manage behaviour challenges, and build a nurturing family environment for you and your child.

Parent support can help you:

Navigate Transitions Like Co-Parenting Or Adolescence

Learn Practical Tools For Managing Behavioural Challenges

Understand Your Child's Unique Needs & Emotions

The mental load of parenthood can be exhausting.

Balancing the responsibilities of parenthood can be exhausting. Every day, you juggle countless invisible tasks—from scheduling appointments, planning meals, and managing your family’s calendar, to handling the extra challenges of parenting children with ADHD or anxiety. For divorced parents, co-parenting adds even more complexity as you work to align routines, coordinate schedules, and maintain clear communication, all while ensuring your child feels supported and loved.

We're here to offer the understanding, compassion, and practical support that you and your child deserve.

Parent support can help you cope with and learn to manage:

Self-doubt and feelings of not being enough as a parent
Overwhelming household and work stress
Challenging behaviour and emotional outbursts in your child or teen
A lack of effective strategies for discipline and clear communication
Co-parenting conflicts and inconsistent approaches
Constant worries about your child's well-being and future
Navigating the unique challenges of ADHD, anxiety, or other neurodiverse needs
The stress of major life transitions and family changes
Feeling isolated and unsupported in your parenting journey

Parent Support In Mississauga

Parent Support Might Be Right For You If You Are Experiencing:

Communication Problems

Misunderstandings and hurt feelings often arise from poor communication. We work collaboratively with you and your family to express yourselves openly and respectfully. With practical tools from our parenting therapy sessions, the aim is to help you improve listening skills, foster empathy, and build a more honest dialogue that strengthens your connections.

Parenting a Child with ADHD

Parenting a child with ADHD comes with its own set of challenges, from managing impulsivity and attention difficulties to supporting emotional regulation. Our ADHD support for parents helps you develop strategies tailored to your child’s unique needs—creating consistent routines, enhancing communication, and fostering a calm home environment that boosts your confidence and eases daily frustrations. You may also want to consider our ADHD Program for parents and children ages 7-11.

Major Life Transitions

Big changes—like moving, navigating divorce, or welcoming a new family member—can feel overwhelming. Our parental support works with parents to support you through these transitions, helping everyone share their feelings and adjust together with patience and understanding.

Behavioural Issues In Children & Adolescents

When your child or teen displays challenging behaviour, it can be both confusing and stressful. We work with you to try to understand the root causes of these behaviours and work towards developing effective strategies to support positive change, helping your child grow emotionally in a balanced environment.

Coping with Illness or Loss

Illness or loss can impact each family member in different ways. We provide a compassionate space for you to express grief, fear, or confusion while helping your family support one another through tough times and work towards building resilience for the future.

Navigating Divorce or Separation

Divorce or separation often brings major shifts in family dynamics. We offer practical support for co-parenting, collaborating with you and your partner to help maintain a stable, supportive environment for your children as you adjust to a new normal.

We’re here to help you build a balanced, fulfilling family life with the care, practical support, and understanding you deserve. Remember, you’re not alone on this journey—we’ll be with you every step of the way.

Approaches we use in parent support

In parent support, we use a range of approaches tailored to your unique needs. Whether it’s one method or a blend, we’ll collaborate with you to find what works best for you and your child’s situation.

Attachment-Based Therapy

We will work with you to help you understand your child’s emotional needs and explore how your own attachment style may impact your parenting. This approach is all about building secure, nurturing relationships and deepening your emotional connection with your child.

Narrative Therapy

This method works with you to reframe unhelpful stories—like feeling like you’re failing as a parent—and develop a more empowering mindset. It helps you separate your identity from your struggles, allowing you to see your role in a new, positive light.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy

IFS Therapy helps you identify and understand the different “parts” of yourself, such as the overwhelmed or self-critical parts. By gaining greater self-awareness and self-compassion, you can begin to heal old patterns and build healthier ways of parenting.

Psychoeducation & Parent Coaching

We provide educational sessions on child development, behaviour challenges, and discipline strategies that are tailored to your child’s unique needs. With customized action plans, we empower you with the tools to confidently manage everyday parenting challenges at home.

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

PCIT is perfect if you’re facing challenges like tantrums, defiance, or difficulty with emotional regulation. In these sessions, we work with you to help learn and practice practical skills—like using positive reinforcement, clear communication, and effective discipline—right alongside your child.

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

EFFT is designed to strengthen emotional bonds within your family. It helps you become more attuned to your child’s emotional world and teaches you how to co-regulate emotions, repair attachment wounds, and build deeper trust.

About Us

Why Healing Roots Therapy?

We believe therapy should be:

Safe

A place where clients can share their most challenging experiences, feelings and thoughts in order to heal.

Open

The ability to make decisions that are best for emotional and mental well-being come from the trust created within a relationship built on transparency.

Curious

When we replace judgment with curiosity we provide space for understanding. When we can understand what we are feeling, thinking or experiencing we empower ourselves to make the changes we want in our life.

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Therapists Who Offer Parent Support

Meredyth Dwyer

Nasim Boloorsaz

Kyana Fletcher

Alexandra Rebelo

Kristena Disalvo

Katarina Karkinski

Our Approach

How Parent Support Works

We Meet With The Parents

We start with a dedicated session just for you (or you and your partner) to discuss your challenges, therapy goals, and your child’s unique needs. This session helps us understand your family dynamic, identify stressors, and explore your own feelings.

We Provide The Tools You Need

Next, we work with you in personalized sessions to offer practical tools, education, and emotional support. We cover key topics like child development, effective communication, discipline techniques, and managing parental stress.

We Guide You Towards Healing

Once you’re confident with the foundational tools, we may integrate family sessions to strengthen your parent-child connection or improve co-parenting dynamics. These sessions allow you to practice new strategies, enhance emotional bonds, and resolve conflicts.

We’re here to support you every step of the way, offering a warm, non-judgemental space where you can grow as a parent, learn effective strategies, and create positive change in your family life.

What You Can Expect From Parent Support

As you continue with parent support, you may notice improvements in your family, such as:

A home where everyone feels supported and cared for
Feeling more confident in your parenting, knowing you're doing the best you can
Less daily stress and more emotional balance for everyone at home
A stronger bond with your child, built on trust and genuine connection
Better teamwork with your co-parent, so you both feel on the same page
A smoother, more organized routine that makes life feel less chaotic
Practical tips that help you tackle everyday challenges without getting overwhelmed
Increased patience and understanding, helping to manage difficult moments with calm

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Questions About Parent Support

How do I know if therapy is right for me as a parent?

Parent therapy isn’t just for families in crisis—it’s for any parent who wants to feel less stressed and more confident. If you’re tired of constant tantrums, emotional outbursts, or feeling overwhelmed and unsure of your next step, therapy can help you break old patterns, strengthen your bond with your child, and learn healthier ways to set boundaries.

What will parent support therapy actually look like?

In parent support therapy, we blend emotional support with practical strategies tailored to your needs. We start by understanding your unique challenges and goals, then work with you to learn real, actionable tools for better discipline, communication, and emotional regulation. And if it fits your family, we can also include sessions that involve your child or co-parent to put these skills into practice.

How can therapy help me if my child is the one struggling?

If your child is facing challenges like ADHD, anxiety, or behavioural issues, parent support therapy can show you how to support them effectively. We’ll teach you practical techniques to reduce power struggles and emotional outbursts, build a closer connection, and create a more peaceful home—starting with managing your own reactions so your child can thrive.

Do I attend therapy alone, or do my child and co-parent join as well?

We usually start with one-on-one sessions focused on your personal challenges and parenting goals. This helps us understand your situation and tailor strategies just for you. Later, if needed, we can bring in family sessions to strengthen the parent-child bond or co-parenting sessions to improve teamwork. Every family is different, so we work together to find what fits best.

What if my partner and I don’t agree on parenting styles? Can therapy help with that?

Absolutely. If you and your partner often disagree on parenting, parent support therapy can help bridge that gap. We work with you to improve communication, find common ground on discipline and household rules, and develop effective co-parenting strategies. Whether you’re separated, divorced, or simply have different approaches, our goal is to work with you to create consistency and peace at home.

Can therapy really help me become a better parent?

Yes, parent support therapy can give you the tools you need to handle everyday parenting challenges. You’ll learn practical strategies for managing tantrums, defiance, and emotional ups and downs, along with emotional support to help ease feelings of guilt or burnout. With these skills, you can build a stronger connection with your child and handle stress more effectively.

How do I know if my parenting challenges are “normal” or if I need professional help?

Parenting is tough for everyone, but if you’re frequently overwhelmed, frustrated, or burned out—or if your child’s behaviours feel unmanageable—it might be time to reach out. Therapy isn’t just for major crises; it’s for any parent who wants extra support, guidance, and confidence in their everyday approach.

My child has ADHD, anxiety, or emotional regulation issues. How can therapy help me as a parent?

If your child has ADHD, anxiety, or struggles with emotional regulation, therapy can be a real game-changer. We’ll work with you to learn strategies tailored to your child’s unique needs—like behaviour management and emotional coaching—so you can better understand and support them. At the same time, you’ll learn how to manage your own stress, creating a calmer, more connected home environment for everyone.

Healing Roots Therapy

Parent Support In Mississauga & Online Across Ontario

Become more confident in your parenting skills, manage behaviour challenges, and build a nurturing family environment for you and your child.

Parent support can help you:

Navigate Transitions Like Co-Parenting Or Adolescence

Learn Practical Tools For Managing Behavioural Challenges

Understand Your Child's Unique Needs & Emotions

The mental load of parenthood can be exhausting.

We're here to offer the understanding, compassion, and practical support that you and your child deserve.

Parent support can help you cope with and learn to manage:

Parent Support In Mississauga

Parent Support Might Be Right For You If You Are Experiencing:

Approaches we use in parent support

About Us

Why Healing Roots Therapy?

Safe

Open

Curious

Therapists Who Offer Parent Support

Our Approach

How Parent Support Works

We Meet With The Parents

We Provide The Tools You Need

We Guide You Towards Healing

What You Can Expect From Parent Support

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Questions About Parent Support

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