Angela Jackson, LPC

Approaches that guide online parenting support

Client-centered therapy puts the client’s priorities first. It focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people name what matters. This approach is useful when parents need empathy, clearer thinking, or help deciding next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence each other. It breaks big problems into small, practical steps such as changing unhelpful thought patterns or practicing new routines. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, and managing stress related to parenting or life changes.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand and shift emotional responses that affect close relationships. It can support work on attachment concerns, rebuilding trust after conflict, and improving emotional communication with partners or family members.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the client’s situation and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for more in-depth work and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a focused check-in. Live chat or messaging can fit brief updates, skill practice, or flexible check-ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family life.