Jehan Knight, LMHC, LPC

Therapeutic approaches useful for online parenting support

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person and their goals. It emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client's pace to understand what matters most and to build practical solutions around those priorities. This approach helps parents feel heard and respected while they sort through parenting dilemmas.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses simple exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and teach skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress that can interfere with parenting and daily life.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. It can help people manage big feelings, reduce impulsive reactions, and improve communication in strained relationships.

Finding the best fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust plans based on what works. Clients and the therapist decide together which strategies to keep or change over time.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions are useful when a quieter or lower-bandwidth option is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins possible between sessions or for times when typing feels easier. These formats help parents fit therapy into busy schedules and maintain continuity of care.