Yes. If you find yourself parenting in ways you promised you wouldn’t, it’s often not because you don’t care—it’s because old patterns run deep. Therapy helps you become more aware of those patterns, process your own upbringing, and develop tools to parent differently, with more patience, emotional presence, and compassion for yourself.
Parenting can bring up feelings from the past, especially if your own childhood involved emotional neglect, criticism, or trauma. Therapy offers a supportive space to explore those experiences, heal from them, and gain confidence as a parent. You’ll learn how to parent from a grounded, empowered place instead of carrying past pain into the present.
So many women carry this quiet fear—and it’s not a sign that you’re doing something wrong. Often, it’s a sign that you’re overwhelmed and unsupported. Therapy is a place to put down the emotional weight you’ve been carrying, gain clarity, and reconnect with your strengths. You’re not failing. You’re doing the hard work of healing while raising little humans—and that takes incredible strength. Learn more.
Yes. Parenting can place enormous stress on even the strongest partnerships. If you and your partner are struggling with communication, feeling disconnected, or falling into blame cycles, therapy can help you better understand each other and navigate parenthood as a team. For individual clients, therapy can also help you explore your needs, boundaries, and communication tools to support a healthier relationship dynamic.
You’re not alone—many moms feel confused or ashamed when their children’s behavior stirs up intense emotional reactions. These “triggers” often come from unresolved pain or unmet needs from your own childhood. Therapy can help you understand these patterns, heal emotional wounds, and respond with more calm and intention instead of reacting out of old pain.

FAQs

Office Location

Online Therapy

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Carminda Passino, LCSW

Creating a better tomorrow.

FAQs

Can therapy help me stop repeating my parents’ mistakes?

How does therapy help moms who had difficult childhoods?

What if I feel like I’m failing as a mom?

Can therapy help with relationship tension caused by parenting stress?

Why do I get so triggered by my kids?

Office Location

Online Therapy

Contact

Carminda Passino, LCSW

Creating a better tomorrow.