Compassionate Support for Parents, Families, and Children
Parenting comes with joy, pressure, and constant change. At Riviera Therapy in Santa Barbara, we offer parenting therapy that helps you navigate life’s challenges with confidence, clarity, and emotional well-being. Whether you’re a new parent, raising children with unique needs, part of a blended family, or facing behavioral concerns, we provide a compassionate and empowering approach grounded in evidence-based treatment.
We support parents, children, and families through individual, parent-child, and family therapy formats. In-person and telehealth sessions are available.
Therapy for Parents and Families Facing Real-Life Stressors
Raising children in today’s world can bring intense stress, communication breakdowns, and emotional strain. Our licensed marriage and family therapists understand how family dynamics, trauma, low self-esteem, anxiety, or grief can affect parenting and connection. We offer therapy for parents seeking to:
- Improve parent-child relationships
- Co-parent after separation or divorce
- Manage behavioral or emotional symptoms in children
- Develop coping skills to deal with parenting stress, burnout, or guilt
- Heal from traumatic experiences that affect parenting
- Build confidence and connection within the family
We work with a wide range of parenting needs, including support for single parents, blended families, LGBTQ+ families, and families affected by substance abuse or depression.
Support for Children and Families
Children and families thrive when parents feel supported and connected. Our services include play therapy, parent-child interaction therapy, and family therapy focused on emotional well-being, communication, and growth. For younger children, play therapy helps explore feelings and reduce symptoms. For older children and teens, we offer individual or group therapy to address self-esteem, school stress, anxiety, grief, or social issues.
Our therapists provide:
- Supportive, age-appropriate treatment for children
- Tools to help families develop healthy communication
- Guidance for parents managing challenging behaviors
- A safe space for emotional processing and healing
What to Expect in Parenting Therapy
Parenting therapy starts by understanding your goals, family context, and the unique challenges you’re facing. Together, we explore effective coping strategies, address relational or behavioral challenges, and identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck.
Our Santa Barbara therapists have extensive training and experience working with families and take a warm, collaborative approach with parents and children alike. We work with families seeking help for anxiety disorders, depression, emotional regulation, and the everyday challenges of raising children.
We offer:
- Individual sessions for parents and children
- Family therapy and parent-child sessions
- Telehealth sessions throughout California
- A nonjudgmental environment for families of all backgrounds
Start Parenting Therapy in Santa Barbara
Support for your family starts with support for you. Whether you’re managing daily stress or facing bigger family challenges, we’re here to help.
Contact Riviera Therapy to schedule a free consultation or book an appointment today. Let’s support your parenting and your family’s overall well-being.
FAQs: Parenting Therapy in Santa Barbara
Any parent, caregiver, or family facing stress, communication issues, behavioral concerns, or emotional strain can benefit from parenting therapy.
Yes. We offer age-appropriate therapy for children and teenagers, including play therapy, individual therapy, and family support services.
Yes. We help children and families build emotional resilience and coping skills to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and self-esteem issues.
Yes. We provide secure telehealth sessions to families living throughout Santa Barbara County and across California.
We are out-of-network but can provide documentation for reimbursement. Sliding scale options may be available.
