Hudson Valley Mental Health Counseling

Parenting Therapy in NY & NJ

Guiding Parents With Evidence-Based Strategies

Our specialists at Hudson Valley Mental Health Counseling are dedicated to supporting parents in nurturing their children’s growth while also addressing their own needs and concerns. Engage in parenting therapy in New York and New Jersey, designed to equip you with strategies, insights, and tools for a fulfilling parenting journey.

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Step Into Your Next Phase 

Schedule a Free 15-Minute Consultation

Book a 15-minute virtual consultation with our therapists to ensure we’re the right fit for your needs.

Attend Your
Intake Session

This is a 60-minute meeting to discuss your current symptoms, background information, and goals for therapy. 

Receive a Tailored
Treatment Plan

We’ll assess your concerns, discuss treatment options, and collaborate to determine the best option for your goals. 

Partner With Us for Informed & Mindful Parenting 

Having the right approach and knowledge to succeed can make all the difference in your parenting journey. Connect with our specialists to enhance your nurturing approach, ensuring you can address your child’s mental health challenges and help them thrive. 

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Therapy Tailored to parents

Evidence-Based Parenting Support at HVMHC

Raising a child with anxiety, OCD, or related challenges can feel overwhelming. At Hudson Valley Mental Health Counseling, we believe in empowering parents with evidence-based tools and strategies to be their child’s strongest ally. Our specialized parenting therapy sessions guide caregivers in understanding and effectively addressing their child’s unique needs. 

By actively involving parents in the therapeutic journey, we ensure a cohesive and nurturing home environment that complements our approach. Every session is tailored to your specific situation and concerns, ensuring you have the resources and understanding to create a supportive environment at home, reinforcing the progress and encouraging positive change.

How We Can Help

Our Virtual & In-Person Parenting Counseling

Being a parent can be an emotional roller coaster – with moments of joy, pride, disappointment, frustration, and anxiety. With our specialized parenting therapy services, available both online and face-to-face, we empower caregivers to navigate the intricacies of parenting with knowledge and compassion.

Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions

With the SPACE parent-based approach, we can support your child or teen’s needs without them needing to be present. Helping you to effectively support your child, this approach has been shown to have similar results to children going through CBT for anxiety themselves. 

Perinatal Mental Health Support for All Stages

Navigating the emotional changes during and after pregnancy can be challenging. Receive tailored guidance and support to ensure both your well-being and the well-being of your newborn as you navigate hormonal changes, new routines, caretaking challenges, and more. 

Understanding Childhood Anxiety & OCD

The first step to fully supporting your child or teen with mental health challenges is to deepen your understanding of what they’re experiencing. We’ll help you understand the symptoms, how they manifest in children, and how you can respond in a compassionate and effective way. 

Collaborative Parenting Strategies 

Whether you’re co-parenting with a spouse or partner, or there are grandparents or other caregivers in your child’s life, it’s vital that you all remain on the same page. Learn to synchronize parenting strategies, ensuring a consistent and supportive environment for your child. 

Navigating School & Relationship Challenges 

From childhood to adolescence, adjusting to school and social life changes can be challenging for young minds. Equip yourself with strategies to guide your child through academic and social hurdles, helping them to form healthy relationships and build resilience. 

Mindfulness & Acceptance for Parents 

Equip yourself with mindfulness techniques to stay present and understanding, even during challenging moments. Embrace acceptance approaches that foster compassion, patience, and a non-judgmental stance towards both yourself and your child.

Nourishing Connections, Building Futures

We’re on this journey with you. From overcoming personal hurdles to navigating parenting a teen or child with OCD or anxiety, let’s pave a path filled with growth, understanding, and connection together. 

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Core Pillars of Our Care

Helping You to Understand, Adapt,
& Thrive on Your Journey

Through our unique approach to therapy, we aim to help you feel more comfortable in the face of uncertainty, and less reactive to difficult situations or painful thoughts and feelings. As we work together to nurture your ability to slow down and make more deliberate choices, you’ll begin to feel more peaceful, open, and patient.

Personalized Therapeutic Approaches 

Our unique modular treatment approach, developed by our founder, allows for streamlined and highly personalized care. We discuss your goals, make a transparent plan, and tailor your care effectively and efficiently. 

Research-Driven Methodologies

We blend acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches with gold-standard behavioral modalities, such as exposure and response prevention for OCD and behavioral activation depression. We ensure our care is rooted in the latest research. 

Niched Mental Health Services

Our specialized approach addresses OCD, anxiety, depression, body-focused repetitive movements, perinatal mental health, and more – all while catering to individuals across various developmental stages. 

Cultural & Religious Sensitivity 

We recognize the unique needs of diverse communities, including the Orthodox Jewish community. Our approach respects and incorporates your cultural and religious values, ensuring therapy that is both effective and aligned with your beliefs.

Frequently Asked Questions

We are out-of-network providers. If you have a plan that includes coverage for out-of-network providers, we are happy to supply you with monthly invoices (superbills) that you can submit for reimbursement (typically this covers a good percentage of the fee). It’s important to understand that superbills are required by insurance companies to include a mental health diagnosis. 

Not sure if you have this benefit? Call your insurance company and ask:

  • Do I have out-of-network coverage for behavioral health?
  • What is my deductible and how much of it has been met?
  • What is the reimbursement rate for a therapy session (insurance code is 90834)?
  • Do I need preauthorization?

If you need help finding out this information, please reach out.

How long counseling sessions last is up to you. A typical session is 45 or 60 minutes once per week. There are times when it makes sense to meet for longer sessions (usually 90 minutes), or more frequent sessions (2-3x per week.)

Our treatment approach is integrated, meaning we draw from different therapeutic techniques that are tailored specifically for you. These interventions all fall under the umbrella of acceptance and mindfulness-based behavioral approaches, which means we help you embrace your thoughts and feelings without judgment while supporting you in building more flexible, workable behavior that aligns with your values. 

We also integrate exposure interventions, which involve facing your fears in a safe and supportive environment. This gradual exposure helps you break free from anxiety’s grip and build confidence in handling challenging situations.

We believe in collaboration, which means we listen to your unique experiences, respect your individuality, and truly understand your goals. Your values and aspirations guide our work together, helping us create a therapy journey that resonates with your personal needs.

Throughout the process, we provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space for you to explore, learn, and grow. Our goal is to empower you to navigate life’s challenges with greater self-awareness, self-compassion, and resilience.

The first counseling session includes an assessment to help the therapist understand the concern you are bringing to therapy. This is a good time for you to discuss why you are seeking therapy at this time, and to learn more about how we approach anxiety and OCD-related problems.

This is a question a lot of people have when they are thinking about therapy for themselves or their child. Anxiety is a normal part of life for all of us, and that includes our young and adolescent children. If you have noticed a change that you are concerned about, or if anxiety or OCD symptoms are getting in the way of thriving in school, work, or relationships, it might be time to get help from a therapist.

We have a fantastic parent-based approach called SPACE that doesn’t require your child or adolescent to be present.

SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions, and it’s a structured sequence of sessions designed to equip you with the skills you need to effectively support your child. Through SPACE, we can work together to reduce the impact of your child’s anxiety on the family and their life.

The best part is that SPACE has been proven to be super effective! Studies have shown that the outcomes for parents using SPACE are similar to the results children and adolescents achieve when going through Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety themselves.

We’ll focus on empowering you with the tools and strategies to help your child cope with anxiety better, improve family dynamics, and create a more supportive environment at home.

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Experience the Peace of the Present,
for a Life Full of Meaning.

It’s okay to not feel okay – we all have our moments of struggle. With an approach grounded in mindfulness and acceptance, we are here to help, offering understanding and guidance every step of the way. Together, we’ll navigate challenges, manage stress and anxiety, and chart a course toward joy and fulfillment. 

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