Marisol Estrada

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My New Hours: Monday -Thursday from 9am to 4pm
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Many parents carry a quiet fear: “What if I repeat the same patterns I grew up with?”

You may notice that parenting sometimes brings up strong reactions you did not expect. Maybe you feel triggered by your child’s behavior, lose your patience and then feel overwhelmed with guilt, or worry that your own childhood experiences are shaping how you respond in stressful moments.

If you are trying to break generational cycles and create a different experience for your children, you are not alone. Many thoughtful and caring parents find that raising children brings unresolved emotions from their own childhood to the surface.

I work with parents who want to understand their triggers, regulate their emotions, and feel more confident in how they show up for their children. Many of the parents I support are balancing work, family responsibilities, and the pressure to get parenting right while also recognizing that their own upbringing may have left emotional wounds.

In therapy we explore how your past experiences influence present reactions while building practical tools that help you respond with greater calm and intention. Together we work toward reducing reactivity, strengthening emotional regulation, and creating healthier patterns in your family.

My approach combines trauma informed care with practical strategies for real life parenting challenges. I integrate approaches such as CBT, EMDR, and mindfulness to support both healing from the past and building skills for the present.

Therapy can help you break patterns that have existed for generations and create a more connected and emotionally safe relationship with your child.

You may benefit from therapy if you find yourself

• feeling triggered by your child’s behavior
• reacting in ways you regret
• carrying guilt about parenting mistakes
• wanting to break patterns from your own childhood

If this resonates with you, therapy can be a space to slow down, understand your patterns, and begin creating the kind of family environment you want for yourself and your children.