Therapy for Dads.
Therapy for Dads
Therapy for Dads
We are so happy you’ve found us. Dads are more active parents than ever before, which is certainly making the world a better place. However, the demands to be a provider and caretaker for your family, while also being an active participant in co-parenting can take a toll. We can support you as you unpack what makes it hard to show up for yourself and your family in the ways you’d like to.
Raising children is a defining and vibrant chapter of our lives, but it can create tension in and between parents. Parenting can bring up memories of painful moments from our experience of being parented, drive a wedge between partners, and make us feel inadequate or unappreciated. All at a time when we want to feel happy and grateful and be the best version of ourselves for our family.
At Asha Therapy, we support dads to feel centred, confident, and connected. We provide a calm space where you can make sense of the challenges your noticing, understand how you can positively shift the situation, and create meaningful, lasting change in yourself. We’d be honoured to support you.
We are so happy you’ve found us. Dads are more active parents than ever before, which is certainly making the world a better place. However, the demands to be a provider and caretaker for your family, while also being an active participant in co-parenting can take a toll. We can support you as you unpack what makes it hard to show up for yourself and your family in the ways you’d like to.
Raising children is a defining and vibrant chapter of our lives, but it can create tension in and between parents. Parenting can bring up memories of painful moments from our experience of being parented, drive a wedge between partners, and make us feel inadequate or unappreciated. All at a time when we want to feel happy and grateful and be the best version of ourselves for our family.
At Asha Therapy, we support dads to feel centred, confident, and connected. We provide a calm space where you can make sense of the challenges your noticing, understand how you can positively shift the situation, and create meaningful, lasting change in yourself. We’d be honoured to support you.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of topics do you help dads with in therapy?
Being a dad can bring up many different challenges. Common topics that we work through with clients include:
- Relationship struggles, which can include disagreements with partners about parenting methods, changes in physical and emotional intimacy during pregnancy or after a new baby arrives, feelings of distance
- Dads feeling inadequate or unappreciated, which can include feeling that your partner doesn’t acknowledge how hard you work for them and your family
- Dads struggling with anxiety, which can look like catastrophizing, constant feelings of panic and being on edge, or intrusive thoughts about scary or dangerous situations
- Dads feeling frustrated and angry, which can include being short-tempered with children and partners, feelings of rage, and guilt for not feeling impatient
- Dads feeling guilty or useless, which often requires exploring the beliefs you have about how children and parents should behave
What can I expect?
The work begins by getting to know you (both as a parent and in the broader context of your life), understanding what you are hoping to achieve through therapy, and making sense of what’s discomforting you. We work to identify the specific situations and thoughts that are causing you pain, and your ideal outcome. Then we work on creating the change you’d like to see in yourself and your life.
What if the challenge is something beyond my control?
Part of the therapy process is mapping out a goal that is actually achievable. Once we have made sense of your current challenge, we figure out together what’s realistically in your control to improve the situation. Sometimes, that means we work on your acceptance of a hard situation that you have no power over. This work looks like gentle and compassionate internal conversations with the parts of you that are struggling to make sense of your reality.