Folsom · Rancho Cordova · California Telehealth
Therapy for parents in Folsom and across California.
Therapy for parents with Amanda McBee, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), is individual therapy for adults navigating the mental load, identity shifts, and relationship patterns of parenting, offered in person in Rancho Cordova and by telehealth across California.
Parenting can feel overwhelming, especially when anxiety, codependency, or difficult relationship patterns leave you feeling exhausted and second-guessing yourself. I work with parents in Folsom, Rancho Cordova, and across California who are doing the day-to-day well and feeling stretched thin beneath it. This is therapy that addresses the patterns and pressures of modern parenting rather than offering a generic parenting playbook.
It is a no-pressure conversation to see if we are a good fit.
Who I work with
The parents I work with are usually managing the outside of their lives well: jobs, kids, partners, the school schedule, the family logistics. Underneath that, something is wearing thin. Common reasons parents reach out to me include feeling overwhelmed by the mental and emotional load they are carrying, snapping at their children and feeling guilty afterward, recognizing patterns from their own childhood showing up in how they parent, struggling with anxiety that does not quiet down at night, and finding it difficult to set boundaries with family or partners.
Most of my clients are adults working on themselves so they can show up differently at home, in their relationships, and inside their own day.
What we work on together
A few of the places to start.
Therapy for moms
Therapy for the mom who is doing more than she signals, carrying the mental load, and quietly running on empty.
Learn more →Mom rage therapy
When the anger lands bigger than the moment, at home, with the people you most do not want to hurt.
Learn more →Anxiety therapy
For the worry that does not turn off, the racing thoughts about your kids, and the low-grade dread that something is about to give.
Learn more →Finding your way back to yourself
The people-pleasing, the over-functioning, and the long-running cost of staying agreeable until you lose track of what you want.
Learn more →New and expecting parents
The largest identity shift, rarely the version the books describe.
Becoming a parent is one of the largest identity shifts most adults will go through. New and expecting parents often experience a mix of anxiety, identity questions, and changing relationship dynamics that can leave you feeling exhausted and second-guessing yourself, finding that the outside of your life looks fine while something inside feels harder to name. I work with new and expecting parents navigating the first three years of parenthood. This is general therapy for the transition, not a perinatal mood disorders specialty practice.
When to consider a higher level of care. Outpatient therapy is the right level of care for many new and expecting parents, and it is not the right level for everyone. If you are experiencing thoughts of harming yourself or your baby, severe disconnection from reality, an inability to sleep when the baby is sleeping over an extended period, or symptoms that match more severe postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, it is worth getting evaluated by a perinatal specialist or a psychiatric provider. Postpartum Support International maintains a list of perinatal mental health specialists. If you are in crisis, please call 988 or 911.
What a session feels like
Most sessions look closer to a real conversation than a technique-driven protocol. The work proceeds at a pace that lets us name what is actually happening and examine the patterns behind the day-to-day stress. I draw on cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, schema therapy, solution-focused work, and a person-centered baseline, choosing the approach that fits the person and the work.
This is therapy with the person who is doing the parenting, rather than a parenting curriculum or a behavior-management plan for your kids. The work focuses on what is happening for you beneath the day-to-day demands and on the patterns that have you carrying more than feels sustainable.
Common questions
Common questions about therapy for parents.
What is therapy for parents?
Therapy for parents is individual therapy for adults focused on the experience of being a parent, including the mental and emotional load, identity shifts, family-of-origin patterns, and the relationship dynamics that come with raising children. The work is with you, not with your kids. I see parents in person in Rancho Cordova and by secure telehealth across California.
Is therapy for parents different from regular therapy?
The clinical foundation is the same, and the focus is different. In parent-focused therapy, the work centers on the experience of being a parent, including the mental and emotional load, identity shifts, family-of-origin patterns showing up in how you parent, and the relationship dynamics that surround raising children. The goal is not to fix your kids; it is to support you.
Do you work with parents whose children come to sessions?
No. My work is individual therapy with the parent, not child or family therapy. If your child needs their own therapist, I can usually point you toward referrals.
What ages of kids are the parents you see typically dealing with?
The parents I work with have children at many different ages, from new and expecting parents through parents of older teens and adult children. The patterns we work on tend to be more about the parent than about a specific developmental stage.
How long does therapy usually take?
It depends on what you are working on. Many of my clients work with me for several months to a year or more. We talk about pacing, frequency, and goals openly at the start of the work and as we go.
Do you take insurance?
I am out-of-network with insurance. I provide superbills you can submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement, depending on your plan's out-of-network mental health benefits.
Where and how I see clients
In person
11121 Sun Center Drive, Suite F1, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670.
Telehealth
Available to anyone located in California, by secure video.
Service area
Sacramento Metro East, including Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, El Dorado Hills, and Cameron Park for in-person sessions. California-wide by video.
Fees
$170 per 50-minute session. A limited number of sliding-scale spots are available, please ask. I am out-of-network and provide superbills for possible reimbursement.
Take the first step
Support for the person doing the parenting.
The first conversation is fifteen minutes, free, and no paperwork. We talk about what is going on for you and where it makes sense to start.
(916) 337-8714 · amanda@amandamcbee.com