Stress and Burnout in a Hyper-Connected World

Online Therapy for Stressed Parents in California

If you’re a working parent trying to hold it all together, I see you.

You love your kids, care deeply about doing right by them, and still—the stress is relentless. Between managing your child’s needs, navigating complex behaviors, keeping up with work demands, and barely having time for yourself, life can feel like a never-ending pressure cooker.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience—and as a recovering strict parent myself—I help parents across California who are raising complex and neurodivergent kids feel less alone, less reactive, and more connected. Through online parent therapy in California, I offer a safe space to untangle your overwhelm, rediscover your footing, and reconnect with the kind of parent you want to be.

Parenting and Professional Life Shouldn’t Feel Like Surviving

You’re doing everything "right," and still it feels like you’re always one meltdown away from the edge. Maybe your child is gifted, ADHD, autistic, or has developmental trauma—and their behaviors leave you baffled, drained, and worried. You’re not sleeping. You’re snapping at your partner. You’re barely holding it together at work.

You are not failing. You’re raising a child who needs more support than most. And you’re trying to do it in a world that offers very little help.

This isn’t just stress—it’s emotional burnout. And you don’t have to wait for a full collapse to get support.

Why Online Therapy Works for Working Parents

At Welcome Home Family Therapy, I provide online therapy for parenting stress in California so you can get support without adding more chaos to your week.

My virtual private practice is built around your reality. Whether you’re squeezing in sessions during your lunch break or logging in from your car between pickups and Zoom meetings, you’ll get:

• Flexible scheduling that works around your family’s needs

• Privacy and convenience—no commute, no wait

• Therapy that meets you where you are: in your home, your role, your overwhelm

Online therapy gives you access to healing in real life—not in some idealized version of it.

What Parent Therapy Can Actually Look Like

This isn’t just talk therapy. It’s practical, compassionate work that helps you show up for your child in ways that feel connected and aligned with your values.

Rooted in trauma-informed therapy, polyvagal theory, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and interpersonal neurobiology, our work will focus on:

• Identifying your emotional triggers as a parent

• Learning to regulate your nervous system

• Practicing co-regulation and connection-based parenting

• Healing your own childhood wounds that show up in parenting

• Setting boundaries and routines that reduce chaos and conflict

You’ll feel less reactive. More present. And more in tune with your child’s needs and your own.

Who I Help

I specialize in online parent therapy in California for:

• Parents of gifted, 2e, ADHD, autistic, and highly sensitive children

• Parents navigating big, baffling behaviors and emotional dysregulation

• Working moms and dads juggling careers and high-needs kids

• Couples who are coparenting but still feeling stuck

• Parents who are burned out, heartbroken, and still holding on

Whether you’re the calm one, the overwhelmed one, or both, this space is for you.

FAQs: Online Therapy for Parenting in California

What is online parent therapy?

Online parent therapy is support for YOU—the parent—as you navigate the challenges of raising a complex or neurodivergent child. It focuses on your nervous system, your strategies, your healing.

How does online therapy work for parenting support?

We meet via a secure video platform from anywhere in California. I provide real-time, actionable support to help you understand your child’s behavior and parent from a calmer, more regulated place.

Is this therapy for the child too?

This therapy is parent-focused. When parents shift, the whole family shifts. I help you become the healer in your home.

Can I do this if both parents are working full-time?

Yes. I offer early mornings, lunch breaks, and evening appointments that fit real life. You don’t have to choose between support and your job.

Is online therapy effective?

Yes—especially for parenting work. You’re in your environment, and we can explore real situations as they happen. Many of my clients prefer online therapy for this reason.

Do you accept insurance?

I’m a private-pay provider. This allows us to focus on what you need—not what insurance limits. I can provide a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement.

My motto: I help parents become the healers in the home.

You Deserve Support: Contact Abby

We will have a brief screening phone call and if it feels right, we will schedule an hour-long, free phone consultation to see if we are a good match for therapy. This is my offering to you, at a time when you are struggling the most.

Book a free Discovery Call: here