You’re doing your best. You’re exhausted.
We’re hear to help.
Everyone Needs Support.
Parenting can bring out the deepest love—and the deepest overwhelm. Whether you’re raising a neurodivergent child, navigating complex behavior, co-parenting after separation, or just trying to hold it all together, we see how heavy it can get. You’re not failing. You’re just doing the impossible without enough support.
At Black Onyx, we offer therapy for parents who want to show up with more compassion, capacity, and clarity—not perfection.
Therapy for Parents
Is This You?
You might benefit from therapy if you:
Feel like you’re constantly triggered, burned out, or shutting down
Struggle with guilt, shame, or self-doubt around your parenting
Are navigating a diagnosis or complex emotional needs in your child
Want to break generational cycles and parent differently than you were raised
Are juggling parenting with trauma, anxiety, or ADHD
Need a safe space to vent, cry, regroup, and heal
We help people like you!
There’s no perfect time to ask for help—only the moment you decide you’re worthy of it. Therapy can support you when you feel:
Chronically overwhelmed or dysregulated
Disconnected from your partner, child, or yourself
Reactive in ways that don’t feel like you
Unsure how to support your child’s emotional needs
Desperate for space that’s just for you
Meet Our Team!
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Mary Hugessen
BSW, MSW, RSW, PhD Student & Founder
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Tori Lewis
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, PhD Student
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Mousumi Saha
Registered Psychotherapist
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Jessica Smith
Registered Psychotherapist
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Lisa Jaques
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
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Roger Chapman
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
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Christian Kleiser
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
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Shaee Dupuis
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Student Therapist
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Laura Merucci
BSW, MSW Student Therapist
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Natasha May
Registered Psychotherapist
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Lisa Vanderpas
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
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Roberta McLelland
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW