Anjeli Desmond (she/her)

I support parents during pregnancy, postpartum, and the transition to parenthood, particularly when anxiety, stress, difficult birth or NICU experiences, or concerns about bonding and attachment make this period harder than expected. My work focuses on both caregiver well-being and the developing parent-child relationship.

I help parents understand what is driving their child’s behavior and respond in ways that are both warm and effective. Parent coaching can address tantrums, challenging behavior, anxiety, emotional regulation, routines, sleep, feeding, and toileting. I emphasize practical strategies that fit your actual child and family—not one-size-fits-all parenting advice.

I specialize in infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and young children experiencing emotional, behavioral, developmental, or adjustment difficulties. Common concerns include anxiety, tantrums, disruptive behavior, separation difficulties, trauma, medical stress, and problems with sleep, feeding, or toileting. Treatment often actively involves caregivers through parent coaching or parent-child therapy such as PCIT or CPP.

I view young children’s emotional and behavioral concerns in the context of their relationships and family environment. I use evidence-based dyadic approaches, including Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), to strengthen parent-child relationships, improve behavior and regulation, and help families recover from stressful or traumatic experiences.

I use developmentally appropriate CBT principles to help children and parents understand connections between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. With young children, this often means working primarily with caregivers to change patterns that may unintentionally maintain anxiety or challenging behavior and to help children gradually build coping skills and confidence.

Parent coaching is a central part of my practice. I help caregivers understand why a behavior is happening and develop concrete strategies they can use in everyday life. Coaching may address tantrums, disruptive behavior, anxiety, emotional regulation, sleep, feeding, toileting, routines, and other common early childhood challenges.