What is Family Therapy? 

Family therapy (for parents and children, siblings, grandparents and grandchildren, adoptive or foster families) is a process through which family members partner with a counselor to improve interaction and communication and reduce distress and conflict. A family is a system.   When a family system breaks down, it can lead to difficulties with just about every aspect of your daily life. When your family unit is divided, no longer communicating well, dealing with a loss, or addressing any number of struggles, a skilled family therapist can help.  From a breakdown in communication to a rift in the family due to divorce, a family therapist can help you reestablish a successful and thriving family system.  

 

Parent-Child Relational Problems 

Whether we’re discussing a lack of initial bonding or a breakdown in the relationship between one or more parent and child, working through the problems that lead to relational rifts is important to repairing the family dynamic. Throughout the course of family therapy, we can help parents and children communicate more effectively, develop the tools to work together, and hopefully, create fulfilling relationships that will last throughout your lives. 

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Parenting Issues 

Sometimes, children’s behavioral issues are a symptom of a greater underlying concern that needs to be addressed. As part of the process of improving the family system, we will work with parents to develop the skills to help their children grow into healthy productive members of their families and communities.

 

Working Through Divorce 

Divorce is difficult for parents and children alike, but this a familial wound that can be healed. Working with a family therapist, you can begin to create new, thriving family systems after divorce or separation.