Family therapy focuses on improving communication, solving family problems, understanding and handling special family situations, and creating a better functioning home environment. In our sessions together, I help create a safe, non-judgmental space where families have the opportunity to learn new ways of communication with one another, listen in a more constructive way, learn from one another and mutually agree on decisions. I work collaboratively to help family members get to the root of the problems and create goals and an action plan.
Here are just a few of the issues commonly addressed in family therapy:
- Difficulty communicating or expressing emotions
- Conflicts between siblings
- Inconsistent parenting
- Marital problems
- Developing a functional and healthy relationship following a divorce
- Adapting to a major change
- Dealing with a chronic illness or death in the family
