Family Therapy

Family struggles create division and strife.

The family experience can be an incredible journey. Sadly, some families don’t run smoothly and have conflicts that become divisive. Disagreements can arise, and disrespectful words, tones, and actions can follow.

When families are not united but divided, experiencing love, support, joy, and harmony are not likely to occur.

Bonding can’t happen over devices.

Coming home to a quiet house, walking on eggshells, no one talking, and everyone on their devices is no way to bond as a family. When they roll their eyes and complain, asking your children to clean up the kitchen table and prepare for dinner is not appealing.

A common phrase used by your children is, “Why do I always have to do it?”

You don’t want to hear this, especially when your partner chimes in and contradicts your requests. It’s even more annoying when your spouse corrects and criticizes you for not knowing how to talk to the children. Coming home to such chaos is not something you look forward to after work.

Family therapy brings families together.

Most families with unhealthy interaction patterns need to understand the destructive “family dance” before they can address the problem effectively. Every family has a dance or a way they interact with each other. Each person plays a role in the interaction.

In many cases, problems arise from how family members react to other family members’ actions, then the dance begins. My role is to point out the interactions of the family members and help the family understand what is being communicated and understood by all family members.

Next, I will ask about each family member’s needs and how to communicate them. Finally, the family will experience a new dance and interact authentically, expressing what they feel, want, need, and desire.

A family is like a team.

Everyone has value and plays an essential role in a harmonious family dance. When family members don’t feel valued or are treated differently, then problems arise. The best recipe for any family is for all members to share their comfortable and uncomfortable emotions and express their needs.

Don’t let struggles and strife pull your family apart.

Call me today, and I will help you and your family learn new dance steps to bring peace and harmony to your household.