Family Therapy
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.” ― Rick Riordan
The quality of our family relationships (or lack of) has a huge impact on every facet of our lives. As human beings we are wired to connect with the important people in our lives, and when there is a disconnect, we long for that safe, secure base of loving family. We find ourselves repeating the same mistakes repeatedly, overwhelmed, frustrated and confused about how to break the negative cycles. This is where family therapy can make a difference.
- Family therapy is for adult siblings who struggle to get along, and just want a normal, drama-free relationship. We often see siblings working together in a family business, who need help managing their roles within the company.
- Family therapy is for parents and adult children who have come to an impasse, after years of misunderstandings and conflict. Or it may be just a recent event, such as a wedding, divorce, family holiday disaster or recent death in the family that created the conflict.
- Family therapy is for adult children who cut off relationships with their parents due to unhealthy dynamics, and are ready to try again, with the help of professionals.
- Family therapy is for divorced parents wanting to have a better relationship with their children, which we call “Family Reunification.”
- Family therapy is for In-Laws wanting to have a better relationship with spouses of their adult children, sometimes after a divorce. This is important for the children to have good relationships with grandparents on both sides.
- Family therapy is for adult siblings needing to deal with aging, elderly parents. It’s a time of big decisions with regards to health care, living arrangements and financial management of the estate. A family therapist can guide these discussions to avoid anger and frustration.
- Family therapy can help to grieve a death in the family, with empathy and compassion. This can be done in a group session, allowing each family member to be seen and heard. Our experience with bereavement can guide these sessions to be healing.
There’s no need to suffer with your family relationships any longer. Call today to get help from a highly trained family therapy professional.
