Family Counseling

Is your family going through difficult times? Whether the issue itself, stems from a lack of understanding between those involved, developmental disagreements with a child, a challenging situation, or unhealthy boundaries, it can have an effect on the entire family. Family counseling can be helpful when problems arise and can help restore and improve communication.

 Some situations that may benefit from family counseling include:

• If a family is going through a loss.
• If a family member is suffering from substance abuse
• Issues between parents (parenting styles or going through a divorce)
• If a teenager is experiencing behavior issues 
• Parent/child conflict

How can family counseling help?

Family counseling can help open up a line of dialogue and communication and can help family members understand each other’s perspectives. During the counseling sessions, each member has the ability to learn ways of communicating better, as well as developing techniques to de-escalate arguments while making sure that everybody is getting heard. Gain support and tools for parenting problems such as conflicting parenting styles, rule enforcement, and remaining consistent with your child once the rules are established.

How is it accomplished?

Family therapy or counseling can be used in addition to individual treatment. The goal is to improve relationships and improve methods of communication and conflict resolution. Families are a unique ecosystem, and issues affecting one member of a family can reverberate and affect the whole unit. Additional benefits of this type of counseling are that in some instances, the sessions can heal emotional wounds in a short period of time.