“Why family therapy…because it deals with family pain.”
~Virginia Satir
Family Therapy
Family therapy is a form of treatment that views problems and treatment in the context of interactions among family members. In a family, no one’s actions, behaviors, or feelings occur in isolation - they both affect and are affected by the people around them. The process is cyclical and, at times, can spin pretty far out of control!
Have you ever found your family stuck in a cycle of tension or arguing that feels so ongoing that you don’t even know what you’re arguing about anymore? Patterns start to get defined, feelings get hurt, and people begin habitually reacting rather than listening and responding.
Having a neutral third party in family counseling to help pause, reflect, reset, and bring an outside perspective can make an enormous difference in family functioning and everyone’s well-being. Family members have an opportunity to feel heard and share their experiences and perspectives in a safe and respectful space, while the therapist can help identify patterns and dynamics that may be difficult to recognize when you’re living in the middle of them.
At Resilience Family Therapy, we have extensive experience working with families with children and teens through a wide range of challenges. You don’t have to figure this out alone. Schedule a free consultation to tell us a little about what’s happening in your family and see how we might be able to help.
We offer family counseling in a number of forms:
Family therapy with parents and children together as the primary form of treatment
Family therapy in conjunction with your child or teen receiving individual therapy
Parent only sessions, either on their own or as a component of your child or teen’s individual therapy
Parent sessions may focus on modeling healthy responses and coping skills; understanding patterns of reinforcement; developing effective boundaries, rewards, and consequences; learning strategies for remaining regulated during difficult interactions; understanding your child’s diagnosis or needs; and learning how to reinforce skills your child is developing in therapy.
They can also simply provide parents with a safe, nonjudgmental place to talk honestly about how hard parenting can sometimes be. Having space for your own experience, struggles, frustrations, and emotions can lift some of the heaviness and help turn hopelessness into hope.
I am a parent, too!
I know firsthand just how hard and how joyful parenting can be. I believe it is the single most rewarding and challenging job in the world! I also know, because of my experience as a mother, just how difficult some of the things I may ask you to do are! But I do so because I know they work! And I am here to support you and walk by your side to help you until you can help yourself! Give me a call today to schedule a free 20 minute consultation to see what kind of family-based therapy might be a good fit for your family! Or click the link below to schedule that consult directly through my convenient online scheduler,