Family Counseling
Family dynamics can be complicated and difficult to navigate.
There are many life events that can cause a family to fragment or to disconnect. To name a few of these: the aftermath of an Affair or Divorce; Blended family challenges after a parent remarries again; Relational Issues or Mediation; Parenting Strategies; Sibling Rivalry Issues; or Adult-child Estrangement.
As a relationship expert, I can help you navigate these unique family dynamics and build new, stronger connections.
Why Is Family & Couples Counseling Important?
The family is the first and primary place of development, learning, and attachment for individuals as they enter the world. Family therapy and couples counseling are important to help both the family unit and individual members within it.
Family and couples counseling can help with:
Communication problems
Stressful life events such as divorce, job loss, career transition, moves, loss of a family member
Mental health issues including substance abuse
Traumatic events such as high-jacking, school shootings, terrorism
Psychoeducation for parents, couples, and children
Academic and behavior problems
Setting goals, making future plans, and solving problems
Families and couples who seek counseling can improve communication, decrease the likelihood of divorce, and strengthen child–parent bonds in as few as eight sessions (Beels, 2002).
Counseling can address major issues within relationships and help individuals within a family system by working with multiple members at once. Creating strong relationships and families is important not only for the specific clients involved, but also for the community and society at large.
Relational challenges:
Affair or Divorce Recovery & Rebuilding
Mediation between Ex-spouses or Ex-families
Blended Family Challenges/Effective Step Parenting
Parental challenges:
Parenting Strategies across the Lifespan; Sibling Rivalry
Step-parenting Support and Strategies
Family transitions After Children Leave the Nest
Adult-child estrangement Issues
Let’s reunite Your Family!
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