Family Therapy

Families hurt for so many reasons.

“You NEVER LISTEN! How can I talk if you NEVER LISTEN!”

“How do I tell my family about this? I’m so scared….”

“Where do we go from here? The affair is over, but what’s next? I’m not even sure I want to stay married anymore…”

Conflict in the family, changes in jobs or education, infidelity. These are just a few of the reasons people seek family therapy.

Hurt people hurt people. How do you stop the cycle of pain?

Turmoil makes it hard to heal.

Pain is inevitable.

Life brings changes that are uncomfortable: illness, financial woes, and death.

Life brings changes that feel unbearable: rejection, abuse, and conflict.

While pain is inevitable, suffering is not.

Here’s why you need family therapy…

It provides a space for honest conversations, problem-solving, and relationship restoration.

It’s where you can address sibling rivalry, blended families, divorce recovery, and grief.

Family therapy also complements individual therapy for family members trying to support someone with severe mental illness, suicidality, or other traumas.

This is what we’ll do…

Emotional distress becomes a negative feedback loop.

Take Jill*: her 76-year-old mother has COPD and Stage 3 kidney cancer. Jill also has three children, ages 3, 12, and 14. And Jill’s partner travels four out of seven days weekly for work.

Jill came to me for support after her mother’s cancer diagnosis. Our family sessions include Jill, her oldest son, and her oldest daughter.

We talk about fears of death, Jill’s adjustment to being an adult caregiver, and difficulty navigating her relationships with her siblings, none of whom want to be involved in mom’s care.

Her oldest son feels he has to take on the responsibilities around the house, including getting a job to help with bills. Jill wants him to be a kid and let the adults do all the worrying. Her oldest daughter is 12 and resents the additional responsibilities of caring for her youngest sister, “who gets away with murder since mom isn’t home as much.”

Jill often breaks down during sessions, but lately, her tears are more out of relief that the family has a place to talk about their feelings. The kids are making progress, learning to be kids still and help out so mom isn’t as overwhelmed. Jill still struggles with communicating with her siblings and is working through some resentments toward her mother related to caregiving expectations. But she’s working on it.

Progress. Not perfection.

You don’t have to go it alone.

Call me for a free 15-minute consultation: (928)-968-3219. Together we can explore your burdens and how family therapy is a solution.

I’m here and ready to work with you and your family to help you bring about the change you need to move beyond surviving and into thriving.

*The name and story above are a composite narrative and do not reflect an actual client.