Family counseling can be a very powerful experience. It can be an opportunity for a family to learn, grow and heal. Many times a family comes in thinking the problem is a particular person or situation and through the work we do, they discover that a family is very much about the sum of all its interacting, working and non-working parts.

I work with a variety of family issues. Sometimes families come to me because they are experiencing unclear or conflicting rules, roles and expectations. Many times family members are wanting clearer, direct and more compassionate communication. Often families struggle with intergenerational pain around grief, transition and loss and need a therapist’s guidance to work through their pain. Sometimes families are stuck in unhealthy conflict driven patterns and require tools to better manage and resolve their conflict. I also see parents who come into family therapy to learn and develop effective styles of parenting and constructive ways to discipline. ?In today’s modern society many families are a result of two different families blending and they come in to work on issues arising from this blending. ?The results of family therapy can be very beneficial and often provide better emotional connection between and among family members.

Below are examples of some of the matters we can address in family counseling:

•  Divorce and Blended Families
•  Family Conflict
• LGBT Families
• Intergenerational Family Pain
• Family Grief, loss and transition
• Parenting Strategies
• Sibling Relationships