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Family Therapy
When a child is struggling with issues in life, the whole family can be affected. Counseling is not just for one person having difficulties — rather, it is a combined group effort within the family. Whether you or your loved one is experiencing anxiety, depression or trauma, we can help. Courageous Kids Counseling takes the time to understand exactly what is bothering your children and provides support throughout the entire process.
We can work with individuals and the entire family to help everyone understand one another and develop new ways to communicate. Therapy can help create a supportive environment where family members help each other to promote everyone’s health and well-being.
As life becomes more challenging and your family goes through the ups and downs, Courageous Kids Counseling is here to provide compassionate counseling and family therapy. Continue reading to learn about our family therapy services, some common goals of counseling sessions and the benefit they can have for you and your family.
What Is Family Therapy?
Family therapy is a form of psychotherapy designed to reduce conflict and distress by improving interactions between family members. Typically, family members are brought together for each therapy session, though some members may also see a family therapist individually.
Family therapy examines problems as patterns that need to be adjusted rather than centering on a specific member’s actions. Therapy can be effective in helping family members adjust to struggles with divorce, addiction, medical issues or a mental health diagnosis. Family therapy can also be used to improve communication and reduce conflict.
People seeking family therapy services have grown since 1970, with family therapists treating over 1.8 million people at any given time.
Common Reasons for Family Therapy
There are many reasons you might be prompted to seek family counseling services, including:
- Issues in school
- The sudden loss of a family member
- A serious medical diagnosis
- Divorce or separation
- Child and adult mental health issues
- Self-harm
- Moving
- Experiencing a natural disaster
- Drug or alcohol misuse
- The incarceration of a parent
How Do Our Family Counseling Services Work?
Family therapy services work by providing a personalized approach to your family’s unique situation. You and your loved one will work with highly experienced and trained mental health professionals. We’ll create a plan to help solve your unique problem, taking your family’s history and specific issues into account.
In therapy, you can expect to:
- Examine your family’s ability to solve problems.
- Productively express your feelings and thoughts.
- Explore family roles, behavior patterns and what issues might contribute to conflict.
- Identify your family’s strengths and weaknesses, including the ability to care for one another or the inability to confide in each other.
The number of therapy sessions needed will depend on your family’s exact situation and the therapist’s recommendation. Common goals and approaches of therapy include:
- Developing and maintaining healthy boundaries
- Promoting problem-solving
- Helping family members get a better understanding of family dynamics
- Building empathy
- Reducing conflict within the family
- Addressing dysfunctional interactions
- Facilitating togetherness and communication
Family therapy won’t automatically solve family conflicts or make unpleasant issues disappear. But it can help you and your family members understand each other better and provide the skills for coping with challenging situations more effectively. Family counseling services can also help families achieve a sense of togetherness.
Benefits of Family Therapy
Family therapy services can provide the following benefits for you and your family:
- Learn coping mechanisms to help with anxiety, depression and trauma: These strategies will create more positive thinking and help family members develop better responses to situations, find more pleasure in life and more.
- Improve communication: Therapists can help you develop more effective ways to socialize with peers and adults and better handle social situations.
- Repair and strengthen relationships: Therapists can help you repair relationships and find new ways to feel motivated without punishment and bribery. This will help your child listen and communicate better with you.
- Cope better with significant life changes: We can help you through a divorce, moving or other life changes by creating healthy ways to deal with emotions and guiding you through tough transitions.
- Offer insight and understanding: Therapy can help your family understand one another better by providing insight into each person’s struggles. We can also help you develop strategies for handling conflict.
Our family therapy can help you effectively deal with a range of problems, including attachment issues, eating disorders, child abuse or school-related difficulties. We can also teach you ways you cope with new realities, such as divorce or moving homes.
Get Family Therapy in New York at Courageous Kids Counseling
Your family will function better with the help of everyone in it. As life becomes more challenging and your family goes through ups and downs, Courageous Kids Counseling is here to provide compassionate counseling and family therapy in New York.
Whether you or a loved one is experiencing anxiety, depression or trauma, therapy can help you understand precisely what is bothering you and provide support throughout the entire process. At Courageous Kids, we even offer online family therapy sessions for your convenience. We can uncover the problems that may impact your family’s health and well-being while moving you toward a place of peace and happiness.
For family counseling services, schedule an appointment today.
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In our work together, we will uncover what is missing from your child’s life, what’s holding them back in worry and despair, and what are the ways we can help them move toward a place of happiness and fulfillment.
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