Family Therapy

Please refer to the Children, Teen and Couple pages for additional information.

Family therapy includes work with nuclear families, separated or divorced families, couples, adult siblings, family-of-origin members, extended families and families engaged in a family business. There are many different configurations that make up “family,” and all are welcome.

Families are a funny bunch. They can be our greatest gift and our greatest challenge, often in the span of a few moments time. Whatever stress and strain your family may be experiencing, there is always an opportunity to learn new ways of being together that improve the quality of these most important relationships. Through the healing of emotional wounds, your family can restore a sense of harmony. This is true for relationships that have been strained for awhile, or for those families that are currently experiencing a crisis.

Family therapy seeks to bring the foundation of a loving and functional family back into your home and onto your doorstep. A family therapist can help family members form healthy attachments to one another, supporting and enriching the entire family unit.

Often, in family therapy sessions, we will work on issues using activities that are designed to further communication and bring your relationships to a more expansive and peaceful place, often with play and fun. When children are involved, especially, you can count on sessions that utilize alternative ways of expressing feelings, such as art, collage, writing and drama.

Families in Transition:

Separation, Divorce and/or Blended Families

I often work with many adults and children who are experiencing the painful transition of separation and divorce. Whether the family is new to this process, deep in the throes of it, or just emerging to the other side, I can support you in rebuilding a life for your family where grief, anger, confusion and loss can transform into personal growth and wholeness for everyone.

If you are two families who are seeking support in bringing your families together with respect, caring and connections intact, I can help you to find the channels for doing so. If you have already come together and are experiencing growing pains, we will find avenues of common ground and work to develop cohesion between all family members.