7 Common solutions for family challenges you may have tried but haven’t worked for you and why
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What does work?
What does work?
Family therapy works.
A therapist trained specifically in family therapy is able to assess how to most efficiently support your family. Family therapy is a process in which most or all family members join to discuss or address a family challenge.
Sometimes simply the act of talking openly about a family challenge brings profound change. Sometimes families need some specific support to ensure the family can successful talk about a challenge.
A family therapist will be able to recognize how a family may need some support to be able to communicate effectively. Communication with a facilitator works much better than stumbling through emotional or complicated terrain.
A family therapist will be able to assess whether or not additional supports may be useful for individual members of the family, such as individual therapy, physical therapy, or improved communication skills. A family therapist will assess for and support healthy family relationships as well.
It is very common for families to get stuck in certain developmental stages and then need some support for how to adjust to their current circumstances. As families move through transitions such as divorce or grief, having a knowledgeable and supportive advocate is invaluable. Families that have support through such transitions move through them easily and quickly, toward settling into their new routine. This greatly benefits all, especially children.
One aspect of family therapy that can be helpful is the therapist’s ability to assess whether family member’s reactions to transitions are typical or not. If not typical, the therapist can support the individual to move toward less stressful experience.
In treating children, family therapy brings the most change. Although it often appears that children and adolescents hold a tremendous amount of power in your family, they should not lead the change within a family. Therefore, if you are seeking therapy for your child or teen, seeking a family therapy is much more effective. This will bring the most sustained efficient change for not only your child or teen but for the family overall.
Why who we are and our unique approach will work for you
Our unique approach
Our skilled therapists have been trained and practiced in family-systems. A family-systems approach seeks to avoid blaming or diagnosing any one person because problems are seen as the result of the relationship dynamics within the system.
We also have chosen our experienced therapists with great care. The therapists at Family Ties Counseling Center know a lot about how to be in relationship. Just as important as their education and training is their capacity to be authentic, compassionate and insightful.
Our Values
Collectively, we have over several decades of experience working extensively with adults and children, families and couples.
We have clearly observed some common values held by those who were helped the most.
If you connect with our values listed below, then you will most likely benefit from our approach at Family Ties Counseling Center:
- Inclusion
- Truth
- Prioritizing Closeness & Connection
- Open to Change
- Good Enough Parenting
- Willing to Get Help
- Strive for Love & Respect
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