“I have been bent and broken but I hope into a better shape”

- Charles Dickens

Family therapy uses a variety of therapeutic approaches to address and resolve family issues. By exploring the past, it helps heal the present and works to reshape the family system, improving how relationships are interconnected.

Family therapy is an effective tool for fostering and maintaining healthy, functional family connections. It requires a licensed clinician, and services are only available within the state where the therapist is licensed.

For us, that means North Carolina.

Family Therapy Benefits

  • Creating and maintaining healthier boundaries in relationships.

  • Developing healthier listening and responding skills through effective active listening and solution-focused conversations.

  • Deepening family relationships by focusing on cooperation, connection, respect.

  • Evaluating, prioritizing, and reorganizing the amount of time afforded to each individual and family.

  • Identifying and utilizing various coping skills to navigate everyday life.

Typical Family Therapy Topics

Family System Strains

Depression & Anxiety and its Effect on the Family

Bullying

Childhood Obesity

Mental Illness in Children

Adoption

Infertility

Childhood Behavioral and Emotional Disorders

Divorce Adjustment and Transition Issues

Bereavement

Caregiving for Later Life Adult