Family Therapy

Center City, Philadelphia and Online in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

 

Family Therapy

Has your family been experiencing stress? More arguing than usual? Miscommunications? Explosions of anger? Family therapy can help get you and your loved ones back on track and open back up those lines of communication that help you take care of one another. Not sure if family therapy is for you? Here’s how it works and how it can help:

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What Is Family Therapy?

Family therapy is a type of psychotherapy or counseling that is used as a tool to improve inter-family communication. Family therapy is typically a short-term type of therapy, though individual members of the family may be in long-term therapy on their own or as a couple.

Sessions are led by an experienced therapist, who will help to ensure all members of the family are heard and respected. Including all family members that are willing to participate, family therapy can teach you to deepen family ties and connection, improve communication during times of stress or turmoil, and help to resolve conflict both past, present, and future. 

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How Family Therapy Can Help Everyone

Communication between family members isn’t always easy, especially when life isn’t going to plan.

Times of stress or grief can trigger conflict and misunderstanding, creating more chaos within the family and making it difficult for there to be any kind of resolution.Family therapy can help to illuminate the needs of everyone in the family and improve troubled relationships between parents, children, partners, siblings, and so on. 

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When Is Family Therapy Beneficial? 

In many cases, families seek out help from a family counselor after a traumatic event to help all members of the family to cope.

In some cases, the entire family may be experiencing something stressful or painful, like a death in the family or arguing between individuals. In other cases, families may seek out therapy to support a specific member of the family, for example, someone experiencing serious mental illness symptoms or suffering from substance abuse.

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Family therapy can help you and your family members understand each other better and develop healthier coping skills for future stressful events. After family therapy, you and your family should be better equipped to support one another. With the help of an experienced family therapist, your family could change how they communicate for the better and become happier, closer, and more secure even after trauma.