Family therapy is a subspecialty of psychotherapy that focuses on the family as the client and the individuals as functional parts of the system.
In order to promote long-lasting change, family therapy aims to build empathy, understanding, and awareness of shared goals but also addresses unmet individual needs creating barriers to achieving the shared goals.
Family Counseling can offer numerous benefits, including improved communication, enhanced problem-solving skills, a better understanding of each other’s needs, increased empathy, and the ability to work together to overcome challenges. The long-term health benefits from less stress in the home and less discord with biological family members are well studied to include less Cortisol, better Cardiac health, and less mental health conditions.
Family Counseling can address various issues such as miscommunications, personal conflicts, parenting challenges, behavioral changes of a family member, life transitions, grief, separations, family blending, etc.