Family Therapy

I have done family therapy in a traditional office setting, as well as Intensive Family Intervention, for families in crisis, conducted at home, school, or in the community in order to strengthen and stabilize the family, their home environment, and prevent out-of-home placements like hospitalization or incarceration.

Even when working with individuals, it's important to understand family dynamics. We are not completely separate from our families of origin (who we grow up with), despite our best efforts. Family therapists are curious about what you learned from your family about relationships, apologizing, gender roles, sexuality, apologizing, boundaries, and so much more. That doesn't mean every session is about your family, but when it's important we talk about it.

I love working with family clients, due to the opportunity for richer relationships and healing from generational patterns. I help families break ineffective cycles of communication that move them farther apart rather than closer together.

I have been working with couples and families for my entire career. I have developed an effective approach to help families ands couples stop blaming and to develop a solutions-focus. We can work on effective conflict resolution so that partners and families are able to reconnect as partners/groups.

Family therapy can include adult siblings with their parents or teenagers with their parents or adult siblings alone. Through structure-guided conversation, whatever issues have created difficulties in the family, they can begin to heal.

With four years of experience in family therapy, I specialize in structural and strategic family approaches to help families build healthier interactions and boundaries. These evidence-based methods are particularly effective in helping families navigate complex issues and foster a supportive environment that encourages growth and resilience.

As a PhD student in marriage and family therapy, I am consistently learning new, cutting edge techniques from the master's in the field. Some of the master clinicians I have worked with are Dr. Linda Metcalf (Narrative and Solution Focused Therapy), Dr. Meichenbaum (the father of CBT), Dr. David Keith (Symbolic Experiential Family Therapy), Elliot Connie (Solution Focused Brief Therapy) and Dr. Travis Heath (Narrative therapy).

Goals of family therapy often include improving the communication, solving family problems, understanding and handling special family situations, and creating a better functioning home environment.

We provide therapy services to children, adolescents, and families . We also work with parents in supporting their children.

There are various fictions floating around about what it takes to be a perfect family. However, the emphasis on perfect is destructive, because it’s an impossible goal. The point is more to have a loving, well-functioning family where kids are cherished and supported to become thriving, fulfilled adults who themselves know how to have good (not perfect) relationships. This always requires constant adaptation and tinkering. I love working with motivated families!

The goals of Reunification Family Therapy, regardless of the jurisdiction, are generally centered around promoting healthy and positive parent-child relationships, facilitating the reunification process, and supporting the well-being of all family members involved. Here are some common goals of reunification therapy: Rebuilding Parent-Child Bonds. Addressing Emotional and Psychological Challenges. Promoting Healthy Communication.Providing Education and Support. Enhancing the Child's Well-being.

Develop empathic understanding of all family members perspectives

I have 2 years post masters training in family therapy. I am an approved supervisor with the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy ( AAMFT). I have been a practicing family therapist for over 30 years. Besides therapy, I have provided supervision, consultation, and training in working with families in various settings both here and abroad