Family Conflict

Family compositions are marked by changes and transitions over time. Often, an outside, neutral perspective can help shake things up in a direction of positive growth. My approach is collaborative and process-oriented, helping family members to better understand one another and discover new tools to tackle the changing landscapes of life together.

Life can become increasingly more difficult when the home becomes a hell. Family therapy can help untangle miscommunication issues, unhealthy boundaries, and overall dysfunction. I work with families with adult children navigate

Looking at family conflict from the lens of generational trauma, I support clients who are navigating issues of the past in their lives today.

Using the Gottman Method I work with finding ways to help families work through a variety of issues.

I work with adult clients who have experienced chronic invalidation, shame, criticism, and/or lack of acceptance from family growing up. Families who exhibit tendencies of a personality disorder, narcissistic tendencies, or who are emotionally immature, may fail to make their child feel seen, heard, and valued. Some children have grown up to feel that emotional volatility, tension, and poor communication skills in their home life are the norm.

I believe that we are made up of the stories of our pasts, but that our pasts do not freeze us in time. My hope is that we can examine how our past experiences, particularly those from our childhood, affect our lives today. From here we can move forward and find ways to integrate and heal from our past.

Families can be complex. We’re taught that families should be a source of unconditional support, but what if they aren’t? It can be hard to give up hope that they’ll ever be who you need them to be. You might feel like you’ve exhausted all options and don’t know where to go from here with members of your family. You might feel guilt around the way things have worked out. Therapy can help you decide what to do with the feelings you feel and find ways to move forward that are right for you.

Are you struggling to be seen or heard in your family? Do you wish you had more positive ways of interacting with your loved ones? Would you like to find new strategies for parenting your child or connecting with your teen? My work with families centers around reducing conflict and deepening connections throughout the family system by helping increase family members' capacities to communicate wants, needs, and feelings and helping create a family culture of openness and respect.

I enjoy working with adult children and their parents to help open the lines of communication and change old relationship patterns. I think adulthood is a great time to work on re-working relationships with parents and siblings so you can have healthier connections going forward.

Parents often unknowingly bring their own issues into their children's lives. And at the same time, children come into this world with their own temperament & are impacted by their own experiences that can contribute to family dynamics. I help family members truly see, hear, know & understand one another. I help parents develop healthy empathic relationships with their children, which helps the children feel loved, supported & respected. The result is greater harmony and ease in the family.

I utilize family therapy sessions to discuss and address unwanted patterns, conflict, communication difficulties, or outside stressors that may be impacting a family. Collaboration is a key part of this process, as each family member deserves to feel heard and understood as they attempt to make changes that improve their own daily experience and their family's.

Conflict within families is normal, but not everyone knows that! I try to normalize the presence of conflict and guide families (and partnerships) to healthy conflict resolution.

It is difficult to heal when someone from our families may cause us to resort back to unhealthy relationship patterns. I like to explore family dynamics first to see if this person might be a trigger without even realizing it. If you feel this way, then perhaps we can explore ways to identify what a comfortable boundary is for you to set. Family therapy may also be an option if all parties are open to improving this relationship.

Facing challenges in relationships and feeling disconnected is tough. I want you to know that you're not alone in this. Together, we can explore these issues and find ways to bridge the gap between you and your loved ones. Let's work on understanding your needs, improving communication, and rebuilding those vital connections. You deserve to feel valued and connected in your relationships, and I'm here to support you every step of the way.

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the unspoken and agreed-upon relationship/marital norms. For many of us, couples who spent all day at work are now spending most of their time working from home. For many families, couples who are not privileged to work from home are coping with the stress of the added risk of contracting COVID-19. Many of us are also struggling with our family income being negatively impacted due to the pandemic.