Family Therapy

Everyone in the family makes a difference in the family. Working together and finding out what needs to be broken will began a healthier path.

I provide family therapy and parent-based SPACE therapy. Please see the My Background and Approach section for more information regarding this specialty.

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!

Develop empathic understanding of all family members perspectives

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.

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.

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.

I received formal training in family therapy using a systemic approach. I have experience working with multigenerational families on a variety of issues.

Family therapy is beneficial at appropriate times. I work with the client and family to works towards solutions best for all involved, rather than living in a problem. It is a great process to watch grow and learn as individuals as well as a family.

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.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I think systemically about how issues effect the family. For instance, if a teen and their parent(s) are experiencing conflict, what is everyone's role in that conflict and the family system? How can we unpack and change patterns of communication that may be harmful or passed down generationally? I enjoy helping clients think creatively about conflicts where they might feel stuck.

I've worked as both a therapist and supervisor of intensive home-based family therapy services, and I have taught graduate-level counseling courses in family therapy for many years.

I provide family therapy as a stand-alone service or (when clinically indicated) as an adjunctive intervention for my individual therapy patients. Please see the My Background and Approach section for more information regarding this specialty.

Therapy helps all who are touched when a child, parent, or partner shares information about their sexual or gender identity that was previously unrecognized or hidden. My presence can provide a stabilizing and affirming environment for families and family members that are engaged in struggles to differentiate and adapt to any type of identity, orientation or other lifestyle change.

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

Integrating family into the work with children and adolescents is key and family therapy is a big part of the work I do. For young people struggling with disordered eating, I am also trained in Family Based Therapy specifically for supporting families in feeding their child.