FAMILY COUNSELING

What is Family Counseling?

Learn about Flordia and Utah Family Therapy

Family Therapy is a short-term form of psychotherapy that includes all family members or those who can and are willing to participate. An individual can seek treatment from a family therapist to deal with family relationship conflict. It is a way for a family to get that extra support and help to improve communication and reduce friction. Family therapy can be beneficial when addressing specific problems that are going on with individuals or the family as a group. Family counseling provides a way to examine the family, behaviors, and patterns that may create conflict or misunderstanding. A counselor can help families of any size, no matter how big or small the topics may be. Strengthening families is at the heart of Relate Counseling. We recognize the tremendous influence family interactions can have on individual and family well-being.

When to consider Family Counseling?

Family counseling is beneficial when significant changes are happening in a family. These changes include separation, divorce, remarrying, the death of a loved one, or blended families. Other issues that can be addressed in family therapy have ADHD, bullying, anxiety, depression, trauma, abuse, teen issues, LGBTQ issues, medication management, eating disorders, family or relationship dysfunction, substance abuse, and more. Our therapists are trained to help your problem solve any chaos that may be happening at home, even if it is navigating new roles or relationships. We can help you strengthen your What is Family Counseling?

Family counseling is a short-term form of psychotherapy that includes all family members or those who can and are willing to participate. An individual can seek treatment from a family therapist to deal with family relationship conflict. It is a way for a family to get that extra support and help to improve communication and reduce friction. Family therapy can be beneficial when addressing specific problems that are going on with particular individuals or the family as a group. Family counseling provides a way to examine the family, behaviors, and patterns that may create conflict or misunderstanding. A counselor can help families of any size, no matter how big or small the topics may be. Strengthening families is at the heart of Relate Counseling. We recognize the tremendous influence family interactions can have on individual and family well-being.

Why consider Family Counseling?

While family therapy doesn’t automatically solve family conflict or help you skip to the good parts of your relationships, it can enable you and your family members to understand one another better and equip you to cope with hard things. Family counseling can help the family achieve a sense of togetherness. Families can benefit from therapy when they experience stressful events that may strain or create distance between family members. At Relate Counseling Services, we can promote understanding and collaboration among family members to solve problems and create closeness. Changes are long-lasting when the family system operates together to support the treatment. The secret to keeping a successful family is understanding and identifying the needs of the individual and balancing them with the family unit.

What to expect from UTAH family therapy?

Sessions typically take 50 minutes and are a short term-an average of 12 sessions. The number of sessions a family will need, and the frequency of sessions will depend on a family’s particular situation and the therapist’s recommendation. Family therapy sessions can teach you skills and deepen family connections to help you overcome those trying times. During family therapy, you can expect to examine problem-solving skills and productively express emotions, explore family rules and behavior patterns to identify areas you may be getting stuck, and place your strengths and weaknesses within the family system. Your therapist will create a treatment plan that depends on your family’s situation and available resources.

Parent-Teenager Behavioral Issues

We were all teenagers once, so we can understand how confusing living with a teenager can be. The confusion doesn’t speak to your parenting at all. It is a developmental stage that everyone passes through. People struggle with their emotions until the brain develops fully between ages 22-25. The teenage years are full of emotions, changes, and questions. These changes can be complex for parents to adjust to. You are not alone. A family therapist can help you support your teenager with their mental health, or with communication, and respecting autonomy. At Relate Counseling, we can identify underlying matters in the family that may result in conflict and emotional turmoil and replace them with alternative means of communication that will allow parents and children to voice their concerns in ways that can unite the family.

Parent-child behavior issues

At Relate Counseling, we know you love your kids, but parenting is hard, primarily when children act out. Acting out can result from bullying, eating disorders, abuse, trauma, or other things. Knowing where to turn to for help can be challenging, especially when children keep to themselves or would rather be in their rooms most of the time.

Child behavioral issues are either improved by healthy family dynamics or exacerbated by unhealthy family dynamics. Whether your child is a toddler, elementary school-aged, or a teenager, our relationship therapists can help you focus on family interactions to provide a loving, productive environment.

Coparenting relationship counseling

Co-parenting doesn’t have to be awkward, messy, and challenging. Most people struggle with going from lovers to co-parents. Putting the pain, bitterness, or pettiness from breakups is difficult. Family therapists can help normalize your feelings and help you work together in ways that benefit the kids and your sanity. Family therapists can help you learn how to talk to one another again and be able to move forward and set healthy boundaries on what that could look like. attachment and reduce conflict.

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