Family & Relationship Therapy

Family Therapy

Family therapy deals with issues that involve the family as a unit. Counseling is focused on behavior or communication problems involving parents and children or adolescents. The aim is to change habitual ineffective interactions. Specific problems may include:

Family conflict Family communication deficits Parenting skills Adjusting to step/blended families Drug and alcohol abuse		Elder care Health crises Financial crises Relationship enhancement Old resentments
Behavior disorders Verbal/physical abuse Adjusting to divorce

Marital and Relationship Counseling

In couples' counseling, the relationship rather than the individual is the focus of therapy. For this reason, medical insurance may not cover this service. It is useful to couples contemplating marriage, new marriages under stress, healing damaged relationships and strengthening good relationships. Counseling for relationships includes:

Communication skills Dual career issues Separation and Divorce Premarital counseling

Problem solving Recovery from infidelity Parenting conflicts Sexual dysfunction