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Possible family issues
Family issues that we deal with could be
- Communication difficulties
- Frequent arguments
- Different expectations or unbalanced family values
- Financial stress or career pressures are influencing family harmony
- Conflict about drug or alcohol use
- Disagreements about parenting style
- Unfulfilled emotional needs, feeling neglected or hurt
- Insecurity, self esteem, self validation
- Shame, blame, humiliation
- Bullying
FAQ
Are you wondering if your family is healthy?
- Do you wonder ‘does family system therapy work?'
- Do you find yourself caught up in behaviours you find unacceptable and you don’t know how to change them?
- Are you living with a controlling parent or other family member?
- Are you struggling to come to terms with a significant life change?
- You know what you ‘should’ be doing but struggle to do it?
- Are you regularly saying or thinking ‘I want to run away as far as I can?’
- Am I a bad partner/sister/grandparent and I mess up my family?
In therapy we discuss:
Resentment when expectations are repeatedly not met over time in your family
- Communication difficulties between family members
- How to go into a holiday event and not come out angry with your aunty
- Painful emotional sensitivities triggered
- Repetitive and constant themes during conflicts together
- Divorce, step parenting, change of the structure
- Mismatched desires and needs
- Anxiety around being open and honest to your parent/grandparents/siblings
- Feelings of loneliness, fear, grief, shame and isolation
- Making time for scheduling fun times together
- Untruthfulness
- Struggles in navigating the integration of step children or/and in-laws
- Questioning or considering escaping to another country or getting married to escape the situation
Tips to bring your family together
- Don’t stew on your anger. Communicate in a constructive, positive manner straight away
- Practice listening. Hear between the lines, and understand what your parent/grandparent/sibling is really saying
- Monitor the health of your family. Establish family time. Consider time commitments. Share household family commitments(chores). Encourage mutual support. Schedule downtime. Schedule family meetings and allow everyone to have a say. Let your son/daughter/parents choose the activity.
- Say Thank You! Tell your Father(family member) 5 things you like about them! Celebrate your victories!
- Use "When....Then" approach instead of "If.....Then" approach
We work with family but if one of your family member is not willing to come you may like to come alone.
We believe families function as a system. When one family member is struggling, everyone is. But the reverse is true too. If part of the system grows, everyone grows.
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