FAMILY COUNSELING
Family Counseling
Family life should be a place of safety and security, but for some it is a source of disappointment and pain. Relational tensions can overwhelm a family, and changes within a family can leave everyone confused and angry or hurt.
Family counseling can be needed for a variety of reasons:
- separation, divorce, or a new life partner
- adjusting to step-families
- debt
- problems with adolescents or children
- children leaving the home
- unwanted pregnancies
- eating disorders
- promiscuity
- anger and resentment
- self harm
Family counseling is used to encourage healthy conversation between members of the family. Who is going to speak? What is blocking that? What do they want to talk about? It can help develop a new way of being together after a marital breakdown or remarriage. It can help with feelings of being excluded or rejected which might be otherwise acted out in disruptive behavior. It can help with being misunderstood by other family members. Communication between family members can be repaired or even established for the first time. Family members can feel supported and encouraged to manage changes.
We specialize in helping families deal with issues and get back into a healthy rhythm.
Take a first step toward helping your family and meet with one of our therapists. Our family counseling can help you identify how to move forward with your life. If you are ready, call AFC to schedule an appointment.
