Supporting Families to Be Strong and Healthy
Family therapy provides the opportunity for the members of a family to learn about the roles that each member plays, the effect that members have on each other, and how that either supports or undermines the growth, happiness, and full potential of its members. Through family therapy, learning to communicate in truthful, compassionate, and mutually respectful ways, past hurts can be forgiven, healthy growth and separation from the family can be supported and family members can learn to respect each other’s differences and abilities instead of needing to judge and sabotage each other. A healthy family can be a source of great comfort and strength to its members when helped to be so by family counseling.
When families work through family counseling, they are provided a safe place for all members to slow down, listen, and be heard. As a mutually respectful dialogue emerges, family members can, sometimes for the first time, begin to understand each other’s needs, thoughts, and feelings better. This allows for the possibility of greater closeness and cooperation for all. If all goes well, the family can become a highly cherished resource to all of its members, one of the greatest blessings in life.
