Family Psychotherapy

You and your partner don’t seem to see eye to eye anymore.

You blame each other.

The less you can connect and find agreement, the worse your child gets. Your child’s behavior, anxiety and developmental challenges have become your focus.

You lose sight of your ability to use your resources and work together as a family.

Clinging to the hope that you can help each other get through this, the conflicts and the stress continue to pull you in different directions.

You want to run away from it all.

It is painful to find yourself in such a powerless state with your closest relationships.

This is the family you and your partner created together. But the conflict, loneliness, and confusion are not what you chose for your life.

And, at the same time, you don’t want to give up. Depending on the day, the hour, the fight, you vacillate from either extreme.

A Space to Find Repair

In family therapy, we explore and experience more deeply how you connect with and disconnect from each other.

We look at how you communicate with each other and help you express what’s under the surface, so that each family member has a voice, a place to be heard and to be understood.

I am both an observer and a part of this process.

When you are disappointed with each other, when you have learned to stay quiet in fear of conflict or retaliation, it is difficult to see how each of you is contributing to the dynamic.

My presence will offer a continued encouragement to return to what is actually coming up and deal with patterns directly.

Ghosts of the Past

We know from current brain research and gene research that certain genes, biological predispositions are passed on from parents to children.

Yet, we don’t discuss the unspoken family struggles, dynamics and unprocessed trauma that get passed on from one generation to the next.

These can be powerful unconscious currents.

What’s so wonderful is that what is experienced as discomfort is actually an expression of those unprocessed forces.

It is uncomfortable because what you, or your child, have inherited is out of alignment with where you need to be or go next.

In Family Psychotherapy, we allow for the free expression of each family member in their unique way. So that you can continue to grow together as individuals and as a family.

Let’s look together at what’s been pulling you apart.

You can create a space where you can hear and really see each other, where your words and your wishes matter, where you begin to see parts of yourself, your children and your partner that may surprise you and even delight you.

Little openings occur. Communication feels easier, more manageable, and you see the possibility of change.

Call (443) 333-9647 to schedule a free 20-minutes phone consultation. I will ask you questions about your current situation and answer any questions you may have.