No family is without its share of problems or challenges, particularly in this day and age. Many challenges become complicated and overwhelming, even for the most well-adjusted and stable family units. With stress, communication between family members often breaks down quickly, causing rifts between family members that can lead to a divisive environment. Here at Blossom Consulting our Psychologists will work with you and your family to resolve issues, implement tailor made strategies to address concerns, improve communication and understanding of each other’s needs and views, improve coping skills and work to build a healthier, happier family unit with renewed optimism, focus and skills for the future.
Family therapy can assist to address issues such as:
- Sibling rivalry
- Life changes (birth, adoption, illness, death)
- Recovery from a significant incident
- Family Trauma
- Parents’ separation or divorce
- Families blending
- Making major decisions
- Recovery from family violence and abuse
- Teenage challenges and parenting issues
- Address drug and alcohol issues, social behaviour, boundaries, and at-risk behaviour
- Mental health issues
- Truancy
- Disabilities – living with a physically disabled family member or someone with a mental disability or issue.
Counselling can be a great way to rebuild the lines of communication that are critical between a parent and a child or among siblings, and to improve mental health and wellbeing, with healthier communication within the family unit.