What is Family Counseling?
Families can be complicated. With so many different personalities thrown together there are bound to be disagreements and conflict. Family therapy allows families to evolve in healthy ways, resolving conflicts that if left to fester could cause a great deal of destruction. This type of counseling can also provide a safe space for everyone to share their thoughts and feelings.
Family counseling can allow space for positive change, empowering each member to be unique yet part of the group. You can learn and evolve together.
More About Family Therapy
According to Good Therapy, family counseling “is designed to address specific issues that affect the emotional health of the family, such as major life transitions or emotional health conditions.” Mayo Clinic identifies it as “a type of counseling (psychotherapy) that can help family members improve communication and resolve conflicts.” Specifically, it fosters healthy family relationships by focusing on addressing communication problems and unresolved conflicts.
Family therapy or family counseling is an ideal go-to option for families that are concerned about the state of their relationships. Therapy creates a space for members to process their feelings and address conflicts. It allows for facing problems head on rather than avoiding them and hoping they go away. “In a nutshell, the goal of family therapy is to work together to heal any emotional problems tearing your family apart (Lee, 2010),” but the ultimate goal is to create and sustain healthy relationships.
Your family may be struggling if anyone feels unwanted or that they don’t belong. The pain this can cause may drive your family apart. These feelings can be so intense that they lead to depression, anxiety or even substance abuse.
Family counseling can also be productive during major transitions such as the birth of a new baby, moving to a new home, changing schools, adjusting to losses, etc. Major transitions can be stressful and lead to a break down in communication and an increase in conflicts. Changes don’t have to drive your family apart, they can bring you together as well.
Get Started with Carolina Counseling Services – Fayetteville, NC
Family counseling can help you and your family to improve your communication and resolve conflict. It can help you process changes and move forward together. No matter the current state of your family relationships, they can get better.
It can be difficult to find a therapist that is the right fit for you and even harder to find one that is a good fit for an entire family. CCS can take the guesswork out of finding the right counselor. Call CCS today to be connected with a contracted therapist who can help!
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