WHAT IS FAMILY THERAPY?

Family Therapy is a very specialised form of therapy that is based on the idea that your family is a community and that everybody has a role and place in the family which is often based on unconscious assumptions.

Families often settle into patterns of interacting and sometimes this leads to frustration and conflict, especially during times of change such as when children are entering young adulthood.

As a family therapist I try to understand what everybody’s individual role in the family is and how things can be changed so that I endeavour to create a safe environment where everybody in the family has a voice, and where everybody feels able to say and feel things that they may have been unable to express previously. 

• WHAT IF SOME OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WON'T COME TO THERAPY?

Often there is one person in the family who is seemingly most concerned and wanting the family dynamic to change while other members of the family don't see the necessity in seeing someone.

Ideally your therapist will want to see all members of the family, both as a unit and during individual sessions in order to gain an understanding of all perspectives. Your therapist will want to understand the family issues from multiple points of view. 
However, we understand that is not always possible. 

If your fellow family members are not yet ready to come to counselling that does not mean there are not changes we can help you with that may make a significant difference to how your family dynamic works and how you feel about it. 

Often when one or two members of the family take the leap and attend a session first, they can then report back positively to other members of the family and extend an invitation to other family members to attend the next sessions. 

We are happy to give all family members room to move in and out of attendance at their own pace and comfort level. A gradual, unforced approach is always best.

• DO YOU OFFER AFTER HOURS OR REMOTE SESSIONS?

Yes, most certainly. We are happy to take appointment requests for after 5pm sessions any day of the week and some weekends.

• LATE NIGHT CLINIC

Our weekly Friday late night clinic caters for clients who find it hard to book their session during work hours. 

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