Family
Therapy

Family therapy is a type of treatment designed to help with issues that specifically affect families' mental health and functioning. It can help individual family members build stronger relationships, improve communication, and manage conflicts within the family system. By improving how family members interact and relate to one another, family therapy can foster change in close relationships.

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Some of the primary goals of family therapy are to create a better home environment, solve family issues, and understand the unique issues that a family might face.

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There are several types of family therapy. A few that you might encounter include:

• Family systems therapy: This type is an approach that focuses on helping people utilize the strengths of their relationships to overcome mental health problems.

• Functional family therapy: This is a short-term treatment often utilized for young people experiencing problems with risky behavior, violence, or substance use. It helps teens and families look for solutions while building trust and respect for each individual.

• Narrative family therapy: This type encourages family members to each tell their own story to understand how those experiences shape who they are and how they relate to others. By working with this narrative, the person can start to view problems more objectively than just seeing things through their own narrow lens.

• Psychoeducation: This type of treatment is centered on helping family members better understand mental health conditions. By knowing more about medications, treatment options, and self-help approaches, family members can function as a cohesive support system. 

• Supportive family therapy: This type of therapy focuses on creating a safe environment where family members can openly share what they are feeling and get support from their family.

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At The Dream Workshop, we believe that a happy and fulfilling relationship is possible. We help give you the tools and insight needed to better your communication and conflict resolution skills with your family member. Therefore, each individual can then feel heard, valued and desired. 

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Family therapy involves two or more members of a family system. Participants in family counseling can be a couple, parents and children, stepparents and step siblings, grandparents, aunt/uncles, non-related caregivers and children. Family dynamics and relationships can be complicated. 

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Please contact us to schedule a family session today.