Couples, Families, and Children
Couples
From dating couples to those considering divorce, counseling can provide a unique environment in which true change can occur, moving you closer to the fulfilling partnership that you desire. Even when only one partner is willing to come to counseling, change in the relationship can take place. There is hope for your situation! It will take work and commitment, but do not give up. In the therapeutic environment that I provide, we can work together to develop the strategies and skills that can make your relationship a true partnership.
Families
Families are especially prone to developing unhealthy and destructive relationship patterns that create a stressful home life. By entering into your family system for a time, I strive to help you function more cohesively to provide a place where the family as a whole, and each member individually, can feel safe to develop and grow to his/her potential. The family can be a place of our deepest sorrow or our greatest joy. By working together, we can seek to create a family environment that all members love to come home to.
Children
Children are typically unable to express their emotions in the same way that adults do. Left un-expressed, these emotions can manifest in disruptive behaviors or unhealthy coping strategies that can effect them for years to come. As someone outside of their situation, I am able to use play therapy techniques to allow them to process their grief, stress, or confusion in a safe and healthy environment. My gentle nature and experience in caring for children has given me the ability to provide a comfortable environment in which children may choose to process their struggles.
Examples of when a child may benefit from counseling include:
Examples of when a child may benefit from counseling include:
- experience of a physical trauma such as abuse by adults or other children
- loss of a loved one
- parental separation
- parental divorce
- parental re-marriage/introduction of a blended family
- change of location involving transfer to a new school/new group of friends
- living with parental addiction