Family Therapy and Family Counselling Services

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Family Therapy/ Family Counselling fosters mutual understanding and provides a safe environment for dealing with challenging emotions. The goal of Family Therapy/ Family Counselling is to enhance relations and communication within the family. Family Therapy/ Family Counselling is typically used when a person's troubles are being exacerbated by their family or when one person's problems are having an effect on other family members. Positive transformations in relationships and in people's lives should happen when each person feels encouraged and plays to their strengths during Family Therapy/ Family Counselling.

• Ask about the difficulties, hopes, and worries that each family member has towards family therapy. 
• Talk and listen to each family member, and encourage others to do the same.
• Encourage people to share their stories and listen to others in order to better understand one another. 
• Encourage families to discuss the difficulties they are experiencing. 
• Make sure everyone is understood by clarifying their thoughts and feelings.
• Assist family members in realizing the consequences of their actions and comments.
• Provide tactics for modifying undesirable habits and behaviours.
• Assist families to stop blaming one another and start looking at ways that everyone can come together to bring about positive changes.
• Assist families in achieving their own goals.

• Conflicts between family members
• Conflict between siblings
• Communication problems
• Trauma, either mental or physical
• Financial difficulties or monetary disputes
• Difficulties at school
• Behavioral issues in children
• Taking care of a loved one with particular demands
• Problems with the extended family
• Tense interactions between family members
• Stress and anger management
• Dealing with a family member's acute or chronic illness
• The loss of a loved one and grief
• Problems with romantic relationships or divorce
• How to prepare for shared custody of children
• Adjusting to rapid changes, such as being laid off, moving, or being locked up