Family counselling services can help people with issues that affect the way the family is functioning and the mental health of family members. It can help family members to build stronger relationships, to improve communication, and also to manage any conflicts or resentments within the family.
Family therapy benefits include families being able to build on their strengths and develop effective ways to communicate. It allows each member of the family to share their perspective and experience of family life and families can choose individual or small-group therapy to explore difficult thoughts and feelings. We offer both approaches here in Harrogate.
Our family counsellors are professionally trained with the relevant qualifications and membership registrations for this area of therapy. Some of the questions people ask us before coming include:
When is best to seek family counselling?
If conflict with loved ones is adversely impacting on individual or family mental health, self-esteem, and overall wellbeing it can be helpful to seek professional help.
Many families will experience times of conflict or dysfunction and solutions can often be found without external help. Counselling is effective when problems within the family are not simple and solutions prove elusive. A counsellor will help move the family out of a cycle of distress and towards healthy patterns of communication, relationship building, and conflict management.
Is family counselling a good idea?
Family therapy can be useful if a family situation is causing anger, stress, or conflict. It can help family members to better understand each other and it can introduce coping skills that bring family members closer together. It can also be a very effective way to help blended or step families integrate better and mitigate any problems or issues that may arise from different family histories or expectations.
How does family therapy work?
Family therapy involves talking about emotions, problems and conflict so it can be difficult initially, before things begin to improve. Our professional therapist is there to help members of the family work through these intense emotions. They will ask questions about the issues that have brought the family to therapy, and they will explore factors such as underlying mental health conditions and environmental stress.
Family therapy is often short-term, but it may take place for a year or longer, depending on the needs of the family. It often involves all family members, but it may also focus on those who are willing or able to participate in treatment.
What’s the difference between family therapy and family counselling?
The two terms are often used interchangeably but there is a difference. Counsellors usually treat clients over a short period of time, addressing behavioural patterns, whereas a therapist (psychotherapist) and client can work together over the long term to resolve deep-seated and complex issues.
What is the price of a session?
See the cost of a family counselling session.
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