Family Therapy
Family Therapy – or to give it its full title, Family and Systemic Psychotherapy – provides a structured approach that helps people in close relationships support and uplift one another. It enables family members, couples, and others who care deeply about each other to express and explore difficult thoughts and emotions in a safe and supportive environment. This therapeutic process allows individuals to understand each other's experiences and perspectives, appreciate each other's unique needs, build on their collective strengths, and make meaningful changes in both their relationships and their lives. Individuals can find Family Therapy particularly helpful, as it offers a valuable opportunity to reflect on important relationships and discover constructive ways forward.
Research consistently shows that Family Therapy is beneficial for children, young people, and adults who are dealing with a very wide range of difficulties and life experiences.
Who is family and systemic psychotherapy for?
Families
Siblings
Couples
Groups
Professional groups
Teams
Carers
What Difficulties are helped by Family Therapy?
Couple relationship difficulties
Child and adolescent mental health issues
Adult mental health issues
Child, adolescent and adult behaviour difficulties
Parenting issues
Illness and disability in the family
Separation, divorce and step-family life
Anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders
Fostering, adoption, kinship care and the needs of ‘looked after’ children
Domestic violence and abuse
Self-harm
Drug and alcohol misuse
The effects of trauma
Physical illness, death, dying and bereavement
Difficulties related to ageing and other life cycle changes