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