Having healthy interpersonal relationships, including with our families both biological and chosen, are crucial to our identity development and overall well-being, and family therapy can be helpful for many family systems, dynamics, and situations. Exploring the underlying factors that may be causing ruptures in relationships within a family can be a powerful way to strengthen familial relationships and our own personal well-being.
Similar to the reason that many individuals seek out therapy in St. Paul, MN and across Minnesota, it can be useful to have a neutral third party to help process, understand, and reframe struggles and dynamics. Family therapy is a safe place for family systems to do just that, and family therapists can help guide the process of healing within a family and introduce tools for more effective communication. Family therapy can address things like: adapting to changing family structure, processing past family trauma, introducing skills for communication and effective functioning within a family system, and more. Family therapy is sometimes shorter term than individual or couples therapy.
Our therapists who provide family therapy services: Tana, Megan, Ashley, Abby, Sarah, Mary, and Becky.
Mary Devorak also provides Gaming Family Therapy for families who are interested in a unique approach to working through family stressors. Read more about Gamily Family Therapy here. Please complete Get More Information form below if you are interested in this specific type or more generalized/traditional family therapy.
Though not exhaustive, the above list includes many of the reasons families are often seen together in therapy. During your initial sessions, your therapist will take time to understand your family’s concerns, relationships, goals, and the factors that have shaped your experiences together. From there, you’ll work collaboratively to develop an individualized treatment plan tailored to your family’s specific needs and priorities.
Some families come to therapy for support through a particular life transition or challenge, while others choose to engage in longer-term work to strengthen communication, improve relationships, and create lasting patterns of connection. The length and frequency of family therapy will vary depending on your family’s goals, the complexity of the concerns being addressed, and the progress made throughout the therapeutic process. Our goal is to provide a supportive, collaborative environment where every member of the family feels heard, understood, and empowered to move toward healthier relationships.
