Family Issues

We often think of families as people who are always there to support one another and whilst they can be, for many people, family life isn’t always perfect. Problems may not always be present, but issues can arise from time to time.

Families are now often shaped by divorce, isolation from other generations of the family and constituted by step-parents, step-children and step-siblings. These mean that many of us now live in blended families with unrelated individuals with different belief systems and who have been shaped by different experiences and family rules.

Working through how your family of origin has affected you and bringing into awareness the unspoken rules that were taught and passed down in your own family of origin, you can start to take more conscious choices about what may be being repeated in the here-and-now of your own family.

While the specifics of the problems you go through will be unique to your family, it can be reassuring to know that you’re not alone, many families face challenges.

I will help you to see things in a different way and to develop coping mechanisms that will help now and in the longer term.
During therapy with myself, you will be listened to and I will help you find your own answers to problems.

Giving you time to talk, cry, shout or just think. It’s an opportunity to look at your problems in a different way with someone who’ll respect you and your opinions.