There are times when a family may hit a rough patch. This can be caused by man reasons like a death in the family, hard financial times or even marital issues. For whatever reason, there are many benefits to attending family therapy to get through difficult times.
What is Family Therapy
Family therapy are therapy sessions with the entire family present. There may be times when one on one therapy will be conducted, but for the most part, the entire family is always present during sessions. The goal of family therapy is to reduce stress and conflict throughout the family and improve interactions and communication. Therapy usually helps a family bond and grow closer together.
The Need for Therapy
There can be many reasons that causes extra stress in a family. Things like a major trauma or death in the family, the need for the family to relocate and move, financial issues like a parent losing a job, parent conflict, addition of a new family member, substance abuse in the family, domestic violence in the family and divorce. Usually, there are signs that a family needs to attend therapy. For example, constant fighting in the family, children acting out, children getting bad grades, bad behavior at school or work, violence in the family.
Benefits
Of course, therapy has its many benefits, but family therapy can really benefit your family in a way that nothing else can. Depending on the ages of everyone in the family, every member should be attending sessions together. Therapy will help a family resolve any issues they are dealing with, develop healthy boundaries, improve communication, promote empathy, encourage problem solving to help deal with conflicts and promote understanding. A family will learn tools to help them through difficult times together.
It is important to always look for a therapist that is going to fit well with your family. It is ok if you need to try out a few different ones until you find the one that is best for your family.
