Family therapy

What is family therapy?
In a family, people’s lives and feelings are connected. When one person is unwell or something in their life changes, it often affects the whole family. It may be that a child or teenager is having a hard time, that there is a lot of conflict, or that there is stress, anxiety or sadness in the family that you find difficult to talk about.
Family therapy is a way of meeting in conversation when you as a family need support to understand each other better, deal with difficulties and find a more functional interaction. The sessions are led by a therapist who helps you create a sense of security and structure, so that everyone can have their say – including children or young people.
Unlike couple therapy, where the focus is on the relationship between two adults, family therapy is based on the whole family situation. It can be about the relationship between children and parents, between siblings or how the whole family is affected by something you are going through together.

How do we work with family therapy?
Family therapy is not about finding scapegoats, but about exploring how you affect each other and what you can change together. In the sessions, we work to bring out different perspectives, increase understanding of each other’s experiences and create new ways of communicating.
In some sessions, the whole family participates, in others it may make sense to meet with different constellations at different times – for example, parents and children separately. The therapist helps to assess what is most helpful based on the situation you are in.
We work with elements of systemic therapy, CBT and affect-focused methods, but above all with a sensitivity to how each family works and what changes you want to see.

What can the calls help with?
The aim of family therapy is to create more understanding, clarity and security in family life. This may involve dealing with recurring conflicts, supporting a child who is unwell, finding common ground in a changed parenting or coping better as a family when life is difficult.
By getting help to talk about what is difficult in a more nuanced and respectful way, the family as a whole can become a safer place to grow and be in – for both children and adults.