Family Therapy

Support for parents and teens, adult families, and chosen families to heal, grow, and strengthen their relationships

Family therapy offers a supportive, non-judgmental space for families to come together, feel heard, and work toward greater connection. It recognizes that challenges often arise within relationships—not because anyone is “the problem,” but because systems become strained over time. Family therapy can help families heal ruptures, strengthen bonds, and create more supportive and respectful ways of relating.

    • Family Systems Theory
      Focuses on understanding patterns, roles, and interactions within the family system, recognizing that change in one part of the family impacts the whole.

    • Structural Family Therapy
      Examines family structure, boundaries, and hierarchies to help create healthier, more supportive ways of relating.

    • Bowenian (Intergenerational) Family Therapy
      Explores how family history, emotional patterns, and generational dynamics influence current relationships and responses.

    • Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
      Centers on attachment needs and emotional bonds, helping family members express emotions safely and strengthen connection.

    • Narrative Therapy
      Helps families externalize problems and reshape unhelpful stories about themselves or one another, emphasizing strengths and shared values.

    • Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy (CBFT)
      Addresses how thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors influence family interactions, supporting practical skill-building and problem-solving.

    • Trauma-Informed & Attachment-Based Approaches
      Recognize the impact of trauma and stress on family systems, prioritizing safety, trust, and emotional regulation.

    • Improve communication and emotional understanding

    • Reduce conflict and increase cooperation

    • Strengthen family relationships and trust

    • Support healthier boundaries and roles

    • Navigate life transitions, stress, or crisis

    • Increase empathy and mutual respect

    • Develop effective problem-solving skills

    • Communication skills building

    • Emotion regulation and coping strategies

    • Identifying and shifting unhelpful family patterns

    • Boundary-setting and role clarification

    • Psychoeducation about mental health and relational dynamics

    • Conflict resolution and repair techniques

    • Strengths-based and collaborative goal setting

Supportive Therapy For Caregivers & Parents

I provide parent support sessions for caregivers of adolescents in therapy, as well as for parents and caregivers navigating the challenges of supporting a child—minor or adult—with mental health concerns. I also offer support for adult caregivers caring for an aging or medically ill loved one.

    • Increase understanding of a child’s mental health needs and treatment process

    • Strengthen confidence and clarity in the parenting or caregiver role

    • Improve communication and reduce conflict or reactivity

    • Develop supportive boundaries and consistent, attuned responses

    • Reduce caregiver stress, burnout, and feelings of overwhelm

    • Support caregivers navigating medical, cognitive, or age-related changes

    • Process complex emotions such as grief, guilt, resentment, or uncertainty

    • Strengthen coping strategies for chronic stress and emotional fatigue

    • Maintain healthy boundaries, identity, and role balance

    • Support emotional sustainability and long-term caregiver well-being