Registered Clinical Counsellor

Family Counselling

"Problems are like washing machines.

They twist, they spin & knock us around.

But in the end

We come out cleaner, brighter & better

then before."

-Anonymous

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Importance Of Family Counselling

We live in a complex, diverse, and often hectic society. Technological advances have led to major changes in how we communicate and relate to one another – particularly in the constructs of the family. With a television and computer access in every room and a cell phone in everyone’s pocket, family members often listen but fail to hear, or hear, yet fail to respond. This breakdown in communications disrupts the family unit, changes the structure, and leads to disintegration of the entire household. Disruptive behavior erupts when members of the family fail to understand, “listening is an intentional action, whereas hearing is a perceptive event” requiring a response.

Family units are more diverse than ever with single parent households on the rise. The definition of couple has expanded and we see an increase in mixed-race, mixed religion, multi-cultural households. These differing beliefs, perceptions, opinions, and methodologies can put a family in crisis. When systems of interaction breakdown, emotions flare and feelings get hurt. Adults complain, children eternalize, and everyone wonders where it all went wrong. Counselling teaches how families function: relationships, obligations, responsibilities, communications, problem solving, and giving and receiving respect.

There Is A Way To Build It Up

Family therapy reduces stress and resolves conflict with regard for the individuality of each family member. If one member of the family is having problems, the entire family is at risk. There are techniques and methods to improve interactions between family members and the influence of the extended family. Family counseling is the next step in developing and safeguarding the family. Children leaving home or returning home, extended family moving in or moving out, his children her children and the addition of “your” children, or adding grandparents who can no longer live alone disrupt the family unit. Each family member is affected and each one handles change differently.

Family counseling protects one of this country’s most precious units. It’s never too early or too late for Family counseling. Ignore the stigma; be open, be honest, be prepared. Whether your family is working well or is in crisis, whether constant or dysfunctional, stable or pending major changes, the time to have the talk is now.

Counseling Can Help