Families come in all shapes, sizes, varieties and backgrounds. Some family units are blended and consist of a stepparent, a single parent or same sex parents. Family members may come from different cultures, origins, and religious backgrounds. Every family unit has a unique history, culture, story and make up.
Families are systems, much like a computer where each component plays an active and important role. When one component is not working, other parts tend to be affected. Sometimes, families are able to troubleshoot the problem and implement a quick and effective solution to fix it, allowing the system to reboot and continue working. After a while, though, another issue occurs and families often get stuck when they attempt to apply old solutions to new problems. When these solutions no longer work, families need extra support from an outside resource, like a family counselor, to help them get back up and running.
Families seek counseling for many reasons, some of which include:
- Breakdowns in communication
- Lack of connection, distance, and time spent together
- Divorce or separation
- Substance abuse, trauma, or grief and loss.
- Shifting and changing roles, responsibilities, and dynamics
- And many more…
Family therapy is not limited to parents with young children or teenagers. As children transition from adolescence to early adulthood, the family unit faces a new set of problems and obstacles. Families are continuously evolving and roles and dynamics between their members are ever changing. In working with a family counselor, families can learn to tackle problems through increasing communication, connection and creating in new ways to adjusting to the inevitable changes that all families experience as they grow and mature.
“Thank you for all the support you have given our family over the past few months. Not only did our son grow from your counseling, but I can tell you that our whole family benefited from the experience. You are great, professional, yet caring and personable as well. You have a gift. Thanks again!”
— L.S., Coconut Creek, FL – Mother
I specialize in family counseling with teenagers and young adults. I have extensive experience, training and knowledge working with families. I am passionate about the work I do and I am committed to helping you achieve the goals that are most important to you. Together we focus on:
- Shaping or re-shaping communication
- Increasing connection
- Having fun
- Creating the desired relationship, situation and experiences you want
- Allowing new and effective solutions to arise and be implemented.
Some of the benefits families report are: being able to talk openly and honestly, learning things about one another that they previously didn’t know or understand before, having more love and compassion for each other, bringing family fun back, feeling increased trust with each other, and having new tools to utilize in the future.
“Katie has showed me the tools on how to better handle and overcome situations. Katie has showed us our strengths with our kids and taught us on how and when to use them. I can honestly say that we are now going in the right direction to have a better and healthy relationship at home.”
— Lucy – Florida – Mother
If this describes you, let’s chat. Contact me directly through my website or call me (954) 401-9011 to get your family back in good working order. You and your family deserve it!
