Family therapy is an effective type of psychological counseling that will assist you in communicating better with family members and teach how to resolve conflicts that exist within families. Many of the issues you are experiencing within your family could be due to one or more members of your family struggling with substance use disorders, mental health disorders, or both. Often, co-occurring mental health issues will lead people to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol instead of a medical diagnosis from a professional.
If you, your parents, or your siblings struggle to relate, communicate, and find harmony, family therapy at Liberty Health Services may be part of the solution. Contact us online or call 855.959.4521 today to learn about our family therapy programs in New Hampshire.
What Is Family Therapy?
Family therapy is a short-term approach to healing and repairing the lines of communication within a family dynamic. Facilitated by a psychologist, clinical social worker, or licensed therapist, family therapy may include all members of your family or only those willing and able to participate. Our Liberty Health Services team will personalize your own specific family therapy treatment plan based on the issues you are facing and your family’s individualized needs.
How Effective Is Family Therapy?
Family therapy sessions have the potential to be extremely effective in teaching a variety of life skills. Additionally, with family therapy, patients will receive much-needed assistance in improving numerous issues, including:
- Strengthening connections
- Improving relationships with your partner, children, parents, or siblings
- Working through issues in your marriage
- Encouraging understanding among family members
- Reducing grief and addressing lingering anger
- Getting help with financial issues
- Managing and resolving conflict between parents and children
- Addressing the impact substance abuse has on your family
When mental health issues play a role in family conflict, family therapy can be effective when used with other forms of treatment. In cases of substance abuse, family members have the ability to attend counseling sessions through family therapy in New Hampshire with Liberty Health Services while the person who is battling an addiction participates in detox, rehab, and additional treatment.
What Happens During Family Therapy?
Several members of your family will gather together in the same room for family therapy sessions. Individuals may also opt to see a trained family therapist on a one-on-one basis if that is helpful to address the issues faced in your life.
Family therapy sessions typically last one hour or less and can run for a dozen sessions in total. The exact number of sessions will be based on how long it takes to accomplish the goals you and your family have set for the therapy
During an effective family therapy program, you can expect to be asked to:
- Discuss how you can better express emotions and ideas
- Explore the roles and rules in your family unit
- Address the issues that are contributing to the conflicts your family is suffering from
- Find constructive methods of working through those issues
- Develop empathy
- Find common ground
- Set goals and work to achieve them
At Liberty Health Services, our family therapy program can provide the healing and support your family may need to rebuild these crucial connections. We firmly believe that a happy and healthy family unit is essential for people to feel confident and content.
Restore Family Relationships at Liberty Health Services
If your family struggles to get along and find common ground, discover how our family therapy programs in New Hampshire can help. Family should be a source of support and encouragement, and family therapy can help achieve this goal. Contact our Liberty Health Services team using our secure online form or call us at 855.959.4521 today.
