This answer often looks different to each family that starts family therapy. However, some signs that your family might need to consider family counseling include frequent fights or misunderstandings, constant tension, experiencing loss, behavioral issues, marital issues, divorce, and blended family issues, among others.
In family therapy, therapists will often start by asking questions and assessing individual and family dynamics. From there, they may employ therapeutic techniques such as structured family therapy, CBT, strategic family therapy, and more depending on the present concerns and conflicts. From there, a therapist will work to open lines of communication between family members and facilitate emotional healing and growth.
Family Therapy in Pueblo, CO—Thriveworks Pueblo (Pueblo County)
Families teach us how to love and form healthy relationships with other people. That’s a lot of pressure for imperfect people! (We’re all imperfect after all, and that doesn’t make us bad, it makes us human!) But within that truth, comes a breath of relief: all families mess up. All families go through stages of transitioning and encounter challenges. Your family is never broken, just growing.
Sometimes though, it can be nice to heal as a family unit with a professional, empathetic counselor. Pueblo family counselors understand that no family is perfect. We believe that every family can be full of love and growth. Whether you are part of a biological, adopted, foster, or stepfamily, and living in one or two houses, Thriveworks Pueblo has a counselor who is best suited for your unique needs and goals. Call (719) 838-6383 to learn more or schedule a family therapy session today.
How Does Family Counseling with Thriveworks Pueblo Work?
Your family could be the most prepared, future-planning family yet, and you’ll still encounter challenges that seem to come from nowhere. Keeping love and familial commitment as your focus while external circumstances press in around you is not always easy, no matter how strong your family roots are. Coronavirus, financial trouble, a sickness, or mental illness are all things out of your control but demand your response. That can be stressful!
Thriveworks Pueblo works with you and your family to teach the tools you need to not only ride out difficult times but grow from them. We will work with you to:
- Improve communication
- Develop problem solving skills
- Work through current and ongoing disputes
- Develop a plan to prevent future conflicts
Family Therapy at Thriveworks Pueblo is not meant to change your family structure, but to support the areas that are weaker. Our Pueblo County counselors will always seek to preserve your culture and beliefs. We work with our clients, not try to change them.
Could Your Family Benefit from Family Counseling?
No matter what you see on TV or social media, perfect families don’t exist. Every family will have a little bit of chaos. But if all families have bumps in the road, how do you know when it’s time to see a family counselor?
Thriveworks Pueblo wants to make one thing clear: your problems are not too big or too small for counseling. If your family life could be improved by counseling, that’s good enough reason to go! Some families only need a session or two before they are back on track, other stay for longer. Thriveworks Pueblo makes it easy for you to customize the counseling process.
With that being said, there are some common reasons families come to counseling. These include:
- The loss of a loved one
- A career loss or shift
- Divorce
- Diagnosis of a chronic illness
- Empty nest
- Welcoming a new member
- Substance abuse
- Academic problems
- Financial strain
- Mental health disorder
- Overworked members
Scheduling Family Therapy at Thriveworks Pueblo
Family counseling is a time to heal, grow, and prepare for the future together. Your family has a huge impact on your life, so let’s make sure yours is a healthy and happy one. To schedule an appointment, or to talk to a counselor about other options, give us a call at (719) 838-6383. Often, our clients can meet with a provider within the same week. Plus, we offer convenient evening and weekend sessions, in-person and online care options, and many additional benefits.
