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As a working mother of two who grew up in a household with mental illness, I understand the sometimes overwhelming effects of ever...
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As a working mother of two who grew up in a household with mental illness, I understand the sometimes overwhelming effects of everyday stressors and mental health issues on individuals and families, and help individuals, couples, and families find balance and build healthier relationships.
Rebecca Martorella is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 20 years of experience in the mental health field. She is passionate about helping adults navigate life transitions and manage stress and anger to improve their relationships. Rebecca has experience in the field of domestic violence, helping men, women, and couples recognize unhealthy relationship patterns and improve emotional regulation and communication to build stronger relationships. Her prior experience in the business world provides her with a strong understanding of the stressors of both corporate and home environments that many adults and couples juggle.
Rebecca earned her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy at Fairfield University. Rebecca has worked with domestic violence victims and perpetrators. She takes an empathetic, non-judgmental approach and tailors her treatment approach to fit each client, using solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and family systems therapy.
Life can give us challenges that overwhelm us, bringing up emotions and fears that leave us feeling stuck. Rebecca can help you navigate through these difficult times and gain new perspectives and techniques to cope in the moment and set yourself up for long-term success. If you are ready to speak with someone, schedule an appointment with Rebecca today.
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Family therapy helps families resolve conflicts and strengthen their relationships. It is led by qualified mental health professionals like psychologists, licensed professional counselors (LPCs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) who have extensive training in family dynamics and group communication.
Thriveworks family therapists in Stamford, CT usually begin by asking what everyone’s goals are for family counseling. Family members may need help with very specific issues or with general relationship functioning. But there are three main purposes in family counseling: to educate, to counsel, and to strengthen. Thriveworks also offers online family therapy and in-person services, so you may all meet in an office together or join a video call from your home depending on everyone’s location and availability.
The most effective form of Family therapy will often depend on the family itself, as there are many types of family therapy for therapists to use as they see fit in order to best meet the needs of their clients. However, one of the most commonly used types of family therapy is structural family therapy (SFT). SFT focuses specifically on family dynamics and interactions, looking at how they shape the relationships and structure present in the family. It can be effectively used to treat a variety of concerns.
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 can be incredibly successful, with some studies reporting a success rate of almost 90% for improving participants’ emotional and mental health, and around 66% for improving their physical health.
Thriveworks therapists in Stamford, CT offer both online family therapy and in-person family therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
Family therapy is usually short term and solution-focused, with most families accomplishing their goals in 12 sessions or fewer. However, it can also last for longer if the probles at hand are more complex — and that’s okay, too.
Often, the people we love the most are also the people who hurt us, annoy us, and enrage us the most. This is how it is with family; with our parents, our children, our siblings, our aunts and uncles, our cousins. Because we care about these individuals, we invest ourselves in their lives—and sometimes, as a result, we suffer. We struggle to see eye to eye; we disagree; we hurt each other’s feelings. And in certain instances, we walk away from these people and these relationships because we don’t know how to put the pieces back together.
“We depend on our loved ones to support us emotionally and be a secure base as we venture into the world to learn and explore. The more we sense that we are effectively connected, the more autonomous and separate we can be.” –Dr. Sue Johnson.
Fortunately, family therapists can help you put the pieces back together. You might feel tempted to walk away and leave these relationships behind. But the easy thing isn’t always the right thing. If you think these relationships with your loved ones could be salvaged, consider working with a family therapist at Thriveworks Counseling in Stamford, CT. Our relationships with our loved ones can help us live happy, healthy lives. Let a family therapist help you build the relationships that will lead to better living.
If you’re ready to schedule a family therapy appointment, reach out to Thriveworks Counseling in Stamford, CT at (203) 635-5693. We can provide your family with in-person or online therapy today. All you have to do is set up your appointment!
Family therapy serves as a helping hand during times of stress and strain. For example, family therapy can help families…
Family therapy or counseling at Thriveworks can help your family come together to work through the problem(s) at hand. They can help you to address group issues or individual issues, which have a ripple effect on the rest of the family. Whatever it is you’re struggling with in your family, our family therapists will do their best to help.
Family therapy is administered by licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT). This form of therapy is often short-term, with as little as nine sessions in most cases. These sessions also typically only last for 50 minutes, but of course, these numbers can vary on a case by case basis. Your family therapist at Thriveworks Counseling in Stamford, CT will get to know your family, the problems at hand, and then design a customized treatment plan that will best help you.
Often, family therapy is rooted in systems theory, but there are other counseling approaches too, including cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic therapy. All of these forms of counseling can help families to work through their problems and reach a happy, healthy place. Again, your family therapist will look at your specific needs and then determine what form of therapy can best help you. In any case, you can expect your family therapist to help you and family members improve communication, learn coping skills, and enhance your connections with one another.
Could your family benefit from working with a professional? The family therapists and counselors at Thriveworks Counseling in Stamford, CT have irreplaceable skills, training, and experience that can help you and your family members make progress in these important relationships.
If you’re ready to schedule your appointment, give Thriveworks Counseling a call at (203) 635-5693. We can get you all booked for your first family therapy session today. Know that you will be able to choose between in-person counseling or online counseling therapy. Online counseling therapy allows you and your family members to attend counseling from the comfort and convenience of home. Either way, we can’t wait to work with you!
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Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Stamford is located on Mill River St, near the intersection of W Broad St and Washington Blvd, off Interstate 95. The office is in a two-story brick office building, located near Stamford Hospital and Mill River Park. Enter through the updated lobby to access Suite 2200 on the second floor.
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