Family Conflict

You can strengthen your family ties by understanding conflict patterns and how to deal with them successfully. Often there are definite patterns that happen over and over. Once we have a good understanding of these sequences, we can figure out how to change them. Sometimes a pattern happening today is related to past traumas, which can be faced and overcome. Ultimately you will find yourself giving and receiving the love you always wanted in your life.

Can members of the family grow and develop as individuals, yet support each other... now and in the future?

I believe that we are made up of the stories of our pasts, but that our pasts do not freeze us in time. My hope is that we can examine how our past experiences, particularly those from our childhood, affect our lives today. From here we can move forward and find ways to integrate and heal from our past.

Struggling with relationships with family members, family or origin or someone close to you? Maybe you have a toxic or abusive family member? Family conflict can be distressing and make you feel alienated. Let me help you navigate these issues and create a plan so that you can have the peace and valuable relationships you deserve!

Past and current dysfunctional or unhealthy family dynamics can contribute to a myriad of mental health concerns, including anxiety and depression. Together we can explore how these dynamics impact your life without blaming your parents or caregivers.

Parents often unknowingly bring their own issues into their children's lives. And at the same time, children come into this world with their own temperament & are impacted by their own experiences that can contribute to family dynamics. I help family members truly see, hear, know & understand one another. I help parents develop healthy empathic relationships with their children, which helps the children feel loved, supported & respected. The result is greater harmony and ease in the family.

Family therapy can help you cultivate healthier relationships, improve communication, resolve conflicts, and navigate ruptures. I have significant experience and expertise helping families by developing new patterns of communicating. Families leave therapy with a new template for really listening to each other, tuning in to the ways they show up for each other. I will be there to support you every step of the way as you're doing some really hard and fruitful work together!

Any and all relational dynamics

One of the most challenging things to manage in life is divorce. Using systemic family therapy I specialize in processing the uncoupling of divorce, the peaceful, safe transition for children, navigating co-parenting afterwards, and the blending of new families. I specialize in protective techniques when dealing with high conflict individuals who continue to wage war post-divorce.

I have completed training to work with families and provided family therapy for over a year.

All families go through transitions & as these relationships are often longer term if not lifetime relationships it's important to learn how to adapt & change within them. What was once true of a dynamic in one phase of life may not remain to be true. Adaptability is important. Quite simply if you do not set realistic expectations of these dynamics then you'll likely be experiencing years of hurt & resentment. Built up & unreleased resentment is toxic.

My training and experience are rooted in relational conflict resolution. I am comfortable with the whole family in the room, or with individuals needing support through asserting different boundaries with family. The theoretical perspectives that influence my work most are Structural Family Therapy, Bowenian Family Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.

Making decisions about caring for an older parent, sibling, or other family member can be loaded with emotion and challenge. I love being a part of facilitating these hard (and necessary) conversations between family members. Whether it's focused on a move to residential care, or end-of-life decisions, I bring a calm, organized, gentle nudging presence to these conversations.

Families are marked by periods of transition and change, which are often painful, intense, and have the potential to crack the foundation of solid relational grounding and connection. I collaborate with families to explore new meanings and make sense of challenges, to better hear and understand one another's perspectives, and to discover ways to move forward despite their shared problems. I lean heavily on systemic family therapy models to help families move toward growth and resiliency.

Support in improving relationships, managing life stage transitions, and finding more connection and joy in family life.

You are safe here. I get it. I'm an adult with ADHD and mom to five fabulous kids, four of whom also have ADHD and other neurodiversities. I've lived through chaos, self-doubt, massive insecurity, depression, anxiety and so much more on my journey to becoming an LMSW. You are not alone and you are not crazy. You have ADHD. I can help.