Caree Brown L.C.S.W.
Psychotherapy

Very often, an individual may be struggling with an issue which can be more easily resolved by including some or all of the family members involved. Often times, observing and defining patterns of interaction between and among family members can uncover why and how some individuals may get stuck in their efforts to improve their personal situation. IDENTIFYING AND REPLACING THESE PATTERNS WITH MORE FUNCTIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE ONES often make all the difference in the positive outcome of their therapy.

In addition to enhancing personal and couple growth, family therapy is able to raise the level of functioning of a family as a whole. Because all members are present at the same time, troublesome patterns of interaction can be identified more efficiently and often times more powerfully, as THEY CAN BE CORRECTED IN THE MOMENT.

Helping a family define its vision as well as its principles and values is a vital part of building its own unique family culture. This goes a long way towards inspiring congruent expectations and happier outcomes. Parents will learn that rather than trying to "control" their children, their increasing ability to "inspire" them by sharing their own character struggles will go a lot further in achieving a family culture of excellence and intimacy.

Parents often find it helpful to examine how they were raised, and how they have sometimes unwittingly allowed their childhood patterns to influence the kinds of parents they have become. Their deeper awareness often leads to a more conscious and usually more satisfying style of parenting.

Some of the "strategies" outlined under the Couple Therapy section can also be successfully applied to families as well.