Parenting can be one of the most joyful of life’s experiences. It can also be very challenging and stressful, as babies don’t come with a manual. It’s completely normal to feel out of your depth as a parent. Every child is unique and needs personalized care and understanding to grow into a balanced adult. Family Therapy is a therapy modality that has helped countless families find what works best for them and identify tools they can use to work together better.

How can Family Therapy help you, as a parent?

1. Find New Ways To Solve Conflicts
   Improved communication and ability to resolve conflicts are two big life-skills that parents and families take away with them from Family Therapy.Families are founded on love and strong communication. A big part of effective communication lies not just in your ability to communicate YOUR needs and desires, but to be able to listen to, understand, and respect the needs and desires of others in your family. This is especially true for parents, who need to be able to work together as a team to face the challenge of raising their kids to be balanced adults.
2. Strengthen Your Family To Cope With Major Life Changes
   Even if your family is chugging along peacefully at the moment, life guarantees that that won’t always be the case. Family Therapy can be a powerful tool to help families learn how to face major life changes, such as the death of a grandparent or a pet, changing schools, moving house or area, and even divorce and separation. Getting Family Therapy now can ensure that your family is as prepared as possible emotionally to face whatever life brings your way.
3. Turn Your Family Into A True Support System
   Many people have a vision in their mind of marriage and family being a haven, a support system that they can always depend on. While perfection in this regard is impossible, it is absolutely possible to learn the skills needed to help your family become the true support system you – and it – needs.
4. Work Through Your Own Trauma
   Toxic relationships within a family or marriage develop over time, and reversing and moving forward from that damage takes time, commitment, and determination. Often, too, we bring our own past trauma and baggage into our new family unit, and this can have a negative impact on your relationships with your partner and your children. Family Therapy can help you work through these issues, and give you and your family the tools to move forward together.

Being part of a family can be wonderful, but it can also be hard. Get the support you need by scheduling a session with Given Guidance Family Counseling in La Crescenta, California. Our caring team of experienced therapists will work with you and your family to help you achieve the family happiness you long for.