Family Therapy
Attachment-Informed, Systemic Therapy for Families
Perhaps your child is anxious. Mornings have become a battle. Home feels tense. You're walking on eggshells, trying to say the right thing, do the right thing, and keep everyone afloat.
Over time, families naturally adapt to difficult situations. Sometimes those adaptations help. Sometimes they unintentionally leave everyone feeling stuck.
Family Therapy at The Healing Space offers a space to slow things down, understand what's happening beneath the surface, and explore ways to improve communication, strengthen relationships and create lasting change.
Support is tailored to your family's needs and may involve family therapy, parent support, individual sessions or a combination of approaches.
What happens first?
All child, teen and family referrals begin with an Initial Assessment.
This gives us an opportunity to explore what's been happening, hear everyone's perspective where appropriate, identify your family's strengths and understand the patterns that may be keeping everyone stuck.
The assessment helps us consider what type of support is likely to be most helpful and which therapeutic approach may be the best fit.
What happens after the assessment?
There isn't a fixed programme because every family is different.
Depending on your family's needs, support may involve:
- Parent Support sessions.
- Family therapy with Gemma.
- Family Support sessions with Claire.
- Individual therapy for your child or teenager.
- A combination of approaches over time.
We'll discuss the recommendations with you and agree on the most appropriate next steps. The approach can be reviewed and adapted as your family's needs change.
Not sure whether individual therapy or family support is the right fit?
That's completely understandable. It can be difficult to know whether your child would benefit from individual therapy, whether parent support might help, or whether working together as a family would be more useful.
The Initial Assessment provides an opportunity to explore what's happening and consider the most appropriate way forward.
You don't need to have all the answers before getting in touch. We'll help you work out the best place to start.