Family Systems

A guy goes to a therapist and says, "please help me, my brother thinks he's a chicken". The therapist says, "well, did you try telling him he's a human?" The guy says, "I would but we need the eggs." (Woody Allen)

I have taken several trainings by top clinicians in the field and have integrated this approach into many of my sessions throughout my time as a counselor.

My deep understanding of the family systems approach is born from comprehensive training and rich experience. I've explored intricate family dynamics and the profound impact of communication patterns. I guide individuals in grasping how familial interactions mold their lives. My nurturing focus lies in fostering insights into these dynamics, empowering clients to cultivate improved relationships and communication.

Let's look at your family history and dynamics! We do not come to therapy with solely individual patterns and needs. By exploring your ancestry, your childhood, your cultural influences, and your current relationships, we can deeply understand who you are (and who you want to be).

There are many different parts of you that protect you, that manage internal crises, and carry the emotional damage of our past traumas. I work with you to understand your full self, create an appreciation for yourself, and work to give yourself permission to be your true self.

I have a strong foundation and training in Family Systems Theory, and view problem formation from a systemic lens. I consider how my client’s relationships and larger systems contribute and maintain client problems. I'm also trained in Bowen Family Systems Theory and utilize this modality to track emotional relationship patterns that influence the system and assist my clients in changing these patterns to encourage and promote positive relationships.

Even if you are coming for individual or couples therapy, I believe that it is important to understand how your upbringing and family environment affects you now. My belief is that we can understand and, therefore, change the present moment when we understand its connection to our past beliefs and habits.

Strong foundation and training in Family Systems Theory and I view problem formation from a systemic lens. This means I am always considering how my client’s relationships and larger systems contribute and maintain client problems. I utilize this modality with couples to identify dysfunctional relationship patterns that influence the system and assist my clients in changing these patterns to encourage and promote positive relationships.

Family systems therapy is a powerful approach that focuses on understanding and improving the dynamics within a family. By looking at the family as a whole, this therapy helps identify patterns and behaviors that may be causing stress or conflict. It's especially beneficial because it not only addresses individual issues but also strengthens family bonds, promotes better communication, and fosters a supportive environment.

I am also trained in Family Systems and use this approach to help clients deal with family issues/concerns by helping them understand their roles in their families and learn how these roles affect the way they treat each other and experience the outside world.

I graduated with distinction from my Master's program in the study of family systems. Where traditional psychology looks inward towards the individual, family systems says the individual cannot be known until we know what systems they belong to. These systems start with the family, but also expand into community, state, country, and all manner of cultural systems. Exploring through a systems lens can often help an individual understand their identity in a stronger way.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist I very much believe in the impact of a family system on the individual. I work collaboratively with parents to support their child in the healing process.

It can be incredibly empowering and liberating to learn about how your family's structure, patterns, and experiences (even through the generations!) are impacting the way you move through the world and your current position.

Family systems was foundational in my master's program of couple and family therapy. I use this lens in sessions to further expand the view and experience of each individual, knowing that their current and past family experiences has informed their development.

In my work with families experiencing relational conflict, my clients find that employing an approach rooted in attachment theory allows me to help them learn about the communication patterns within the family unit. Through this work, members of the family typically report that they understand where their own communication patterns come from, how their family system operates as a whole, and their role in improving communication within that system.

Individuals do not exist in isolation and are intricately connected within the complex web of family dynamics. I believe that understanding these intricate relationships and patterns is crucial for promoting healing and awareness of how your family of origin, family dynamics and upbringing, have influenced you today.

I am trained in family systems (Bowenian) approaches to therapy. By examining the patterns within the family and across generations, we can bring insight into behaviors that may be holding us back. This approach is especially useful in communities of color given our desire to maintain strong multi-generational kinship networks.

As a marriage and family therapist my primary training and expertise is in family systems and working with relationship dynamics.

I am a systemic therapist who explores relationships through the context of systems. I like to explore family of origin, while looking at the processes of what is happening between those who are present in the room/online or those that are not able to be physically present. I like to use this way of thinking in exploring all different types of relationships.

My work focuses on building impactful relationships. Family Systems theory is a lens through which I view treatment. I have taught university graduate-level courses centered on the application of family systems theory. I received specialized training as a marriage and family therapist, received additional training in postgraduate school, presented at national conferences on family systems dynamics, and have over a decade of experience working with families in clinical settings.