At Barnett Counseling Services I want all family members who come to sessions to feel accepted, heard, and valued. I practice from a Family Systems/Solution Focused/Strength Based therapy approach. I believe that Family Systems therapy paired with Solution Focused therapy brings families the best chance for growth and allows all members of the family to have a voice within the therapeutic alliance. Reconnecting with your feelings, processing beliefs, sharing your disappointments and identifying your life stressors can be hard. Sometimes it helps to have someone support you and your loved ones with that process. At Barnett Counseling Services the goal of family therapy is to facilitate and gently initiate conversations among family members in a way that promotes healthy modeling of communication and respect to all parties involved. Family therapy could be with a spouse, a parent/parents, with a child or children, a friend or anyone you consider family and need support to create more healthier attachments and develop skills for healthy communication.

Family Therapy may support you in the following areas:

• Family conflicts (including extended family)
• Major life transitions (Divorce, New job, Loss of a loved one)
• Child/ parent conflict
• Sibling rivalry
• Financial Stress
• Communication
• Parenting (Power struggles, conflict with children)
• Blended families
• Adoption and Foster Parent Support
• Adolescent struggles
• School and peer relationship issues
• Depression and Anxiety
• Attachment breaks and trust-building