Family Counseling Services in Anthem, AZ.

The transition between junior high and high school, along with high school to college, are stressful times for teens due to the change in their identity. During adolescence, teens are working on creating their identity and feeling comfortable in their world. This can cause chaos and confusion for the teen. Therapy With Heart is here to help increase communication within the family, help your teenager manage stress and overwhelm, and ensure that he/she is creating a positive sense of self and identity.

We know that healing occurs in the family and that when you only work with one part of the family it is hard to create lasting change. One of the keys is to get everyone on board speaking the same language and communicating in ways that support each other and build on the strengths that are already existing in the family unit opposed to one person being the "problem".

Most family therapists inadvertently create more chaos through their well-intentioned efforts to assist a family move through a change process. Why? Brains are inherently deregulated (all of us, may I add) and most talking and dialoguing misses brain-centric problems that need more intensive help. Many times the emotional trauma created by years of solving problems ineffectively can wreak havoc on the brain's parasympathetic nervous system, not ever giving the family a break from flight or fight thinking. Contact us for an innovative neuroscience solution to family dysfunction. Kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.

Dr. Keller utilizes family therapy when appropriate. In working with children and teens, dysfunctional family dynamics are a major contributing factor in the development of symptoms of anxiety, depression,substance abuse, and academic underachievment. Improving empathic communication within the family system can play an important role in the treatment of a variety of psychological conditions. Dr. Keller attemts to utilize the family as a support system to help patients recover from emotionally painfull experiences. Family therapy is often used as an adjunct to individual therapy. Dr. Keller may refer to another therapist for family therapy while he is treating an individual patient.

Do you feel disconnected from your wife or kids? Does it feel like you’ve lost control of your home? Or have you experienced something difficult within your family that’s not been resolved? If so, I can help. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist I’m an expert in relationships, and have been trained to identify the patterns within families that aren’t working, develop healthier ones, improve communication and understanding, and help families forge a new path forward. This often looks like a combination of family sessions, parent sessions, and individual sessions. I provide online therapy over HIPAA-secure video, and if given the opportunity, would be honored to serve your family.

Families are complicated. Sometimes those we love are the hardest to be around, often because of old hurts, personality differences, and poor communication. If you’re struggling with issues around family, I can help coach you through the challenges, teach you new strategies, and help you gain new insights. Whether you’re needing the accountability to set boundaries with difficult family members, or looking for new skills to heal relationships that are strained, I’m here to help. At Lion Counseling, our mission is to help you escape the cages that hold you back and become the lion God created you to be.

There are many reasons why families reach out for help such as conflicts stemming from unresolved issues and problems with communication. In working with families, I help to create healthy boundaries, identify their hurts and model healthy ways of communicating with one another. I use a family systems approach and work to address the family as a whole so that the "identified patient" or family "scapegoat" is seen as manifesting the issues of the greater system.

At the Mandel Center of AZ, Alyssa Mandel, LCSW approaches Family Therapy from a strengths-based perspective. Rather then focusing on all of the negative aspects of what is occurring in the family, we work on identifying and expanding the positive components in the family. We are always non-judgmental, fair and balanced in our work with the complex nature of Family Therapy. Our goal with families is to help every person involved feel as though they are valued and honored regardless of what issues they may be facing. And, assist the family in supporting each other by teaching them positive coping skills.