Family Counseling Services in Concord, MO.

Similarly to the way all the parts of a car engine function together to make the vehicle run, family members have specific roles they fill that cause the family to operate the way it does. Families will benefit from family counseling because when something is wrong within the family system, every member can benefit from change. The good news about family therapy is that when one person begins to change, it effects change in everyone.

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.

Is your home a safe haven? Does it fulfill the dreams you had long ago for a happy family? Or is your home a hotbed of anger and frustration where family members are depressed and anxious? A skilled therapist can help families recover from their defeating cycles. I have assisted families and have helped their members work on breaking the patterns that have caused their emotional distress. Call, and discover how your home can be a more peaceful place where you can truly enjoy each other. You may want to look at www.judykoehlertherapist.com to see if relationship counseling is appropriate for your family.

Family counseling or family therapy is considered to be a method of approach that is intended to address distinct issues concerning the well-being and functioning of a family. It can be applied to help a family during a stressful period, a significant transition, or behavioral or mental health difficulties in the family. Amy aids in assisting the family work together towards a wholesome family life, with understanding and managing particular family situations, enhancing communication, resolving family difficulties, and building a stable functioning home atmosphere

Family Therapy can prove to be vital for blended families or families dealing with death or divorce. My approach to family therapy involves allowing each member of the family their time to talk and process the changes in their life, and then present each members views and feelings to the other members of the family. Often the issues that arise in families comes from a place of poor communication skills verses mental illness or disorders. I use emotion-based techniques along with solution-focused methods of therapy to help a family function in a healthy manner.

There’s nothing that can bring us quite as much joy--or, at times, as much pain--as our families. Family therapy can be extremely effective because as family members offer their “take” on the problem, they indirectly become part of the solution. The families I work with often enjoy better communication with each other and a new-found mutual respect and appreciation. They also enjoy passing these things along to the next generation.

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 dysregulated (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 dystunction. Kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161