Family Therapy

In today’s rapidly-changing world, family life is more complicated than ever before. As a service EQ Perspectives offers, family therapy is a form of group psychotherapy (talk therapy) that focuses on the improvement of interfamilial relationships and behaviors.

A family unit is a group of people who care about each other. In family therapy, a group can consist of many different combinations of loved ones, such as parents/guardians and their children, siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends, kinship caregivers, etc.

Through sessions available by appointment, the licensed family therapists at EQ Perspectives can also help treat specific mental health or behavioral conditions affecting family dynamics, such as substance use disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, or an eating disorder.

Our family therapy services can help with situations that include:

• Adjusting to a new life change (moving, divorce, incarceration, etc.) or a medical condition
• Changes and challenges that come with aging
• Death and grief
• Relationship conflicts, such as parent-child conflict or sibling conflict.

Furthermore, our family therapists can provide support, education and guidance to you and your loved ones to help you function better and increase your well-being.

While the team at EQ Perspectives uses several forms of family therapy, your type will depend on your family’s unique needs and circumstances. Your therapist may combine elements from different therapeutic approaches to best meet your family’s needs.

Forms of family therapy our team use include:

• Functional family therapy (FFT)
• Marriage counseling/couples therapy
• Strategic family therapy
• Structural family therapy
• Systemic family therapy

For families participating in therapy due to a member’s mental health condition, psychoeducation is a vital part of the therapy sessions.

At EQ Perspectives, we understand that families choose to attend therapy for different reasons. Issues our family therapy services can help resolve include:

• Strained relationships between family members
• Communication issues
• Trauma (physical or emotional)
• Coping with acute or chronic illness of a family member
• The death of a loved one and grief
• Divorce or romantic relationship issues
• Coping with sudden changes, such as unemployment, moving, or incarceration

Additionally, our family therapy sessions can be beneficial if a family member has any of the following mental health conditions:

• Major depressive disorder (MDD)
• Anxiety disorders
• Eating disorders
• Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Substance use disorder (alcohol and drug misuse)
• Bipolar disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Other mood disorders
• Suicidal intentions

Our team can also help families cope with these childhood behavioral conditions:

• Conduct disorder
• Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD)
• Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
• Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Autism spectrum disorder

Through group and individual therapy sessions, the EQ Perspectives team uses various approaches to equip family members with the skills necessary to function as a cohesive unit, including activities, group work, and guided reflection.

Your healing journey at EQ Perspectives starts with a thorough assessment, during which family members can share their concerns and challenges. Based on the results of that assessment, our team will help you create a personalized and holistic program that’s focused on improving interfamilial relationships and behaviors.

Areas our family therapy sessions cover include:

• Building resilience
• Forming/cultivating healthy relationships
• Resolving conflict
• Identifying core values
• Personal validation
• Setting goals
• Learning coping skills
• Improving self-esteem

Call EQ Perspectives today or book an appointment online to learn more about how our family therapy services can benefit you and your loved ones.