Family & Parenting Therapy
Family Time Shouldn’t Suck.
Who This Is For
Family is supposed to be our safe harbor, but for many, it feels more like a minefield. You may fear you're failing your kid. You want honesty without the whole thing blowing up. You might love each other deeply, but you don’t always like how you interact.
This service is for families who are tired of the tension.
Parents who feel like they are constantly refereeing or walking on eggshells around a teen or young adult.
Adult Children trying to navigate new relationships with their parents.
Families where every conversation turns into a power struggle or a shut-down.
If you are dreading the next holiday, the next phone call, or even just dinner tonight, we need to change the dynamic.
How I work
Fixing the System, Not the Person I view the family as a system. When a car makes a terrible noise, you don’t yell at the wheel; you look at how the gears are grinding together. In therapy, we stop looking for a "bad guy" and start looking at the patterns that are no longer working.
An Active, Assertive Approach I am not here to watch you argue. I am an active participant who will interrupt the chaos to help you do something different.
My approach is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). This means we move past the surface-level bickering to understand the emotions driving the conflict. We identify the cycle: who shuts down, who explodes, and why you keep missing each other.
Real Skills for Real Life Understanding why you fight is helpful, but knowing how to stop is better. We will work on tangible skills:
Assertive Communication: Learning to say what you mean clearly and respectfully, without aggression or passive-aggressive jabs.
Healthy Boundaries: Defining where you end and others begin. Boundaries aren't about being mean; they are about protecting the relationship so it can actually survive.
We will explore barriers to connection and redefine boundaries as adult family members navigate life transitions.
Hurt and Miscommunication:
we sift through old or current hurt and loss
what patterns aren’t working?
what would you like your relationship to look like now?
Boundaries:
acknowledge unhealthy ones and practice new ones
see clear expectations
learn to communicate feedback
Connection and Autonomy:
explore how to show love, safety, and respect
hold everyone accountable to providing reciprocity
create a balance of togetherness and separateness
What Change Looks Like
The goal isn’t to become a "perfect" family who never disagrees. The goal is to become a family that knows how to repair.
Through this work, the tension in the house begins to drop. You stop taking responsibility for everyone else’s emotions. You learn to state your needs without guilt. Slowly, family time stops being something you survive and starts being something you can actually enjoy.