Family Therapy in Gainesville, FL

Problems that can be fixed with family therapy are:

• The pain and grief involved in the death of a loved one. 
• Stress.
• Anger.
• Coping with a chronic illness a family member may have, such as cancer, stroke, or an autoimmune disease. 
• Divorce or other romantic relationship issues.
• Communication issues. 
• Families who have neurodivergent members, such as someone with autism spectrum disorder or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

There are several types of family therapy:

• Functional family therapy (FFT): it is most often used to help families with children who have behavioral issues. 
• Marriage counseling: it involves you and your spouse or romantic partner. Issues may be related to communication, finances, or understanding your partner’s mental health condition. 
• Strategic family therapy: it is a short-term family therapy that focuses on making positive behavioral and structural changes in the dynamic and environment. 
• Structural family therapy: this type looks at the inner boundaries, relationships, and structures of the family unit.
• Systemic family therapy: it considers the family’s issues in the different contexts in which they live.

Your therapist may:

• Encourage everyone to talk and listen to each other during the sessions.
• Ask each family member about their concerns and hopes for therapy.
• Help you and your family explore how to work together to make positive changes.
• Suggest strategies for changing problematic patterns and behaviors. 
• Try to understand your background and history and identify information that can provide details about the current functioning of the family system.

• A 2018 study revealed that family therapy could be useful in treating adult-focused problems like mood disorders, partner violence, alcohol issues, and adjustment to chronic physical illness. 
• At post-treatment, the average patient with a family therapist is better off than 76% of the patients with an alternative treatment.