Family Counseling Services in Vestavia Hills, AL.

Sometimes even adult family members find that they have difficulty getting along and communicating. Not having a "bag of communication tools," they do not know how to navigate the waters of disagreements, different perfectives, and relational components. Having someone outside the family circle can provide a safe environment to begin to deal with those difficulties. I offer that kind of opportunity to be able to review and revise old patterns of communication in order to experience more satisfying relationships.

I believe regardless of individual, couples or group modalities each person brings their family into their appointments. Family systems (styles of interaction) can be flexible, stable, chaotic and rigid depending on the family you were raised in. Regardless understanding why and how you do what you do (ie where you come from and generational strengths and weaknesses better serves you in your relationships across the lifespan.

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.