Family Counseling Services in Jackson, CA.

When there are challenges in parenting, teens acting out, blended families trying to become a joint unit, and other conflicts; family therapy can help. All persons are invited into the therapy office to solve problems, open up communication, and develop new patterns of relating that work. If you're looking for new solutions to the troubles in your family, don't wait, there is help available.

Are you seeking family counseling because your home life feels more like a battle ground than the loving supportive environment you would like? Do family interactions often result in angry outbursts, misunderstanding, or disconnection? I offer family counseling that creates a safe supportive space for family members to recognize and understand negative communication patterns and complicated emotional factors such as anger, resentment, or stress that get in the way of the family you want to be. Together we can develop new communication skills that forge secure bonds of connection and a more loving, peaceful family. Your most important relationship is worth the call. (916) 622-4372

ARE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS IN CONFLICTS OR CRISIS? Counseling helps! I take a unique and effective approach to family therapy- addressing the needs and clarifying the roles of every individual in the system so that everyone knows where they are, where the family is and take the steps they need to a healthier and happier family. Call for a free telephone consult.

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.

Family therapy looks at the entire family system—parents, children, extended family members—to identify strengths and problematic behaviours. I collaborate with families on strategies for utilizing their own capabilities for resolving problems, and on developing effective communication and problem-solving skills for preventing conflicts. I specialize in working with families of teenagers, which is an age that can be challenging for both the teenagers and their parents.

“I work to help families understand and communicate with each other better. I help them uncover the complex and varied realities that impact them while moving them to a better and healthier relationship.” I have a passion for working with all ages, races, cultures and orientations. I incorporate mindfulness techniques, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and methods by Satir and Minuchin into my sessions. My goal is to help individuals, couples, and families to regain healthier ways of communicating and the ability to live with themselves as well as each other.

5 possible reasons your Family may benefit from counseling: 1. Learn to discipline rather than punish 2. Improve parenting skills 3. Increase skill in blending families 4. Learn how to forgive and be forgiven 5. Resolve Financial Conflicts If you feel your family needs assistance, choose today to begin building the togetherness you desire. Your Life is a Journey. The present circumstance will pass. The past is an asset for reference. The future is yours to define and create. It is potential waiting to be formed. But life is clay molded and shaped either by bitterness and defeat or wisdom and courage.

Does your home feel less like a sanctuary and more like a prison due to family tension? Let an experienced family therapist help you reestablish the peace. In session you and your family will learn how to communicate healthily, resolve conflicts in their beginning stages, and show love for each other in ways that each family member acknowledges. Don't let family conflicts ruin the best years of your family's life. Get help today.

The family is a unit, a system of sorts. When one member of the system is struggling, the whole system is impacted. While it is always helpful to enlist counseling support for the member of the family that is in crisis, it is also important to bring the entire family together to help heal and strengthen the system. Family counseling helps to improve communication and conflict resolution skills in the family unit. This helps to increase feelings of intimacy and connectedness among members of the family. It is also helpful for families navigating transitions in their life i.e. a move, death of a grandparent, child leaving home, divorce, etc..

Family counseling is a most valuable opportunity for helping families in crisis as well as families who may be going through a life transition. Families can become socially, emotionally and psychologically dangerous, confusing, and even internally devastating. Families that are experiencing dysfunctional changes including addictions, emotional and mental illness, abandonment, fierce arguments, new family members, departing family members, new family rules, power relationships and family power changes that happen in an unprepared manner can create emotional traumas of significant proportions. Family counseling serves to restructure a families operation and aims to transform family dysfunction to family function.

Families come in so many shapes, colors and sizes. Every family is unique and has its own challenges. I work with all types of families in an non-judgmental way. I focus on the family as a whole, yet still work with each individual and what they bring to the family. I specialize in families with special needs children, families built through adoption, foster care and fost-adopt, families that are LGBTQ. Families can be see in the office or I can go to your home. I also work with extended families and families based on living situations. Call now to start on your way to having a healthy, happy and supportive family.

The family therapy I do is based largely on Family Systems theory of counseling, as well as adding aspects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy that deal with the thoughts we think about each other and ourselves in the family unit. We talk a lot about roles and the expectations we have for each other. We practice ways of talking to one another and expressing out own feelings so we can each be heard and validated. Sometimes, we find it necessary to process family losses and disappointments, as well as learning to begin the process of forgiving.

Learn how to improve your relationship with others at home and at work. Enhance your marriage and learn how to improve your parenting skills. I can help you with parenting skills and we can teach your child or teenager how to negotiate with you without tearing the family apart. I will provide you with the skills to manage, supervise, and advise your children as they develop into adulthood.