Family Counseling Services in Orangevale, CA.

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.

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.

Family has a wide range of definitions and constructions. However you identify yours is the way I identify it and how we will work. All family members are welcome or you may decide just a parent unit wants to explore parenting issues, or a parent and child may want to work on that relationship. One example of a family unit I often work with is the mother/daughter dyad. Often times this special and complicated relationship needs outside support, and clients find I am able to offer that needed support in a way that fosters communication and bonding. Any way that you need it, I am here to help with finding security in the family relationship.

A family is like a mobile, it takes balance to make it work well. Balance with work and play, balance with parents and children's needs, talking and listening (that is a biggie). We all need to be heard even if we do not agree with another person. Parents need to have consequences when the kids do not follow the rules of the home. Without consequences the kids keep repeating the same things. Children need eye contact from their parents. There are simple helps like these that will make a beautiful difference in your family life.

Family therapy can be challenging and extremely rewarding. I can help your family sort through issues that tear you apart. Through peaceful negotiation and active listening techniques, your family can learn to communicate in a respectful and loving way so that any issue can be resolved in a way that nurtures and protects the family unit as well as each individual involved.

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.

Your family is in chaos and you do not know what to do. You have tried everything you can think of and it is not better. Or perhaps it gets better for a while and returns to the way it used to be. As much as we would like it to not be true, families do not always get along. There is a solution. I know you would would like for your family to get along and to be happy. I have worked with many families and I would love to help your family. Give me a call today at 916-847-8053 or schedule an appointment now: https://kim-mclaughlin.clientsecure.me/client_portal

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.

I believe that as we grow up we are shaped by our relationships; this starts from the time we are little and continues for the rest of our lives. Through these relationships we are also shaped by society. In being shaped we create various meaning from our experiences as well as receiving and giving instructions on how to live. When we form new relationships of any kind, this gets challenged; coming together and finding a path forward that celebrates all involved is the key to success.

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.

I have extensive experience facilitating parenting groups and family therapy sessions. I especially enjoy working with parents with teens and helping blended families develop healthy relational functioning within a new system. I rely on family systems interventions to help you and loved ones achieve conflict-free communication, respect, love, acceptance, and understanding.

When working with families my goal is to nurture and facilitate growth and change. I involve the family in creating their own solutions. By the use of experiential actitivites and emotionally focused therapy I work to develop healthy communication patterns and stimulate authentic communication of feelings. Through the process of therapy the goal is to create a family that can adapt to change, a family in which each member can develop to be the best they can be and can share and communicate feelings in a environment that is conducive to creating a balance between sharing, family and indivual growth.

Involving the family members in therapy can be extremely helpful in dealing with issues such as anger, co-parenting, and addiction. I also work with adolescents and their parents by bringing them together into sessions so that everyone can be heard in a supportive setting. Family members who have different communication styles can benefit from being in a therapeutic setting so that all voices can be heard and understood.