Family Counseling Services in Milton, NY.

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.

It is important to hear everyone's side in a family session. Ensuring each individual feels comfortable enough to speak up is important. Allowing the family to express themselves in a safe environment with the help of a therapist could help the family at home. I have experience working with a number of different family systems. I incorporate both verbal and non-verbal therapy techniques into these sessions to see improvement in family dynamics.

When working with a through the family therapy process, it is important to make sure each individual has a voice is able to communicate and express their experiences. Family therapy requires structure and understanding of different dynamics. My goal is to understand patterns that may be new and in response to stress or intergenerational. From there we will explore methods to communicate boundaries, expectations, and internal worlds to bring the family to a new understanding and more effective conversations.

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.

When working with a family, it would be important to discuss the individuals as well as the family as a unit. The dynamics of a family would be important to discuss what works within the family and what does not. When finding that which does not work to form cohesiveness in the family, I will help find ways to bring about more understanding, and better communication skills amongst the family members, so that everyone in the family can feel heard, understood, and acknowledged

Family support during these trying times is important to me. At my practice I make a supportive, trusting, empathic evironment, for famlies to explore layers of multi generational trauma, communication patterns, and dysfunction. These sessions can be virtual or in person in the Rochester NY area. I look forward to partnering with family systems to improve circumstances that are causing stress.