Family therapy services in 33813: Lakeland, FL. Relationship and couples counseling.

Family dynamics can be very complex. Each member can see things from their own perspective and the need for respect within families is immensely important. Each person needs to have a voice and a choice to speak their mind in a therapeutic setting. It is my honor to do my best to help your family resolve issues, deal with crisis and secrets or just get along better and happier now and in the future.

Given the wide variety of family issues I have encountered over the years, I have adopted an integrated therapeutic approach. Hence, clients will receive general psychoeducation in a number of areas including: values discovery, parenting, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, boundary setting, sibling rivalry, mutual respect and accountability to mention a view. As your "group therapy leader," session time will be effectively managed. Role-plays will be utilized extensively to allow for relative freedom of expression. In addition, homework assignments are a prominent and prevalent component to our intervention strategy. Finally, priority is given to confidentiality and trust.

Family therapy is an area that I am passionate about. I feel that most of our issues can find its root in our family of origin. Everyone wants to be heard, and everyone wants to be valued. However, no one is being heard or valued, because we are all speaking so loudly that we can only hear ourselves. Sometimes we need an outsiders perspective to help us each other. I greatly desire to help your family be as healthy as it can be.

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 life can be both deeply enjoyable & extremely painful...differing opinions, single parenting, the stresses of finances, parenting issues, adolescent rough spots, working through the painful process and recovery in divorce, differing lifestyles, career challenges, workaholism, overwhelming commitments, drug abuse, boomeranging children in a down economy-have great impact on family life. Some walk on egg shells while others show explosive emotions-or both. Whatever the situation, my clients experience a safe environment where everyone is given respect for their point of view. Gaining skills & workable way that at minimum everyone can “live with” & potentially heal & thrive is my focus

When a family member is struggling with alcohol or drug addiction, the entire family is affected negatively. Communication barriers within families of addicts may cause the addict to withdraw into isolation, leaving their family members feeling frustrated, ashamed, lonely, fearful, depressed, hopeless and angry. The sources of addiction are mental, emotional and psychological in nature, and the addict, as well as their family, need to heal under the care of professionals. At Valiant Recovery, we offer counseling to the families of addicts to help them process the difficult emotions they have confronted, and to create a healthy, supportive environment for the addict to return home to.

Having problems with difficult family members or in-laws? Family dynamics can be challenge especially when you blend people with differing backgrounds or experiences. Even if you are brought up in the same household, the different roles family members play can create conflict. Learning new effective ways to communicate and cope can help change the patterns and cycles that create drama and/or the hurt.

We are all created for relationships. Relationships bring the greatest joy and the greatest pain in life. Every relationship and family unit looks different and has unique strengths and challenges which create the ups and downs in families. From the age of 4 or 5 years old, a child already knows the "behavior" he/she must exhibit in a family unit. At age 4 or 5 or before, a child will enter the child care and or educational system. Through elementary, middle school, college / trade school, OJT, etc, we live in "required behavior." Often when an adult arrives "home," the "behaviors" may revert back to "childish behavior because of childhood beliefs." Are you ready to look at this?