Family therapy services in 17547: Marietta, PA. Relationship and couples counseling.

I cannot imagine a family out there that does not want to be happy. But life happens. Things can become dysfunctional as family members come and go (planned or unexpectedly), structure and hierarchy change, illness strikes, conflict escalates, addiction is discovered, careers are earned and lost, and communication comes to a standstill. Through mutually agreed upon ground rules, therapy will be the place for each family member to share their experience without fear of retribution and to have the opportunity to be heard without interruption. Then, through a variety of strategies, we work together to reorganize the family's energies and move towards a positive outcome.

Through our Family Education Program (FEP) at Retreat at Palm Beach and Retreat at Lancaster County, you and your family will learn the basic elements of addiction, as well as the tools and resources most associated with long term recovery. Our Family Education Program is designed to address the needs of both the patient, as well as the patient’s family.

FAMILY EDUCATION ABOUT DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE Addiction not only affects the patient, but also those who love them. Retreat’s Family Education Program is designed to educate loved ones about the disease of addiction and the dynamics it creates. The goal is to facilitate and promote healthy communication skills that will lead to regaining trust and healing relationships through the process of treatment and recovery. Attendance will be scheduled through the Primary Therapist. Once family members have attended the Family Education Program, a family session may be scheduled with the Primary Therapist.

Coaching for families as they transition through marriage, divorce, separation and as children go through stages of development such with stressors which may cause anxiety, depression, anger and the need for more skillful parenting skills. We are here to support your family through these stressful and challenging times. Coaching and mediation for aging parents.

Families are systems made up of individuals much like the transmission in your car. If a gear is damaged, it wears on the other parts. If you only replace the damaged gear, the other parts will soon wear the new gear into the shape of the old. Family therapy produces long lasting changes because it rebuilds the whole system instead of just fixing one part!