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Family Issues

Family Psychologist

When we look into our relationships, we often find that there are certain patterns that keep repeating themselves. We might find ourselves in a situation where we feel like we are not being heard or respected. We might also have an experience of our needs are not being met or like we are not being appreciated or valued.

 

Clients often present with symptoms like anxiety and depression and once we get started, an inner conflict or a discord within a close relationship reveals itself. This makes a lot of sense, as it is one of our primary human needs to foster solid relationships. When we are disturbed in this area, we often develop various symptoms believing that those are ‘our primary problems’. It pays off to look into your relationship dynamics and re-asses what is working and what is not working for you.

 

Although I only work with individuals, I approach individual issues strategically by assessing how family as a whole functions rather than only an individual within it. As such, in sessions we examine the family dynamics and look for the root causes of psychological issues an individual presents with. Observing family patterns over the many years, I am confident that the best way to help clients is to firstly empathise with their situation & the role within a family and then to help them gain understanding of their own behavior and how it affects their relationships. Subsequently, we design a way that the individual can organically (in a way that feels fair, natural and compelling to them) shift the dynamic with others within the family.

 

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