Family therapy

Study – Del Sol Family The Del Sol Family consists of Rosa, Miguel, and their three children. Rosa and Miguel have been fighting excessively (Thomlison, 2016). Rosa feels Miguel is verbally abusing her and counseling is the only way to work out their problems (Thomlison, 2016). Miguel does not believe counseling is needed and thinks they can solve their problems on their own (Thomlison, 2016). The two approaches the Rosa and Miguel will be practicing are emotionally focused therapy and…

This family consists of Claudia (41), Hailey (38), Scott (16), Qingling (15), and Becca (12). Claudia and Hailey were married one year ago, and each brought children into their relationship. Scott is Hailey’s child, and Qingling and Becca are both Claudia’s children from a previous marriage. The family presented to therapy primarily because Becca has been “rebelling” and recently left home and did not return for a few days, until the police found her and brought her back home. The intake also…

This study provides insight on how structural family therapy and communication impact adjustment in the family system. (McNeil, Hershberger, & Nedela, 2013), used an intervention that dealt with low-income families who was concern about their adolescent being involved in gangs. The authors purpose was to help families focus on their strengths since poverty is not always the case for adolescents engaging in gang activities. The authors demonstrate the three stages in which a therapist should…

Daniel Beaver is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whom owns his own practice in Berkeley, California. He holds an M.S. in Counseling Psychology from California State University, East Bay and a B.A. in Psychology from University of California, Berkeley. He received specialized training in Masters and Johnson-style sex therapy, and has practiced as a sex therapist for over thirty years. I attended his Psychology of Human Sexuality during the fall semester of 2014; having made a pretty…

Families can have a significant influence on an adolescent’s mental health. Family Therapy such as Structural Family Therapy (SFT) is a treatment modality that can be used alone or in combination with other treatment modalities (Walsh, 2015, p. 202). In fact, this approach to intervention has much in common with cognitive and behavioral theories, however; SFT emphasizes the family system and changing its organization. Thus, changing the organization of the foster family leads to change in Tracey…

When the therapist met the client at home for individual therapy, the client greeted the therapist and she was feeling sad because she had bad time with her biological mother as client reported that they had as a family small party at the biological family's house and client's mother had a fight with her. Client reported that her biological mother started to drink alcohol a lot and when the biological mother finished the first bottle of Vodka, she asked for the second one. When the client asked…

It got to the point where I had to start seeing a counselor for family therapy, and individual therapy. I knew I wasn’t the problem, and I was tired of being mistreated the way I was. Anything and everything I did I was constantly punished for it. The things I went through on a daily basis was absolutely brutal. By that time I knew…

Part IV – Family Therapy Case Conceptualization and Treatment 6a. I believe there are boundary issues in Julia’s family, specifically with her mother. Julia’s mother, as perceived by Julia, “has always tried to keep on top of what’s going on in our lives”, which indicates an overinvolvement in the children’s lives (p. 274). Julia’s mother would worry that Julia would not be working to her full potential and would constantly be on top of Julia to complete her homework and would form test…

one 30 minutes’ session with client, both her parents and grandmother, and five, 20-30 minutes’ session with client and both her parents. There was one initial difficulty following the intervention model with integrity because the client missed 1 family session due to weather. Social worker monitored how often client went to her grandmother’s house and how well she communicated with her parents during their sessions. The interventions appear to have helped the client because she continues to…

Mr. Lindsay was seen at his home for individual therapy. During this session Mr. Lindsay and therapist focused on addressing the parental team between him and his wife and ways it could be strengthened. Mr. Lindsay presented for therapy in a euthymic mood his broad affect was congruent with behavior. The client checked-in by reporting that he was feeling "okay" and noted that his week was “fine.” The client was asked to describe a normal routine day within the Lindsay’s home. Client reported…