Family therapy

Experiential family therapy was formed from the ideas of phenomenological therapy. Phenomenological therapy was centered on the ideas of “expanding experiences, unblocking suppressed impulses and feelings, developing greater sensitivity, gaining greater access to one’s self and learning to recognize and express self” (Goldenberg and Goldenberg, p.239). Experiential family therapy expounds on these ideas, but includes the implementation of more activities. Therapists of experiential therapy focus…

One of the things that I find fascinating with family therapy is that (for me) it shares a number of similarities with Gestalt therapy. The most prominent of which is how it views the family in relation to the “field” and conceptualizes each member in the family relative to characteristics of their here and now behavior to form abrupt hypothesis of their conduct and recreate, support or deconstruct it within the context of the family. Family therapy as illustrated in the assigned reading…

Morality in Marriage and Family Therapy Marriage and Family Therapy involves decisions that must consider the social, cultural and linguistic factors that can influence the family (Scher & Kozlowska, 2012). These factors can help develop the ethics and morals of people. Morals are standards or beliefs of what is considered appropriate or inappropriate behavior. People make moral decision every day. Moral decisions are made based on what others believe to be right or wrong. Morals can…

There are multiple therapies that may benefit this case (a) family therapy, (b) play therapy or client centered therapy, and (c) motivational therapy or interviewing. Each therapeutic intervention provided has been scientifically proven to cause significant impacts on healthy family development. Theoretically, once the family dynamic is restore then the individuals within the family will be able to thrive or function in individual systems and his or her subsystems. Clinician’s ultimate goal is…

There are variants of treatments that are utilized for treating aberrant comportment. One of treatments that is utilized is Cognitive-demeanor therapy. This type of “therapy combines cognitive therapy with behavior therapy (Myers, 2008, p.508)”. Cogitative-demeanor therapy is availing people transmute the way they cerebrate, but withal transmute the way they act. By making people cognizant of their irrational negative mentally conceiving, and practicing ways to make positive approach to everyday…

Structural Family Therapy Christine Miller Brandman University Structural Family Therapy The foundation of structural family therapy rests upon the belief that the solution to a family’s presenting problem can be found by identifying and changing ineffective patterns in the structure or organization. A family is organized into different subsystems, including couple, parental, parent-child, or sibling subsystems. When a family enters therapy, the therapist actively seeks out…

Couple, Family, and Sex Therapy and Treatment Plan Marjorie Morales Troy University Marriage, Family, and Sex Therapy Counseling Dr. Linda Ouellette, Ph.D., LMFT, LMHC, NCC Structural Family Therapy, targets in the prevention, treatment and overcoming of family crises (Corey, 2013). It is a therapeutic space of familiar interaction between the therapist and the clients. Family counseling’s main objective is to promote the self-sufficiency of individuals with regard to their…

(2014) state that therapy “may be the treatment for our time” and is one of the most widely used approaches in psychotherapy. 238. solution-focused therapy is known for its quick solution for families dealing with discord. a great strength of this therapy is that it has various applications in treating family issues. Due to its's popularity, the perspective of solution-focused therapy has been used in self-help books. Also, this form of therapy has been used outside of traditional therapy…

The process of family therapy began almost 100 years ago starting with Alfred Adler in Vienna. Since then many approaches to family counseling have been developed, this book will focus on 11 of those approaches. The main thing to consider when looking at the different approaches is the relevance to our own family-of-origin, this way we can be aware of our own family difficulties and avoid attempting to work out our personal family issues with every new family we encounter. An excellent example…

Technique 1- Joining The first technique I enjoyed reading about in the book is the process of Joining. As the family therapist, it would be my job to take a leadership position or role in the therapy, from the very start. Once the family enters the office, they are giving permission and acknowledging that they would like help. This is a sign for the therapist to enter the family system to help change a problematic concern. These concerns may be causing pain, stress, or discomfort in the system…