Families

If you are a family facing challenges, family counseling may be very useful for you. The family as a unit or system has an influence on every member, so it can be helpful to focus on the family as a whole instead of each member individually.

In therapy, I promote communication and connection within families, working with the members to help increase understanding and resolve conflicts. I focus on the existing strengths of the family and help develop skills to stop family patterns from continuing, reduce stress and improve harmony.  This is accomplished in a variety of ways, including improving co-parenting techniques, learning parenting skills and connecting parents with their children more fully, while at the same time helping children communicate their feelings to their parents.

If you are a new client, please complete my child-family intake form before your first visit.

I also work with children and adolescents and individuals.

Common Issues

What brings in families?

    • Grown children and their parents and/or siblings
    • Behavioral Issues
    • Conflict Resolution
    • Communication Problems
    • Blended Families
    • Co-parenting
    • Divorce Counseling
    • Trauma
  • Anger

Get In Touch

1100 Sanchez Street
San Francisco, CA  94114
415.347.1436

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