Family counseling can help in adjusting to a change, or to improve the family's overall functioning and interaction. It recognizes that family relationships and interactions are important influences on our well being, psychological health, and behavior.
Family counseling can be short-term, focused on a particular problem, or can take a deeper look at structural patterns of the family.
Family therapy assists families in nurturing positive change and development by working with the systems of interaction between family members.
Family members may also come to therapy in support of a member of the family.
Dyadic Attachment-Focused Family Therapy
This type of therapy is designed to help children with disorders of attachment and works with the parent-child dyad.
Dyadic therapy recognizes the developmental, attachment and communication needs of young children and helps the child and parent improve attachment bonds and responsive communication.
This therapy emphasizes a nurturing environment in which the child can engage in playful and curious actions, while receiving acceptance and empathy in the relationships with the therapist and parent.
The different schools of family therapy have in common a belief that, regardless of the origin of the problem, and regardless of whether the clients consider it an "individual" or "family" issue, involving families in solutions often benefits clients.