Family Therapy
Is your child or teenager struggling and you don’t know how to reach them?
Has your family recently been through a significant change, a diagnosis, a separation, a loss?
Are the same arguments happening over and over without anything shifting?
Do you feel like you’re not being heard, or that people in your family don’t understand each other?
Are you worried about your child’s mental health and not sure what the right next step is?
If any of those land, family therapy might be exactly what your family needs right now.
Family therapy is a type of therapy that brings more than one person into the room. It works from a simple idea: that many of the difficulties people experience don’t live entirely within one person. They live in the space between people, in the patterns of communication and connection that have developed in a family over time.
It’s particularly beneficial for children and teenagers. The things that bring young people into a clinical setting are almost always shaped by what’s happening around them. Family therapy gives the whole family a structured way to understand those patterns and build something more useful together.
This isn’t about assigning blame or finding fault. It’s about helping your family feel more connected, communicate more clearly, and navigate the hard stuff with a little more support behind you.
What we can help with
Family therapy can be useful across a wide range of situations. Some of the most common reasons families come to us include:
Have honest and respectful conversations
Feel more connected
Strengthen family bonds and build self-esteem
Respectfully resolve conflict and improve relationships
Support each other through major life events such as grief, loss disability or illness
A major life transition including separation or divorce, a blended family, bereavement, or a serious illness
Parents who want practical guidance on how to support a child’s mental health
A child or teenager who is self-harming or experiencing a mental health crisis
A new diagnosis for a child or young person, including ADHD, autism, anxiety or depression, and the family trying to work out how to respond
Communication breakdown between parents and teenagers, particularly where it feels like nothing gets through
Intergenerational differences in values, expectations or ways of communicating
Family conflict that keeps repeating without resolution
A young person refusing individual therapy who might engage in a family context
Individual therapy for a young person that has plateaued and needs the relational context to shift
Through family therapy you can learn to have honest and respectful conversations, feel more connected, support each other through difficult times, and resolve conflict without things escalating. Small shifts in how family members communicate with each other can make a significant difference to everyone in the family.
What to expect
Family therapy at The Therapy Hub is structured and goal-focused. Early sessions involve getting a clear picture of your family’s history, the concerns that have brought you in, and what you’re hoping to achieve. From there, sessions are purposeful. You’ll know what you’re working on and why.
Sessions can involve the whole family, a subset of family members, or parents alone, depending on what the situation calls for. How that’s structured is something we work out together at the beginning.
Family therapy is not eligible for Medicare rebates. It’s a private service. Some private health insurance policies provide partial cover, and it’s worth checking with your insurer. Sessions from $200.
“When we deny the story, it defines us. When we own the story, we can write a brave new ending.” – Brene Brown
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If you’d like to talk with us about how counselling can help you and your family feel more connected and improve your relationships please contact us today for an appointment.
(03) 9958 8772
