Family therapy is a type of treatment designed to help with issues that specifically affect family’s mental health and functioning. It can help individual family members build stronger relationships, improve communications and manage conflicts within the family system. The primary goals of family therapy are to create a better home environment, solve family issues and understand the unique issues that a family might face.

TYPES

• Family systems therapy

• Functional family therapy

• Narrative family therapy

• Psychoeducation

• Supportive family therapy

TECHNIQUES

• Behavioural techniques (modeling and role modeling)

• Psychodynamic techniques

• Structural techniques

Family therapy deals with different issues like,

• Behavioural problems in children or teens

• Changes within the family

• Communication problems

• Death of loved one

• Divorce, separation or marital problems

• Parents – child conflicts

• Problems between siblings

• Parenting issues

• Stressful events or major life transitions

• Trauma

BENEFITS

• Understanding of healthy boundaries and family patterns and dynamics

• Enhanced communication

• Improved problem solving

• Deeper empathy

• Reduced conflict and better anger management skills

Family therapy used for disorders like,

• Anxiety disorders (OCD)

• Eating disorders(anorexia)

• Mood disorders(bipolar disorder and depression)

• Personality disorders(borderline personality disorder)

• Schizophrenia

• Substance use disorder

• Conduct disorder

• Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder(DMDD)

• Oppositional defiant disorder(ODD)