There are a number of ways that the therapists at Marietta Counseling assist families. Family counseling can look very different depending on the individual therapist's approach and the needs of each particular family. Here are some general ideas to help provide an understanding of what you might expect from family therapy.
A family is a dynamic system, often seen as an entity in and of itself with various parts. Each individual in the family is also a part of the family system. Some therapists provide counseling for families by having the entire family present in each session in order to work with the dynamic as a whole. Sometimes therapists will work with members of the family separately or in pairs depending on the issues that are presented.
In "fillial play therapy" counselors help parents become an important agent in the child's therapy. Parents are taught by the therapist how to use play as a means of encouraging their child's continuing progress and development in expressing and working through the issues the child is facing in counseling with the therapist. This process not only benefits the child but the parent and the parent-child relationship. Families are often brought in to the therapists office and provided specific art projects, puppetry work or games to assist in not only providing the therapist insight as to the dynamics in the family but to facilitate a process of "working through" issues the family faces as a whole.
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