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An Introduction to Family Therapy
Mental health disorders impact everyone in the family. Without proper family therapy in Los Angeles, it can be difficult for loved ones to cope with changes to their family structure, strengthen their communication, or help heal past conflicts.
Satori Health can help. Call our team today at 877-564-1319 to get started with LA family therapy at our San Fernando Valley mental health treatment center.
UNDERSTANDING
Defining What Family Therapy is About
What is Family Therapy in Southern California?
Family therapy is a form of psychotherapy that can help an entire family recover and heal, making positive changes in mental health for everyone involved. Family therapy is centered on the concept that a family consists of multiple parts. When there's a change to one part, like a family member seeking treatment for mental health issues, it affects every other part.
Prior to getting help for mental health disorders, family dynamics can be hindered because of secrets, lies, mood swings, and other symptoms of mental health issues. Changing behaviors can cause conflict and result in family members being stuck in unhealthy patterns.
After an individual gets treatment, they are likely to return to those same unhealthy dynamics within the family unless everyone is able to implement positive changes toward recovery together.
With Satori Health, you get LA family therapy as an integral part of your mental health treatment. Call us today to learn more about our options for mental health treatment in Los Angeles.
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Should I Use Family Therapy for Mental Health Treatment?
Family therapy in Los Angeles should be used as part of any mental health treatment program where your family needs to improve the family system, improve communication, Implement healthier lifestyles, or learn how to support you.
There can be many goals you want to achieve with family therapy, but because it involves multiple people, you have to consider what other members of your family are willing to contribute and what goals they might have.
Family therapy has two goals: First, to help your family members support your positive mental health, and second, to strengthen the bonds between all members.
What goals you set will be unique to your family. In fact, the goals you set as a group might change as you progress and decide on new milestones.
- One goal might be reconciliation if your family struggles with distrust, perhaps because of lying or secretive behavior in the past.
- If your family feels guilty, one goal could be forgiveness. This can be forgiving yourself for the hurt you may have caused your family and your family forgiving themselves for not supporting you, hurting you, or judging you.
- If there is unresolved conflict in your family, your therapy goals could be to reach an agreement and resolution for that conflict.
- If your family harbors feelings of anger, a goal could be to reach a peaceful settlement.
- If there is sadness in your family, then everyone might learn how to provide quality support to one another instead.
- Sometimes families are frustrated because they don’t understand what is happening. Therapy goals include providing better education about mental health disorders in these cases.
- If family members are stressed, therapy goals can be to give them strength and skills to manage that stress in a healthy fashion.
Usually, you don’t start family therapy right away. It’s a very helpful treatment, but only after you have started your initial recovery and made some progress.
Getting mental health treatment is a very personalized endeavor, and it takes a lot of time to make the necessary adjustments and implement new coping strategies. After you have remained dedicated to using new behavioral patterns and feel comfortable with your improved thoughts and emotional control, you can add family therapy sessions to your recovery plan so that everyone can learn more about helping you remain on the right track.
When you start family therapy, there will be a leader who facilitates an open discussion. That professional might be a psychiatrist, social worker, counselor, or similar professional. Family therapy differs from individual counseling, so it requires special training. The people leading your sessions will have that training and be respectful throughout.
You will meet together in an office at a predetermined time. You might meet once or twice per week, depending on your schedule and treatment program. Sometimes specialists will meet with the entire family or all the people who are participating in treatment. Other times they might work one-on-one or with a segment of the whole family for one or two sessions. But this looks different for everyone, and your therapist will explain what to expect before you start treatment.
The length of your program will vary based on your needs, your budget, and what other family members are willing to contribute.
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Who Benefits from Los Angeles Family Therapy?
In the context of family therapy in Southern California, a family can be any group of people with long-lasting emotional bonds. If you are looking to start family therapy, you don't necessarily have to pick people like your parents or spouses. However, any close family members can benefit from participating in Los Angeles family therapy.
If you are trying to decide who should be a part of your recovery plan, ask yourself whom you find most important. Sometimes it might be family members who live far away from you. Other times it might be people you live with. Family therapy programs can include:
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Sibling
- Honorary family
- Stepfamilies
- Foster families
- Godparents or godchildren
- Blended family members
- Aunts and uncles
- Cousins
- Grandparents
- Friends
- Mentors
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What Can Family Therapy Treat?
Family therapy in Los Angeles can be integral to almost any mental health treatment plan, including treatment for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, or PTSD.
Research indicates that family therapy in Southern California increases your likelihood of completing mental health treatment. It also reduces mental health disorder symptoms, increases adherence to any medication, and relieves long-term stress.
Family therapy can result in positive changes throughout the family, relieving stressful burdens from other family members and helping to teach couples, parents, and children how to behave and treat one another. It might not be easy, but it's a very effective way to help all family members and give additional strength and encouragement to individuals struggling with mental health disorders.
At Satori Health, we offer mental health outpatient services, including family therapy in Southern California. Our outpatient treatment in Los Angeles is a high-end treatment center offering comprehensive mental health therapy services.