Family counseling is a service area that emerged about 50 years ago, but has become much more important in recent years. The deterioration of traditional family structures and the emergence of very different family structures have led to the development of family and marriage counseling service area.
The main areas where family counseling is required are summarized below.
Both spouses have a job and work: Today's economic problems require both spouses to work. However, this can sometimes cause problems. Because both spouses work, problems and conflicts often arise regarding the sharing of household chores, childcare and running the household. Family counselors help the spouses to show the right methods in solving the problems and provide the necessary motivation for the marriages to continue smoothly.
Marriage breakdown: Even though spouses have serious disagreements, they may not have the necessary problem-solving and communication skills to resolve them. In this process, receiving family counseling service effectively helps spouses to solve their marital problems and provides them with support.
Single-parent families: Single-parent families may experience economic problems. A single parent (mother or father) may be under extreme stress due to financial reasons and difficulties in dealing with problems alone. Emotional crises of parents are also reflected in children. On the other hand, issues related to the child's care, custody and right to visit by his other parent may also cause additional problems. All the problems created by the resulting chaotic lifestyle are handled by family counselors one by one, and awareness is created according to the dynamics of that family.
Drug and alcohol addiction: When a member of the family is addicted to drugs or alcohol, other members of the family are greatly affected. The dependent spouse and other family members need support from psychologists and family counselors regarding alcohol or drug addiction problems.
School related problems: This is a very common problem Help should be sought from a family counselor in coping with it. If the child's problems are caused by the family, individual solidarity with the child may not be very effective. It may be necessary to involve parents, siblings and teachers in the counseling process. The family counselor works to ensure the coordination of the school and the family.
The child's behavioral problems: Family counselors can support parents in disciplining the child's behavior. Children's discipline problems can lead to disagreements between parents or to deepen existing problems. Support from a family counselor should be sought when these disagreements become unresolvable and there is an increase in family conflict. Family counseling is the most effective method to identify those who have a role in the continuation of the problems. Once the problem is diagnosed, family counseling can help the child and other family members improve their broken interactional relationships.
Adolescent depression: Parents often expect their adolescent children to be excellent at everything. When the adolescent cannot fulfill this expectation, he or she tends to become depressed. The problem should be tried to be overcome with family counseling.
Caring for elderly parents: One of the spouses feels responsible for taking care of and supporting elderly parents. This can cause arguments and unrest within the family. In this case, it may be wise to consult a family counselor.
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