Family therapy is a type of therapy that improves the quality of communication between family members and helps them overcome conflicts.
Even if symptoms of psychological illness are seen in only one person, family therapists evaluate the individual within his social environment.
Family In what situations can therapy help?
• Family disagreements, family crises, domestic violence, conflicts
• When the family is worried about their child's behavior. For example; eating disorders, children's changing behaviors, school problems, • Children's school problems
• When family members experience physiological and/or psychological diseases or substance addictions
• When family members are preparing for a big change and they may experience problems when they think about it
• When some or all of the family members are exposed to trauma such as natural disasters… While some families can cope with these situations more easily, others need help to overcome such family crises.
• At turning points of life… Mourning , separation, old age, cultural adaptation, trauma, migration, divorce, adoption process, substance addiction, physical diseases, return of one of the parents to work… • Even if one of the family members begins to show signs of psychological disorder, therapy may be recommended for the whole family. Although the findings are also seen in one of the family members, their causes may occur in the family system. The individual can develop better in the supportive environment of family members. The aim of such family therapies is not to find the 'culprit' in the family. Family members can learn how to support each other.
Aims of family therapy
• To solve the problems of one or more of the family members by increasing understanding and cooperation. The focus may be on the whole family, or on one or some members of the family.
• Increasing the quality of communication and coping abilities between family members.
• Strengthening family ties.
• Psychological problems of family members. to help them help the individual with the disease.
• Empowering family members to work on their problems. crying.
• Increasing levels of hope, optimism, forgiveness, and happiness.
How long does family therapy last?
• The needs of families determine how often and how long family therapy will last.
• Family therapy is usually applied once a week or once every two weeks. • A double session of 1.5 hours is more appropriate for family therapy. Individual therapy practices usually last 50 minutes. • Family therapy is an average of eight to twenty sessions. It may be shorter or longer depending on the needs of the family.
• Benefits of family therapy
• Family therapy provides people who care about each other the opportunity to express ideas and feelings that are difficult to express in a protected area. It allows them to understand each other's experiences, ideas and needs and to make changes in their relationships.
• Family therapy can be useful in family disputes.
• It can prevent problems from getting worse. It can prevent relationships from derailing, being damaged and ending. • Important issues that one of the family members cannot talk about without hesitation can be expressed by other members. has the opportunity to observe.
• It may be more beneficial than individual therapy in cases such as eating diseases and substance addictions.
• It can pave the way for communication by strengthening the relationships of family members.
• The presence of family members in therapy helps them solve their problems together.
• All family members can be a part of the solution.
• Making solution decisions together increases the members' contribution to turning these decisions into practice.
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