Relational, family, or conjoint therapy, whatever you call it means there are more than two people in the therapy room; partners in a relationship or members of a family are treated together in joint sessions by one or more therapists, instead of being treated separately. In a conjoint therapy configuration, the relationship becomes the client. Specific issues and problems within the relationship are addressed collaboratively with the goal of building healthier interactions within couple and family systems. Relational therapy can aid individuals in recognizing the role previous romantic relationships and family history play in shaping of daily life- boundaries, values, expectations, coping, and sense of self.
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​Frequently experienced issues may include:
  • ​Adapting to change
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Adoption
  • Anger Management​
  • Caregiver Burnout
  • Co-parenting
  • DCFS Referral
  • Divorce/Separation​
  • Family-Owned Business Conflict
  • Family Conflict​​
  • Supporting a family with a recent mental or physical health diagnosis
  • Generational Trauma
  • Grief​
  • Healthy communication and boundary setting​​
  • Understanding the generational impact of family history
  • ​Increase trust and honesty
  • Increase individual's sense of self and agency within relationships
  • Infidelity
  • Intimacy Issues/Relationship Anxiety
  • Phase of life changes, e.g., empty nesters, becoming a parent, retirement
  • Parenting Support
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Relationship Issues
  • Role Reversal
  • Sibling Conflict
  • Substance Abuse