• A family member having difficulty to function in their normal capacity. Things which were earlier done as fun is now no longer carried out and you don’t like or understand this sudden lack of interest.
• A noticeable breakdown in communication between family members, harder to communicate than usual, getting the “silent treatment” or members withdrawing from the usual family activities.
• A family member posing threat to oneself or the other members of the family, one of the children showing behavioral changes at home or an alarming fall in the grades at school, attendance problems or disruptive behavior at school.
• The family has had a traumatic experience such as a death in the family, a divorce or separation and members are having a hard time coping or having difficulty adjusting to the new reality.
• Family members having substance abuse problems with alcohol, smoking, drugs, eating disorders or social media addiction and so on.
• A family member showing extreme emotional reactions such as excessive anger outbursts, fear, sadness or anxiety and you find this behavior difficult to understand and feel totally helpless.

Many families don’t have the time to deal with these issues and so even the best families can feel a need for assistance beyond the family. As there is no training before one become a parent on how to handle such situations, parents tend to get into the role of bringing in their own past experiences to solve the issue. Parents can easily fail to notice or understand or not give any importance to these conflicts, hence, raise their children with unresolved feelings, which will not only affect their role as a parent but also suffer from anxiety, frustration or stress.

Family counselling helps you to identify the root cause of the issues faced by the family members, so you don’t put off seeking help. As the longer you wait, the worse the behaviors can get and if unresolved for a long periods of time it can have a serious negative effect on the whole family. Initially it may feel like admitting defeat or failure, but in reality deciding on family counselling is right for the family, which also is a big decision and a big step forward.

• Improve communication: We help you identify the issues and develop effective ways to talk about them. You learn to express your feelings so that others can understand and respond to them.
• Enhance relationships: Your family should be the people you love most in the world. For some of us, our families can be the source of great stress and anxiety where you feel caught up in a cycle of negative feelings and interactions. Through our sessions you learn how to repair broken family relationships, understand how everyone feels, how to communicate your issues to those around you and try to support them.
• Develop boundaries: Boundaries are the limits that people set for themselves and others. Healthy boundaries keep people from invading each other’s privacy or imposing on one another.
• Define familial roles: Different family members with different skills take on different roles. For some families, roles aren’t so clear cut and some children struggle to identify their authority figures or to know their own roles. When roles are defined, families tend to be more fluid.
• Build trust: Trust is a feeling of safety and security. Without trust, relationships cannot flourish. Our counsellor can help you build trust by being honest, keeping promises and treating people with respect.
• Resolve conflicts: Conflicts in families can happen between any and every member. You might not get along with your parents or perhaps you have a conflict with a sibling. If you don’t get along with your sibling, family functions may be fractious and tense and this can have an impact on everyone else.