Family Therapy

At SVPS, family therapy is a process that allows families to repair ruptures in their relationships and work to develop or rebuild an emotionally secure bond with connection and closeness. In a safe and nonjudgmental space, therapy first aims to explore the interactions in the family in terms of their needs of comfort and support. Through both talk and play, this process seeks to understand the deeper emotional needs of parents and children alike, and form new paths to communicate these needs to each other. This empirically validated approach offers families the chance to experience and practice new ways of being together that will ultimately enhance their ability to navigate transitions and stressors now and in the future.

Family therapy addresses the following common struggles: