HOW DOES COUNSELLING HELP FAMILIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING?

Counselling can help families in crisis by offering them a safe and supportive environment in which to communicate and work through any struggles and challenges they may be facing. By encouraging families to develop their communication skills, they learn to listen and understand each others’ perspectives and to resolve conflict in a healthy and safe manner. Counselling can also help families to cope with major life changes such as divorce, the loss of a loved one or gender and sexual identity by providing support and control. Family counselling can also address individual and group mental health issues such as depression or anxiety and help family members to develop healthy coping strategies. Through counselling, families can strengthen their relationships which will lead to an improvement in overall family dynamics.