Those who play together stay together! This is a concept for the healing process that I use with clients who may need a new way of addressing challenges in a relationship. When relationships are stuck--perhaps being challenged or compromised--we can get in a cycle of repeated arguments. These passionate efforts to resolve the problems can often leave greater wounds. Understanding what is happening to cause the stuck places can be triggering. In this way, sometimes not only meaningful dialogue can help, but also fun activities can too! Playfulness can help ease into the self reflection and observation process, and we can be more available and less defensive. If you are ready to learn new skills in listening, or you need help to share and reevaluate your needs together, I aim to provide a safe and supportive space for you. I would like to help you in working (and playing) together through challenges to improve communication, understand one another's needs, and create greater emotional safety and well-being. Sessions focus on understanding each family member’s perspective and developing healthier ways to resolve conflict and support one another through change.
Family/Relationship Sessions
Group sessions can be of particularly great benefit to youth and young adults, as developmentally humans are socially driven at this time in life. However, group work can benefit anyone who shares common struggles. If you are interested in me finding others going through something similar to you, or you have a group of people already in mind, we can work together to create a meaningful, helpful space to explore any particular topic: family conflict, parenting, co-parenting, grief, self confidence, addiction, leadership, sexuality, identity, self expression, or any other topic that focuses on making positive changes together. Please inquire!
Group Sessions
Conflict Resolution for youth
Two decades working with youth helped me see the need for learning conflict resolution skills. When children and youth experience "bullying", or relational dysfunction, often it is because skills in communication have not been given. Hurts from social problems get buried and can become trauma, or potentially create new conflict rather than a learning experience in healing and relationship problem solving. Youth deserve to learn skills in asserting healthy boundaries, conflict resolution, and in how to address "social offences" without throwing the baby (elephant) out with the bathwater! Book an appointment with me if you are interested in finding new ways to deal with social conflicts and learn how to heal and learn from them.
