Family Therapy

The goal of family therapy is to explore whether we can restore the loving connection between you. Often it turns out that there are enough foundations to stay together in the family. Sometimes family members decide to go their separate ways. Family therapy then helps to separate in a respectful way.

Our starting point is systemic therapy, an evidence-based approach that has been proven effective. We are the only practice in the Netherlands with such a strong specialization in systemic therapy. You can come to us directly, without a waiting list. You can attend sessions during the day or in the evening.

Every family is special but also has its own dynamics and less easy moments. For example, family life is a lot more complex now than it used to be. Parenting young or just older children combined with jobs, for example. Or dealing with parenting and exes within a blended family. These daily factors and interrelationships can put pressure on your family.

Gezinstherapie

Family therapy: more understanding and connection

When you are not able to regulate the pressure within the family well on your own and find it difficult to cope, family therapy can mean a lot to you.

In family therapy, we focus on important core aspects that influence family dynamics:

  • Patterns: Identifying and breaking recurring patterns of interaction that lead to tension or misunderstandings.
  • Behaviors: Understanding each person’s behaviors and their underlying causes, and how these behaviors mutually affect each other.
  • Emotions: Providing a safe space in which family members can express and better understand their feelings so that everyone feels heard and understood.
  • Communication: Working on effective communication skills to better listen to each other and clearly express feelings and needs.
  • Responsibilities and boundaries: Exploring everyone’s role within the family and finding a healthy balance of responsibilities and personal boundaries.
  • Support and resilience: Strengthening mutual trust and the ability to cope with challenges together so that the family as a whole becomes more resilient.

By exploring these aspects, we create more understanding, harmony and connection within the family.

In family therapy, you are given space to share and explore your stories, experiences and emotions. Together, we explore stuck patterns and the way you communicate with each other. How do you deal with your own needs and those of other family members? What are your individual needs and unique characteristics that you bring to the family? With these questions, we identify both your personal and shared needs and desires.

Purpose of family therapy

The goal of family therapy is to explore whether we can restore the loving connection between you. We strive to strengthen the bonds between you and to see if there is sufficient foundation to stay together as a family. Often it turns out that there is enough foundation to continue building your family relationships.

However, in some cases, family members decide that it is better to each go their separate ways. In such situations, family therapy offers support to part ways in a respectful and careful manner, focusing on maintaining dignity and understanding for each other.

Have questions? Fill out the contact form, or make an appointment directly through our booking system.

Leave your details, and we will contact you as soon as possible to go over your needs and expectations and get off to the best start together.

How does it work?

We recommend starting with a comprehensive intake. During this session we get an in-depth picture of your request for help and needs, so that we can carefully tailor the counseling to your specific goals and expectations.

A mutual “click” is essential to create a safe space in which you can freely share your story, thoughts and emotions. Everyone is unique, and there are many ways to bring relationships back into balance.

After the intake, we start follow-up sessions, in which we focus on your request for help, patterns, goals and desires for change. These sessions are intensive and customized, and usually four to eight 65-minute sessions are sufficient to make lasting improvements in the relationship. After three to four sessions, we evaluate progress together and discuss next steps. If necessary, we can schedule additional sessions to further reinforce the desired results.

Contact

We recommend starting with a comprehensive intake. In this conversation we get a complete picture of your request for help and specific needs, and you can experience whether there is a good click with the therapist. This allows us to tailor the counseling exactly to your goals and expectations. This intake is a valuable first step towards an in-depth, personal approach.

Prefer to meet first and get an impression of our way of working? Then we offer a 20 minute introductory talk. At Praktijk de Liefde we ask a fee for the introductory talk, so that we can start from the beginning with attention and quality.

You can contact us directly, without waiting list.

Do you have any questions? Do you have any questions? Feel free to contact us by phone, email, or schedule an appointment directly through our booking system. We will contact you as soon as possible to discuss your needs and expectations and get you off to the best start together.

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