Family therapy methods
Family session incorporate all different types of healing including these methods techniques:
1. Structural Family Therapy (SFT)
Focus: This method examines the structure of the family system and the roles each member plays. It identifies boundaries, hierarchies, and subsystems (such as parent-child relationships) to understand the dynamics that may contribute to family issues.
Goal: To restructure dysfunctional family patterns, establish clear boundaries, and improve communication, helping the family function more cohesively.
Techniques: Family mapping, role-playing, and re-establishing hierarchies.
2. Strategic Family Therapy
Focus: This method is action-oriented and focuses on identifying and changing specific behaviors and communication patterns that contribute to family issues. It’s often short-term and goal-focused.
Goal: To change unhealthy behavior patterns by developing strategies to shift interactions and relationships within the family.
Techniques: Prescribing the symptom (encouraging the family to act in a way that challenges their problem), paradoxical interventions, and problem-solving tasks.
3. Narrative Family Therapy
Focus: This therapy sees problems as separate from individuals. It helps families reframe and re-tell their personal and collective stories, enabling them to gain perspective and move past issues by understanding them in a different light.
Goal: To create a new, healthier narrative that empowers the family members and helps them solve problems together.
Techniques: Externalizing problems, creating new narratives, and examining personal and family stories.
4. Bowenian Family Therapy
Focus: Developed by Murray Bowen, this method emphasizes the intergenerational transmission of behaviors and emotional responses within families. It explores family history, differentiation of self (the ability to maintain emotional boundaries), and the impact of anxiety within the family system.
Goal: To reduce anxiety and improve individual differentiation, helping family members manage their emotions and create healthier boundaries.
Techniques: Genograms (family tree diagrams), exploring family history, and emotional coaching.
5. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Families
Focus: This therapy method focuses on how thoughts and behaviors affect emotions and interactions. It helps families identify negative thought patterns that lead to dysfunctional behavior and teaches new coping strategies.
Goal: To change negative thinking and behavior patterns to improve family communication and relationships.
Techniques: Cognitive restructuring, positive reinforcement, and problem-solving exercises.
6. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Families
Focus: EFT works with the emotional bond between family members. It focuses on attachment needs and helps families understand the emotional responses that contribute to conflict or detachment.
Goal: To strengthen emotional bonds and improve family relationships by enhancing emotional expression and attachment security.
Techniques: Emotion coaching, bonding exercises, and fostering emotional safety in relationships.
7. Family Systems Therapy
Focus: Rooted in the idea that families operate as systems, this method examines the interconnectedness of family members and how patterns of behavior affect the whole unit. It looks at roles, communication, and the overall family structure.
Goal: To improve family functioning by addressing systemic issues and making changes that benefit the entire system.
Techniques: Exploring family dynamics, communication skills training, and role-playing.
8. Collaborative Family Therapy
Focus: This approach is highly cooperative, with the therapist acting as a facilitator to help family members collaborate and find solutions together. It emphasizes shared decision-making and mutual respect.
Goal: To empower family members to collaborate and solve problems by working together in a respectful and constructive manner.
Techniques: Shared dialogue, consensus-building, and open communication.
PACT
Couples therapy using the Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT) within the context of family therapy offers a unique and powerful way to address relationship dynamics by integrating both psychological and biological perspectives. This approach recognizes that emotional responses in relationships are not only shaped by past experiences but are also influenced by the brain’s biological responses to stress, attachment, and emotional regulation.
Key Benefits of Using the Psychobiological Approach in Couples Therapy:
Understanding Emotional Triggers
The Psychobiological Approach helps couples understand how their emotional responses are linked to both past experiences and biological processes in the brain. By recognizing these triggers, couples can better manage reactions during conflict, reducing emotional reactivity and promoting healthier interactions.Enhancing Emotional Regulation
This approach teaches couples how to regulate their emotional responses in real-time by incorporating mindfulness and neuroscience-based techniques. It helps partners develop a deeper awareness of their physiological and emotional states, allowing them to respond calmly and effectively to each other’s needs.Strengthening Attachment Bonds
Central to this approach is the concept of attachment, which explores how early relationships influence adult relationships. Couples therapy guided by the Psychobiological Approach strengthens the emotional bonds between partners by fostering secure attachment patterns and helping them understand the biological basis of their connection.Breaking Negative Cycles
Many couples fall into negative interaction patterns, often triggered by unmet emotional needs or biological responses to stress. This approach helps couples break these cycles by understanding the interplay between their brain’s responses and their emotional needs, leading to healthier communication and conflict resolution strategies.Improving Communication
By focusing on both psychological and biological aspects of relationships, couples can develop healthier communication skills. This method helps partners become more attuned to each other’s emotional cues and needs, improving empathy and creating an open space for vulnerability and honest dialogue.Creating a Shared Emotional and Biological Understanding
The Psychobiological Approach promotes a shared understanding between partners about how their emotions and biology influence their behavior. Couples learn how to support each other in managing emotional and physiological responses, resulting in a more empathetic, supportive partnership.Promoting Long-Term Relationship Health
By integrating the biological aspect of emotional regulation with psychological insight, couples can cultivate a deeper sense of security and resilience in their relationship. This therapy approach provides tools for lasting change that supports long-term relational health, allowing couples to grow together in a positive and sustainable way.
Spiritual Counseling
A session with Jamie will guide you and your loved ones through a transformative journey toward healing and growth, whether you’re seeking support for family therapy, couples counseling, or individual emotional healing. This holistic therapy experience blends energy healing modalities, spiritual practices, and evidence-based psychotherapy theories like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and Attachment Theory, designed to strengthen your family unit and improve relational dynamics.
In each session, the practitioner and family members work together, blending energies with love and compassion to foster connection, understanding, and healing. Whether you're navigating family conflicts, improving communication within the family, or addressing relationship challenges as a couple, each session is personalized to meet the specific needs of your family. The approach honors the belief that healing is not only personal but relational, and it’s tailored to support the growth and well-being of the entire family unit.
Come prepared with a pen and paper, a willingness to engage, and an open mind. The path of healing is essential for building stronger family bonds, discovering strengths, and learning how to use your collective gifts to create a fulfilling family life. Every session is customized to incorporate the best therapeutic practices for your unique family needs, whether through spiritual counseling, meditation, visual and audio techniques, or physical practices. Whether you're seeking to heal past wounds, improve communication, or navigate life transitions together, Jamie's approach empowers your family to rebuild trust, restore emotional balance, and create deeper, healthier connections.
thetA HEALING
Are there beliefs about yourself or your family history that are keeping you from experiencing true happiness and emotional well-being? Does your family have a history of trauma that you feel is affecting your relationships or personal growth? We specialize in family therapy, couples counseling, and holistic healing techniques to address the root causes of emotional, mental, and relational struggles.
Theta Healing is a powerful mind-body technique that uses the energy that flows through all things to produce instantaneous and lasting change at the cellular level. This technique results in deep physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation for individuals and families. By connecting with the Creator of All That Is, we co-create changes that are always in perfect integrity, ensuring the transformation occurs in the highest and best way for you and your loved ones.
We take a holistic approach to therapy, viewing the person and the family unit as a whole—considering the spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental elements that may be causing discomfort or challenges in your life. Whether you’re dealing with generational trauma, marital issues, or family dynamics, we integrate a variety of healing modalities to help heal past wounds, improve communication, and foster stronger connections.
Our sessions combine the power of Theta Healing, energy healing, and traditional therapeutic practices to provide a unique, effective, and compassionate approach to healing. We offer personalized support to help you and your family address the root causes of emotional pain, whether it’s through individual therapy, couples counseling, or family therapy.
By working together, we can bring about positive, lasting change that restores balance, peace, and emotional well-being to your life and your family unit. We are committed to helping you and your loved ones break free from limiting beliefs, heal from past trauma, and reclaim your happiness and fulfillment.
Inner child Healing
Inner Child Holistic Healing in family therapy helps heal emotional wounds from childhood that impact current family dynamics. By addressing generational trauma, suppressed emotions, and unmet childhood needs, this method fosters deeper empathy, improved communication, and healthier relationships within the family unit.
When incorporated into family therapy, Inner Child Healing encourages authentic emotional expression, resolves past conflicts, and creates a safe space for vulnerability. It empowers parents to adopt more nurturing parenting techniques and teaches family members how to understand each other’s emotional triggers with compassion.
This healing approach ultimately strengthens family bonds, promotes personal growth, and leads to a more supportive, loving family dynamic. Through Inner Child Healing, families can break generational cycles, resolve conflicts with mindfulness, and build a stronger emotional foundation for lasting change.
Perinatal Mental Health
Working with Jamie, a birth doula, perinatal mental health professional, and couples counselor, offers expecting parents a comprehensive and holistic approach to navigating pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Jamie brings a unique combination of expertise that addresses both the emotional and physical needs of individuals and couples, ensuring a well-rounded support system throughout this transformative experience.
As a birth doula, Jamie provides invaluable physical and emotional support during labor and delivery. She offers comfort measures, breathing techniques, and continuous reassurance to help the birthing person feel empowered and confident. Her presence helps reduce anxiety and fear, supporting both the birthing person and their partner through the birth process. Jamie also works with couples to help them prepare for birth, ensuring they feel informed and ready when making decisions about their birth plan.
In addition to her role as a doula, Jamie is a skilled perinatal mental health professional who supports parents' emotional well-being during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The emotional challenges of pregnancy and the transition to parenthood can sometimes include stress, anxiety, or even depression. Jamie offers therapeutic support to manage these emotions, providing a safe space for individuals or couples to process their feelings, develop coping strategies, and prioritize mental health. Her compassionate approach ensures that both parents’ emotional and mental health are supported throughout this journey.
Jamie’s expertise as a couples counselor further enhances the support she offers. The transition to parenthood often brings changes in intimacy, communication, and relationship dynamics. As a couples counselor, Jamie helps partners work through these shifts by improving communication, deepening emotional connections, and providing tools for effective conflict resolution. This guidance helps couples strengthen their relationship, ensuring they are both emotionally supported as they navigate the challenges of pregnancy and early parenthood.
Through her combined roles as a birth doula, perinatal mental health professional, and couples counselor, Jamie creates a holistic and integrated support system that nurtures the physical, emotional, and relational well-being of both parents. Her collaborative approach empowers families to approach pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood with confidence and mutual support, helping them build a strong foundation for their growing family. With Jamie's guidance, expecting parents are better prepared to handle the emotional and practical demands of parenthood, creating a positive and supportive environment for their child and their relationship.
