Family Counseling, A Holistic Approach Of Psychotherapy.

Family counseling or family therapy "is a branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development".

Lancaster, PA (prHWY.com) July 12, 2011 - Change is the only constant thing in this world. Change is also seen in an Individual's behavior, perception and priorities over a period of time. An individual evolves with time and it affects the dynamics of his/her relationship with closed ones. Hence problems of an individual which stem in from change in relationship with closed ones can be handled in an efficient manner through family counseling.

Family counseling or family therapy "is a branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development".

How is Family counseling different from individual counseling?

1. Individual counseling concentrates on the elements which are affecting the mental health of an Individual. On the other hand family counseling takes an entire family as one unit. Family counseling addresses the elements which affect the functioning of the family as a system and not the individual members of the family.

2. Family counseling demands that all the members of a family in which a problem has occurred are present during the counseling session. Whereas in individual counseling only an Individual's problem are given importance and it's a one to one conversation between the counselor and counselee.

3. Family counseling aims at understanding the family system first, with regard to the rules that are observed in the family and also the roles that the members play in such family. In individual counseling a counselor studies in detail the perception, thought process, likes and dislikes, behavioral pattern etc of an individual.

4. Usually the remedy to a problem suggested by a family counselor can have a positive effect on the person concerned only when all the members in his/her family accept it and work together to achieve a result. In individual counseling a remedy/ solution is suggested only to the individual based on the nature and magnitude of his/her problem.

Family counseling looks at the communication patterns within the family, the unwritten rules which bind the family together and the limits or boundaries it has for its members. Taking all this into consideration it suggests a solution to one or more of its members. It has a broad perspective and it is also interesting to know that even friends/ acquaintances/colleagues come under the purview of family counseling, in case their relationship with the person concerned is crucial.

Family counseling is a specialized discipline of psychotherapy and hence one who needs family counseling in the form of adolescence counseling couple counseling or marriage counseling, should only go to a specialist in family counseling /qualified family counselor.
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