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FAMILY THERAPY
Sally Jordan Austin, M.A.
Psychotherapist
Marriage and Family Therapist
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(310) 968 3035
sjaustin4therapy@aol.com
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Family Psychotherapy
Families often need help in times of stress and/or changing circumstances. Family therapy views the family as a unit, where each member impacts, and is impacted by, all the other members, including extended family members. Therefore difficulty with any one member of that family, needs to be addressed by exploring how a family interacts and relates to one another.
Sometimes individual or couples treatment may be suggested in addition to the family therapy, depending on the issues being explored.
Family therapy may also include dealing with other adult extended family members, and it is not uncommon for individuals to have family therapy with their adult siblings or parents, if such relationships are in conflict or difficulty.
Regardless of the unit of treatment, family therapy can greatly improve the ways a family communicates, deals with issues, stress, or crisis, and families can be taught how to change patterns of relating in order to create more harmonious and effective family functioning.
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Issues Of Treatment
Helping a family effectively deal with conflict or stress.
Helping blended families to adjust to changes.
Assisting families in dealing with divorce and separation.
Assisting parents in establishing their authority and discipline with their children.
Developing closer relationships and healthier boundaries within the family.
(To name just a few of the issues that can be effectively dealt with in family therapy)
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CONTACT & OFFICE INFORMATION
Telephone: (310) 968 3035
Email: sjaustin4therapy@aol.com
Office in Calabasas, CA
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Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. MFC 45057
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Copyright ©2010 by Sally Jordan Austin.
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