Family therapy
When one person in a family is struggling, the whole system feels it. And when that struggle has roots in trauma — whether a specific event, a period of crisis, or long-standing relational patterns — family therapy needs to be able to hold that complexity.
Family therapy at NWMHA is trauma-informed and systemic. We look at how the whole family is organized around the difficulty, what patterns have developed in response to it, and what would need to shift for things to genuinely change. We work with families with children, families navigating major transitions, and parents who need support in understanding and responding to a child's trauma responses.
When family therapy helps
A child's trauma responses are affecting the whole family
Communication has broken down and conflict is escalating
A family has been through something difficult together — a loss, a crisis, a major change
Parents want guidance on how to support a child in trauma treatment
Relational patterns feel stuck despite individual therapy
Who you would work with
Linda Smith and Paulina Butler both hold Masters degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy. Paulina does the bulk of our family therapy at this time. Linda is available for short-term consultation type of work.