therapy for family issues and estrangement
Signs you are an adult child in a dysfunctional family system:
➜ Your parents are emotionally immature, have narcissistic traits or drink to excess.
➜ Lack of emotional or practical support: Parents are critical, emotionally unavailable, absent or disinterested.
➜ Inappropriate boundaries: Personal information is shared with others in the family without your consent
➜ Poor communication:
Blame and criticism: Family members often engage in blame games, criticising each other instead of focusing on solutions or understanding.
➜ Secrets and dishonesty: Family members keep important information hidden from you.
Poor communication: Family members struggle to express feelings or thoughts, leading to misunderstandings and unresolved conflicts.
➜ Rigid roles: Each member is assigned specific roles that may stifle individuality, with limited flexibility to change or grow e.g. one sibling being the favourite and another the black sheep.
Denial: There is an avoidance of addressing issues, conflict and brushing things under the carpet
You tread on eggshells around unpredictable family members in fear of evoking a reaction.
There are family secrets or withholding of information
not freely spoken about.
i can support you to:
Understand repeating family dynamics and break free from patterns and roles you have been put in
Resolve past relational childhood trauma and heal your inner child
do this as well
Manage estrangement and going no contact, or considering if reconciliation is possible
Build emotional resilience and healthier coping strategies when triggered by family members
Setting healthy boundaries and let go of caretaking.
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