Families in Conflict
Adult family relationships can be hard to navigate and create healthy changes. Many choose to just disengage, which can be appropriate at times, but can also mean significant loss that may be avoidable if there were some new agreements in the family about how to move forward.
We help adult family relationships identify needs and develop plans for the future - hopefully together. Believe it or not, but not every family issue needs to be processed together to find a path forward. Using conflict management skills and understanding of family dynamics, we develop a customized Family Mediation plan with you.
- Avoiding talking about the elephant in the room?
- Struggling to talk without it starting a fight?
- Needing healthier norms and boundaries?
- Having difficulties navigating differences?
- Long standing conflict going unresolved?
- Stuck talking about it with your individual therapist?
Estranged Families
Family estrangement is a painful experience. Sometimes it is a mutual decision, but more often, one person chose to leave or was forced to leave the family. Once the estrangement has occurred, especially after a prolonged period of time, families can struggle to know how to see if a reconnection is possible.
We help families explore that possibility in a trauma-informed Family Mediation process that has shared agreements about the framework and is paced according to the clients' needs.
- Lost contact with a parent or child after divorce?
- Rejected or abandoned by family due to identity?
- Differences tear the family apart?
- Family dynamics lead to no longer speaking?
- Felt betrayed by a family members?
Family Businesses
Family businesses face unique challenges that are as wide ranging as the type of family businesses that exist. Navigating choice, power, roles, priorities, identity, legacy, and profit can be daunting. Therapy may not feel appropriate because not only do the relationships need to be helped, but business needs to get done.
Family Mediation can provide a confidential space for challenging conversations, practical problem solving, and skill development. We are experienced in working with interdisciplinary teams to support families, so we can build the team that your family needs.
We help families in business:
- Identify their needs and priorities
- Talk about values, identity, roles, skills, and legacy
- Develop plans and frameworks to address the concerns
- Navigate and diffuse conflict
- Explore the impact of the family dynamic on the business
- Gain insight and clarity