Family Counseling
- Is parenting sometimes a challenge?
- Do you and your spouse disagree about how to raise the children?
- Is one or more of your children presenting trying behaviors?
- Are you divorced or separated and finding that co-parenting with your previous spouse is not going smoothly?
- Are your children reacting to the divorce or to the loss of a parent?
- Are you a single parent and finding it difficult to do it all alone?
- Are you trying to blend two families and finding that it is harder than you expected?
- Are you struggling with the care of aging parents while tending to your responsibilities at home and/or work?
- Are you and your siblings arguing over the affairs of your aging parents?
New Hope provides a forum for family counseling where everyone is invited to express their thoughts and feelings respectfully and safely. By striving to work with each family in a way that respects their family history, beliefs, values and culture; We strive to build the connections between all family members. While enhancing these connections, We simultaneously encourage age-appropriate responsibilities, healthy independence and respectful boundaries for each family member.
How does Family Counseling help?
- You can learn how to recognize, build and respect healthy boundaries between parents, children and extended family members.
- You can identify and clarify roles and responsibilities in the family.
- You can learn what lies behind children’s difficult and challenging behavior.
- You will learn what lies behind your most intense reactions to family members and their behaviors.
- You can learn how to help your children both behave better and feel better without compromising other family members’ needs.
- You can learn to evaluate and set family priorities.
- You can start to enjoy time together and family life again.