Family Systems

In my work with families experiencing relational conflict, my clients find that employing an approach rooted in attachment theory allows me to help them learn about the communication patterns within the family unit. Through this work, members of the family typically report that they understand where their own communication patterns come from, how their family system operates as a whole, and their role in improving communication within that system.

When dysfunction and chaos characterize the atmosphere in the home everyone suffers. Children feel it is their fault the family is out of control and often try to meet their needs on their own, while other family members are preoccupied. Creating a safe space for our family and learning tools to set boundaries gives family members time to reduce their stress and tension. Therapy offers an opportunity to relearn and unlearn ways of relating that no longer serve us.

Whenever I work with a child or teen, I work with the parents as well. Parenting is so hard and we can all use a little support on learning new ways to support our kids and ensure we have strong connections with them.

My training and education as a marriage and family therapist is in all matters of family systems. I conceptualize every problem or struggle from a systemic lens and help you effectively heal systemically as well. I specifically operate from a Narrative Therapy lens, believing much of our stuckness and consequential freedom is from the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves and the world.

I've worked with families for the past 11 years and have experience with foster/adoptive, racial minority and LGBTQ families, adult children and families experiencing major life transitions.

Family Systems are a multigenerational/historical approach to understanding emotional and behavioral disorders. Rooted in the notion that the self needs to be differentiated from the family system with clarity, insight, and evaluation of the transmission processes one can have a reduction in anxiety, depression, and symptoms related to family processes and can become highly individualized engaging in the extended families system.

The goal of Ego State Therapy is to facilitate communication and collaboration among internal parts of self, fostering a sense of harmony and integration within the individual. Rather than viewing internal conflicts as a battle to be won or lost, this approach emphasizes compassion, curiosity, and understanding towards all parts of the self.

I use a style that focuses on the things and relationships in our lives that bring meaning. Here we look at what brings us joy and what brings us distress. This helps us see what we have used to create meaning and purpose in our lives.

Family systems theory involves understanding the dynamics in human relationships, including our actions and reactions to stress, boundaries, and the implicit or explicit "rules" within relationships.

A guy goes to a therapist and says, "please help me, my brother thinks he's a chicken". The therapist says, "well, did you try telling him he's a human?" The guy says, "I would but we need the eggs." (Woody Allen)

My background is in marriage and family therapy and I am a systemically oriented therapist - meaning I see all people as existing in connection to the beliefs, social norms, ideas, and pressures of the people and systems around them.

We all come from somewhere. I'm here to help you learn more about where you came from, so you can be informed about ways to overcome your present and future challenges. Many of our current challenges, insecurities and negative beliefs about ourselves elf, come from growing up. Using a person centered and family systems based approach, I'd love to help provide you with tools and insights for you to continue to grow into the most authentic version of you.

We are all embedded in various systems--from our family of origin, to our current relationships, to schools, society and more. Understanding the weblike nature of our existence is crucial to addressing individual suffering and aspirations. Cybernetics, systems theory, offers an invaluable way of helping to change/heal.

I am trained as a couple and family therapist--but I bring in this perspective when I'm working with individuals, as well. To me this means considering the different places you exist--the family you grew up in, your family of creation, friendships, workplaces, communities, and cultures--and working to understand how all of these parts of your life impact you as a whole.

Family systems therapy is a powerful approach that focuses on understanding and improving the dynamics within a family. By looking at the family as a whole, this therapy helps identify patterns and behaviors that may be causing stress or conflict. It's especially beneficial because it not only addresses individual issues but also strengthens family bonds, promotes better communication, and fosters a supportive environment.

Claudia was trained at the Ackerman Institute for the Family with a specialization in family systems theory. Claudia's approach to family therapy begins with a look at intergenerational patterns, and includes her expertise in trauma recovery.

We all view the world through a certain lens. How we were raised in our family of origin affects how we view ourselves and others around us. It affects how we show up in the world and we interrupt our world. When we are aware of how the environment we grew up in affects us we can learn to grow from the ways we are living that are harmful to us or that are detrimental to our growth and fulfillment.