What Are The Goals of Family Therapy?
Every person’s motivation to participate in therapy is personal and specific. Psychologists and individuals participating in therapy will work closely and carefully to identify goals, and to support progress along the way. When families participate in therapy together, that goal-identifying process is especially important to try to ensure that everyone participating is committed to the same objective. What are the goals of family therapy? To help families cope with stressors Families are often motivated to participate in therapy as a family due to a negative stressor. Some of the most common stressors that lead families to therapy are: addictions, behaviour problems, illness of a child, and mental health problems. The goal of family therapy in Calgary is not to eliminate the stressors, but to help the family to work through them in a way that leaves the family stronger rather than fractured. Developing stronger and healthier patterns for family relationships starts with recogniz