DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
DEPARTMENTS
FAMILY COUNSELLING
Family Therapy or Family Counselling is a form of group therapy that addresses the behaviours of all family members and the way they affect not only individual family members but also relationships among family members and the family as a whole. The therapy sessions are usually divided between time spent on individual therapy, time spent on couple therapy, and family therapy, as considered appropriate.
The range of behavioural and psychological problems addressed by family counselling include marital and couple conflict, parent-child conflict, alcohol or drug abuse, grief, distress, eating disorders, children’s behaviour problems, and issues with caring for the elderly, such as coping with a parent’s or grandparent’s existing medical condition like Alzheimer’s or dementia. The Family counsellor also works with other mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, or trauma experienced by a family member and the impact these issues have on the family.