Family Therapy
«In the family shelter we understand who we are and what the world is like»
The family is the first place where we begin to build our identity – we reflect on the other members and understand who we are and what the world is like. At some point, the family can grow when one of its members decides to start their journey with other people – this is when different ways of seeing life are joined, permeated by the cultural and emotional heritage of those who make it up.
Individual differences and the different ages of the family members allow you to see life from disparate angles that although enriching, are often difficult. When expectations are not met or in the face of vital crises, there is usually a discontent that can be expressed in irritability, disagreement, reproaches, aggressiveness, which manifest the pain that underlies it.
As expert psychologists in family therapy, we will be happy to assist you to understand and heal the family dynamics, with therapeutic strategies for each member of the family.
How is Family Therapy performed?
Initial Contact
From the first evaluation session we want you to feel well-balanced and able to express those things that are hard to say outside a therapeutic space, we respect your rhythms and differences and respect each one equally. We usually ask different types of questions to know you and understand the particularities and needs of the individual family members. Interviews, questionnaires and psychological tests can be conducted as well as records of situations which provide valuable information.
Evaluation
A good intervention depends on a good evaluation, since if we fully understand the dynamics of the situation and all the factors associated with it, the techniques will be more effective and therapy will take less time.
Dialogue and observation allow us to do a good analysis, but we also have various types of interviews, questionnaires and psychological tests that give us valuable information to understand your reality, your resources and personal characteristics. According to the results, a diagnostic impression is established.
Therapy Information
Once we have fully understood your reason for the consultation, we will explain the results to you in detail. It is very important that you understand why you feel like you do, what your strengths are, what aspects can be changed, to set goals to be achieved and that the intervention techniques to be used make a lot of sense to you and therefore, you can apply them more efficiently.
Treatment
We conduct group sessions to work on the most relevant aspects observed in the evaluation; depending on the needs, some members may have individual sessions. Family therapeutic meetings can be very revealing since thoughts and feelings unknown to the other members of the family are often expressed, which can be very emotional and intense.
Since most problems stem from ill-expressed discontent, we work on trust and bonding through communication and active listening. Socratic dialog is fostered where questions open a world of possibilities and foster self-knowledge and knowledge of others.
On the other hand, through dynamics adapted to your particular characteristics and needs which can include activities to perform both in the sessions and throughout the week, we work on thoughts and emotions to lead you to perform actions that bring benefits to all.
Follow-Up
Once you have achieved the goals you established, there will be occasional meetings where we will value how you feel, whether you maintain your achievements or if you need to make any adjustments. These follow-ups will only for a period of time until there is stability in the changes.
Common Reasons for Consultation
Lack of understanding, apathy, lack of communication, disparity in objectives, verbal and physical aggression, manipulation, couple problems affecting the children, children’s problems affecting the couple, incongruity in parenting patterns, separations, divorces, relationships with the extended family, addictions.
BRILO Psychologists
Facilities
Ambience is very important as it facilitates interaction and relaxation in therapeutic sessions. We have spaces adapted for different ages and different types of sessions, as well as access and toilets for people with reduced mobility.
We want you to feel free, confident, calm and safe from the moment you enter our Centre enabling you to take these feelings with you when you leave.
At BRILO Psychologists
we care.
Our team of collegiate professionals with more than 10 years of experience will treat you with empathy, understanding and without judgment. We offer therapy sessions that will improve your quality of life, giving you the tools to make you personally grow and feel better about yourself.
In our centre in Benalmadena we have created a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere, with flexible schedules tailored to you. Come and meet us.
Our team of collegiate professionals with more than 10 years of experience will treat you with empathy, understanding and without judgment. We offer therapy sessions that will improve your quality of life, giving you the tools to make you personally grow and feel better about yourself.
In our centre in Benalmadena we have created a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere, with flexible schedules tailored to you. Come and meet us.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is family therapy?
Family therapy is a healing space, where each of the family members is given the opportunity to listen, express, empathize and be understood, minimizing the dysfunctional patterns that may occur within the family dynamics in order to achieve a common goal with all the people who make up the family group. This goal is usually related to: improving communication, reducing hostility, strengthening cooperation, making coexistence agreements, strengthening emotional ties, etc.
What is a family therapy session like?
Depending on the type of family and their needs, following an analysis of the family dynamics, activities are carried out guided by the therapist that provide the opportunity for the family to express itself and situations similar to those experienced in family coexistence arise, allowing reflection on the cause of these situations and possible solutions.
According to the type of family and the needs it brings, after carrying out an analysis of the interactions of the family system, activities guided by the therapist are carried out that offer the opportunity for the same family to express itself and bring up similar situations that have previously happened in the family home. They allow us to reflect on the causes of these and the possible solutions.
Group sessions allow us to work on the most relevant aspects observed in the evaluation According to their needs, family members may have individual or a couples session. Family therapy meetings can be very revealing as thoughts and feelings that are unknown to most people are often expressed, which can be very emotional and intense.
As most of the problems are based on badly expressing discomfort, we work on trust and bonding through communication and active listening, we encourage Socratic dialogue where questions open up a world of possibilities and promote self-knowledge and knowledge of others. Through dynamics adapted to particular characteristics and needs, which may include activities to be carried out both during the sessions and throughout the week, we work on thoughts and emotions so that they lead to carrying out actions that bring benefits to the individual and the family.
If you want more information about the techniques we use you can click on the following link: THIRD GENERATION THERAPY TECHNIQUES
How do I know when to seek family therapy?
When you feel that you don’t want to be at home or come home because you are upset internally, when you don’t understand the attitudes of others towards you, when you avoid contact with other members of your family, when you want to express what you think and feel but every time you try it ends in an argument, when you choose silence and have a bad time, when you have hostile attitudes towards your relatives, when you are faced with aggression or mistreatment, when you want to improve the family bond and you don’t know how to do it.
And if someone in the family doesn't want to take part?
Even if a member of the family doesn’t want to take part, we can still offer therapy. This is because the changes in each family member affects the whole family, i.e. if one of the family members improves communication and affection, this will generate different attitudes of the others, changing the relationships between all the members of the family.
It is important not to put pressure on and blame those who do not want to take part in therapy, but gradually they can be encouraged to participate in the therapeutic process in the sessions, especially when they see the changes or progress of the other members of the family.
How much does a family therapy session cost?
The price of family therapy in English is 90€
How long does family therapy last? and how long does each session last?
The length of any therapeutic process depends on the individual case because, depending on the problem and its development over time will require more or less time. For example, a family intervention where there are problems related to alcoholism is not the same as one where the problem is disagreements in parenting guidelines; both are equally important reasons, but the course of therapy is different. However, after 6-8 sessions of family intervention, very favourable results are usually achieved. If there are very complex variables within the family problem, more sessions are usually required.
The duration of each family therapy session is one and a half hours.
What can be learnt from family therapy?
What is most often developed is communication focused on three aspects: active listening: when I pay attention to the other person’s message, put myself in their shoes and regulate my own emotions; emotional expression; involves recognising my own emotions, giving them a name and verbalising them; and finally, problem solving: consisting of focusing the mind and dialogue on the solution instead of reproach.
A much more functional and enriching family dynamic is built on these aspects.
Additional Services
Apart from Adult Psychological Therapy, we have other options that can meet your needs.
