Family Therapy

Another write-up from school for Johnny.

You are furious.

Your blood pressure is rising.

You sigh…

What did he miss this time?

Johnny hadn’t submitted 2 weeks’ worth of homework.

“What is going on, Johnny?” you try to ask calmly, but you can feel your temper rising and can’t help it –you are unnerved.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Mom.” Johnny shrugged his shoulders and went into his room.

You hear the loud game console turn on.

And then your husband hears the news.

When your husband returns home, you share your frustrations – he is beyond upset.

He shouts, “JOHNNY! JOHNNY!”

You hear him walk up to the room, but Johnny has the door locked.

Why would a 13-year-old be acting this way?

He had been an exceptional student up until last year.

Mark and Sally ask themselves, “What’s going on? He hasn’t had dinner with us, and he has been struggling with school.”

Mark and Sally sit and have a talk. They wonder about their options; they wonder what they could do.

They have had countless conversations with Johnny over the last three months.

Shortly after hearing his parents discuss this, Johnny opened up the door to his room and ran into the living room.

“What do you want from me? You never ask me how I’m doing!”

Perplexed and confused, Mark and Sally look to Johnny and say, “What do you mean?”

Johnny replies, “You just don’t. You don’t know. I’m so tired of this, all of it!”

He goes back into his room and refuses to eat dinner, yet again.

Out of answers

Mark asks Sally if they need outside help.

“Outside help? What do you mean? Therapy?” Sally replied.

“Yes, Sally, I think this is above what we can change. We can’t change without help,” Mark said.

Mark, Sally and Johnny sat through their first appointment for Family Therapy. Johnny slowly opened up about his feelings, and the process for therapy began.

Today, this family is able to address each other and think about each other’s feelings. Johnny is now enrolled in the basketball team at his school and attends practices regularly. Mark and Sally feel that they are a unit again, and they feel connected to their son.

Finding solutions for your family

This is possible for your family, too. Family therapy helps bridge connections, improve communication and make things easier to understand for each person in the family.

Families do have conflicts. Sometimes, these conflicts resolve naturally. Sometimes, families need extra help in learning how to navigate through issues like Mark, Sally and Johnny.

If you and your family have had difficulties, friction, and feel that you keep hitting a brick wall, take the first step to start the journey to gain control and to feel like a family again.

Call (740) 303-2505 now to make your free 20-minute consultation appointment today!