Family Therapy in Lafayette, CA
Sometimes the difficulty belongs to the whole family rather than any one person in it. Conflict between siblings, tension between parents and teenagers, grief that has fractured a family's sense of itself — these are patterns that are best addressed together.
Family therapy looks at the relationships and dynamics in the room, not just the individuals. My goal is not to assign blame but to help families understand the patterns they are stuck in and find a way through them together.
I have particular experience working with families navigating cultural and intergenerational tensions — where parents and children are operating from genuinely different reference points, where immigration has created distance between what parents know and what children are living, and where the expectations of extended family are a real and active presence in the household.
What brings families to therapy
Conflicts over competing value systems and behavioral expectations
Transitions — serious illness, job loss, divorce, or bereavement
Coping difficulties following a stressful family event
Parent–teen conflict
Sibling conflict
Blended families
Parenting across cultures