“I thought marriage and having a family would really be more about sharing and having fun together” “What I am finding is that it feels like all the light and energy have been sucked out of me, and I am miserable and feeling hopeless!” So spoke a mother of four struggling with depression and intense feelings of inadequacy. Read the rest of this entry »
This is the second part of Dr. Robert Rhoton’s presentation on Traumagenic families. In this video, Dr. Rhoton explains the role of the diencephalon and limbic system in the brain and the impact of when they become deregulated. It impacts more then you’d think…check it out!
Trauma Therapy: Family Dysregulation – Part 2
One of the challenges to working with children in a clinical setting is that they are rarely strong enough to overcome the environmental press created by the family dynamics they are being raised within. In society today their is a movement away from accountability in general, and many times when a child therapist wants to address the environment that children are being raised within, the parents scream “FOUL BALL” and claim that they are being blamed for the bad behavior of their children. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the most significant aspects of this book is that it presents a structured way to form and maintain positive therapeutic relationships between the client and the therapist. It shows a frank and straightforward way to be respectful and help the client find the strengths and abilities to navigate problems and build a future of positive possibilities.
Family Communication part #10: Negative Patterns, Distorted Viewpoints and Learned Behavior.
Most families operate on familiar, habituated communication patterns. Sometimes these patterns produce wonderful and sustaining results, while other learned behavior and habituated styles of communication precipitate anger and dissatisfaction and difficulties in the family and the family relationships at large.
Being assertive is a foundational communication skill. Many people when thinking of assertiveness in communications tend to misperceive it as hostile, abrupt and rude. This of course is very far from the reality; assertiveness is quite different than aggression.
We offer a complementary 90 minute class on the recognizing and supporting traumatized children and their families, with one of our child therapists at our Mesa, AZ Office. This is an informational presentation, where you can ask questions to professionals and get some suggestions that might well help you with your family and children.
Family Communication Part #7: Family Identity – Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes All families have a collective sense of identity, sometimes that identity is an asset to the family and sometimes it is less so. Family identity or the “this is who we are” is based on a foundation of beliefs, values and attitudes. This family identity also carries with it a number of attached “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts” that provide the matrix for family interactions to unfold. Read the rest of this entry »
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