Family therapy in Málaga and online
We work with the family system to improve communication and resolve conflicts.
When family therapy makes sense
The family therapy format is the most suitable for families experiencing problems in coexistence and daily family functioning. Families are subject to a multitude of life changes that force all members to reorganize and regulate according to circumstances. The birth of children, the transition from childhood to adolescence and from adolescence to adulthood, the pace of life, communication problems, work stress, and problems in family members can destabilize normal family functioning, leaving all members dissatisfied and feeling associated discomfort. On many occasions, family members implement various strategies that are effective in addressing these difficulties and allow restoring good family functioning. However, sometimes these strategies are not only ineffective but can also be counterproductive, leading to a state of frustration and tension that worsens family coexistence even more.
As a specialist in systemic therapy, I help you restore family functioning so that living together is healthier and more satisfying. It does not matter whether there are communication difficulties between parents and children, whether you have grown emotionally distant, or whether you simply want to improve your relationship as a family: my work is to enable more functional ways of relating, which allow more effective communication and help each member reach what matters to them.
Family therapy in Málaga, Marbella and the Costa del Sol
I teach at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Málaga and I see families from Málaga city, Marbella and the rest of the Costa del Sol by video call. In family therapy the online format removes the obstacle that most often stops families from starting: getting several people to the same place at the same time. Here each person only needs a quiet moment.
There are two situations where this makes a real difference. When parents are separated and live in different towns, each can join from their own home without the logistics becoming yet another source of conflict. And with teenagers, who tend to accept a video call from their own room far better than the scene of the whole family walking into a psychologist's office.
Do we have to travel to Málaga or Marbella for family therapy?
No. Sessions are by video call, and in family therapy that removes the perennial obstacle: there is no need to get four people into a car at the same time. If the family is spread out — separated parents, a child studying away, someone on shift work — each of you joins from wherever you are and the session goes ahead.
Who can attend family therapy?
Family therapy is indicated for anyone who wishes to improve how the family works, and whoever is willing to collaborate towards that is welcome. Sometimes there are family members who are part of the dysfunction and refuse to attend therapy — what then? I have found that working with those who are willing to improve their own well-being and their family's is enough for significant improvements to appear across the whole family, including in those who chose not to come.
How does family therapy work?
In family therapy we seek common goals for all involved since it is proven that people tend to unite around common goals and objectives. In addition, we analyze the communication and relationship patterns of the different family members to see to what extent these can be used as a resource or to what extent they should be modified to establish other more functional patterns. Family therapy allows all family members to express what concerns them in a judgment-free climate that facilitates communication and serves as learning for a healthier and more satisfactory relational style.
What problems are treated in family therapy?
In addition to helping families develop better functioning and relational style, we treat various common problems in family relationships, such as communication problems, difficulties in reaching agreements, coexistence difficulties, and any type of problem that hinders good family functioning and coexistence.
Shall we start with whoever is willing?
The whole family does not need to come. Call me and we will work out who to start with so that the whole system moves.
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I reply personally. Sessions in Spanish and English, 100% online.