Family Therapy in Holmdel New Jersey

Family Therapy is designed to address concerns rooted in the family dynamic while learning and creating new ways to communicate, set rules, and create an environment where all members of the family are heard and supported.

Family counseling with a child or young teen is often “parenting training” – helping get parents back in charge of the family unit in a loving but structured way. Parents are taught skills in managing the family system, creating rules and boundaries, and how to handle conflicts in the family. Families can benefit from therapy when they experience any stressful event that may strain family relationships, such as financial hardship, divorce, or the death of a loved one. In addition, it can be effective in treating mental health concerns that impact the family as a whole, such as depression, substance abuse, chronic illness, and food issues, or everyday concerns, like communication problems, interpersonal conflict, or behavioral problems in children and adolescents. As a family therapist in new jersey, I work to help families to collaborate among each other in order to solve their problems and continue to use their learned skill sets in their everyday interactions. For example, if a child is having a behavioral problem, therapy will focus on the family patterns that may contribute to the child’s acting out, rather than evaluating the child’s behavior alone. As the family uncovers the source of the problem, they can learn to support the child and each other, working proactively on minimizing or altering the conditions that contribute to the child’s behavior. Parenting counseling will educate parents on how to use behavioral charts, rewards, systems, and many other techniques to increase the benefits of working together as a family and not against one another.

Testimonials

My daughter sees Mayya regularly for therapy and partakes in her yoga classes for ADHD. I noticed her focus improve and I no longer have to wonder if she should be put on medication. Thanks to Light Heart our diagnoses are not the end all be all and we were... -

I joined the mommy and me yoga class and my son and I really love it. We look forward to seeing all our friends and the soothing environment that light heart has to offer. My son’s sleep issues got better after the classes and I am able to be more... -

I signed my teenage daughter up for yoga after I saw her struggling with anxiety. She enjoys the classes and has learned all kinds of tips on how to manage her emotions and her moods. Her grades have also improved now that she has a handle on her anxiety as... -

Mayya worked with my teenage son, after years of struggling with depression, after seeing many psychotherapists, we finally saw results with Mayya. She did sand play therapy with him, and with each session I saw my son come back to his usual self and become more interested in his life... -

We went to family therapy with hesitation, but Mayya was a great local family therapist who was able to help us navigate through the rough waters of divorce and counseled us on how to transition. She made it easy for us to communicate, something we couldn’t do at home, and... -

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