FAMILY & INDIVIDUAL COACHING

The holidays have a way of showing us how quickly old patterns return. We can react not to what is happening now, but to years of past experiences. We hope for connection, kindness, or understanding—and feel disappointed when things don’t go as planned. Even people with years of meditation practice, advanced social and emotional skills, or decades of experience in family psychology can find themselves angry, hurt, or exhausted during their own family gatherings. We may arrive

Healthy family bonds reflect a balanced, respectful connection between adult children and parents or grandparents, between partners or spouses, or between adult siblings. You may have experienced so much dysfunction in some of your family relationships that you don't remember or perhaps rarely experienced a balanced and respectful family connection. Like any genuine friendship, these are bonds that need to be nourished again and again. How? What are they supposed to look like

Family life is full of intense emotions, deep bonds, and—sometimes—misunderstandings that leave us feeling disconnected. The good news is that there’s a powerful skill you can learn to transform your relationships: mentalizing.

What does control have to do with it? Families familiar with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) understand its effectiveness in managing...