Our family life is the foundation for our choices, attitudes, and reactions throughout our lives. Our early family experiences influence how we choose our life pathway, raise new families, cope with difficult situations, and engage in current relationships. Family therapy is a form of psychotherapy established to reduce familial distress and conflict by improving the interactions and relationships between family members. Family therapy can be beneficial when facing difficult situations, like the death of a family member, a separation or divorce, adjustments to a major life transition that impacts the entire family, or a family/parental conflict. Family therapy predominantly focuses on relationships within the family unit and therefore takes place with other family members present. It may be the primary focus of treatment, or it could be used in tandem with individual therapy.

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