Family Therapy

No-one lives their life in isolation. Publicly and privately, at work and at home, we all have an impact on the people around us. Each of us is one part of a wider network or ‘system’. Our interactions with other people are how the system works.

What is Family Therapy?

Imagine that your family at a meal time is a system. Some family members may be happily chatting to each other, others may sit in silence throughout the meal, resenting being asked anything. Others may argue leading someone else to have to calm the situation and negotiate a peace. And this repeats every meal time because you have all developed different ways of relating to each other. These are what a Family and System Psychotherapist would describe as ‘patterns’.

As time goes by, these systems grow and change as different factors come into play. Perhaps, a child has become a teenager, but the parents still treat them as they would a younger child. The patterns no longer work, and the system
becomes stuck.

A Family and Systemic Psychotherapist could help you take on a different position, either by working with individuals or the whole family. They can look at how different factors affect people within the system. They will help emphasise the strengths, resilience and resources available and how everyone helps contribute to the functioning of the system.

The aim is to help everyone understand each other, develop new ways to talk to each other. This can help create an environment in which everyone supports each other promoting health and wellbeing.

Who is Family and Systemic Psychotherapy for?

Family and Systemic Psychotherapy can work with people in any form of relationship:

Couples · Families · Groups · Carers · Professional groups · Teams · Businesses

Family therapy is particularly effective for child and adult focused problems. It can deal with a range of problems including:

Sleep and Feeding (for babies) · Attachment · Child abuse · Eating disorders · School related difficulties · Relationship distress · Alcohol and drug misuse

Who is in the session?

Family and Systemic psychotherapists can offer a mixture of individual or family or group appointments.

How long does it last?

It is often a brief intervention lasting six to twelve sessions over a period of three to six months. Longer interventions can also be arranged.

Family Therapy

Initial Consultation: £200
A one hour initial appointment with a specialist systemic psychotherapist. This enables our clinicians to get a good understanding of your experience and goals, and to design a bespoke care plan.

Follow-up appointments: £180
A one hour follow-up appointment with a specialist systemic psychotherapist. Some of our clinicians offer £20 off per session if you book a package of 10 sessions. Speak to our reception team if you would like to find out more.

Our Team of Family Clinicians

  • Jemma Meeson

    Systemic Psychotherapist
    Clinic Director

  • Manuel Navarro Gimeno

    Systemic Psychotherapist

  • Cathy Taylor

    Systemic Psychotherapist

  • Dr Naomi Elton

    Systemic Therapist

  • Cath Jones

    Systemic Psychotherapist