Restoring Balance, Connection, & Understanding
When Family Life Feels Unsteady
Even strong families can reach a point where communication breaks down, emotions run high, or patterns of conflict take over. Sometimes it’s a single stressor, like a child’s behavioral challenge, school struggles, or a major life transition. Other times, it’s an accumulation of tension that makes it difficult to feel close, even when everyone cares deeply.
Family therapy offers a safe, structured space to slow things down, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and find your way back to each other. Michelle helps families reestablish emotional safety and understanding. Her work focuses on identifying unhelpful dynamics, clarifying roles, and creating new patterns of communication that strengthen relationships over time.
Common Challenges Families Face
Families often come to Michelle seeking help with issues such as:
Constant conflict or tension between family members
Breakdown in communication and emotional distance
Parenting disagreements or challenges with co-parenting
A child or teen experiencing anxiety, dysregulation, or school Avoidance
Adjusting to life changes such as relocation, divorce, or blending families
Managing stress, burnout, or emotional overload affecting the entire family
Supporting a family member struggling with borderline personality disorder or BPD-related emotional instability
Whether the issue is acute or longstanding, Michelle helps families view their challenges as shared, not as one person’s problem to “fix,” but as a system that can be understood and rebalanced.
The Details
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Michelle takes a systemic, evidence-based approach to family therapy that values every voice in the room. Her sessions are collaborative, structured, and grounded in the belief that each family already has the capacity for change—they just need the right tools and guidance to find it.
Her approach draws from Family Systems Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to build healthier communication patterns and emotional regulation skills.
Together, you’ll work to:
Identify recurring patterns that lead to conflict or disconnection
Establish a sense of emotional safety so all members feel heard
Improve problem-solving and reduce reactive behaviors
Strengthen empathy and understanding across generations
Build practical routines that promote consistency and calm
Michelle’s family therapy sessions are highly interactive, part reflection, part skills training, and part collaboration. She guides families toward practical, real-world solutions while fostering insight that leads to sustainable change.
Her style is direct, warm, and intentional. She provides structure and accountability but balances it with curiosity and compassion. Each session focuses on what’s most relevant to your family that week, ensuring progress feels tangible and achievable.
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Family therapy helps members see one another through a new lens, less as adversaries, more as individuals trying to meet their needs in imperfect ways. Over time, families experience:
Healthier communication built on listening and respect
Reduced conflict and more effective problem-solving
Better emotional regulation for both parents and children
Improved trust and connection among all family members
A more stable, supportive home environment that promotes growth and understanding
Michelle’s ultimate goal is to help families internalize the tools they learn in therapy so they can continue growing long after the sessions end. She encourages families to see therapy not as a long-term dependency, but as a learning process—a way to build emotional intelligence, communication skills, and resilience that last for life.