Family Conflict ResolutionFamily Conflict Resolution
Sometimes we have conflicts with a member of our extended or immediate family. Because these relationships go back years, we can have unresolved wounds that need attention. Additionally, there might be conflict in the present that isn’t improving due to differences in personality, style or nature. It would feel good to get on the same page with people we care about. However, we often aren’t taught how to meet the needs of others or how to get our needs met. This work is designed for siblings, parents and adult children, or two members of an extended family. Paired work allows family members to learn about each other and themselves as well as gain tools for getting along better, in general. This is a space to heal old wounds, deepen connection and learn skills for meeting one another’s needs in a sustainable, ongoing way. If you’d like to be closer to someone in your family, this might be the nudge in the right direction you’ve been needing.
Part of what it takes to get along with family members is having a good understanding of what each of you want from the relationship. You may have had the experience of feeling like the other person’s expectations aren’t aligned with what you can give or what you want for yourself. Part of this work is fine tuning those expectations, the level of intimacy, and boundaries so you can each feel you are in a relationship that feels right.
Adjustments to relationships are needed over time as individuals mature or life circumstances change. Evolving together, and being able to meet needs in the present, not based on what has been in the past, is important to sustained connection over time.
Major disagreements, hurts, and past wounding can also be healing in this process. The work is designed to help you repair what happened before and set yourselves up for a new, healthier way of interacting going forward.