Family Therapy In Austin | New or Expecting Parents

Family Therapy

Family Therapy In Austin & Throughout texas

Becoming a parent has a dramatic impact on your sense of self. This profound shift affects most aspects of life, including self care, relationships, identity and self esteem, to name a few. Despite how ready you may or may not feel, the truth is it’s almost impossible to understand what life will look like on the other side. Every member of our team has experienced the magic — as well as the trials and tribulations — of becoming a parent, in addition to helping countless clients navigate this monumental change. Moreover, this first-hand experience, along with our holistic approach to therapy, enables us to empathize with our clients while creating customized care plans suited to their unique needs. Whether you’re seeking family therapy in Austin or elsewhere in Texas, we’d be honored to help you. Schedule your free consultation today!

What is Family Therapy?

We help people transition into parenting, whether they are expecting, have recently become a first-time parent, or have taken another path like adoption or step-parenting. Our approach centers around preparing people for the large shifts in both identity and family dynamics that accompany parenthood. This entails blending strategic individual sessions with couples therapy, which we customize by using a variety of holistic therapy techniques.

“There is no such thing as a perfect parent, so just be a real one.”

Sue Atkins

Parenting Expert

Therapy For Expecting Parents

Even the smoothest of pregnancies can bring on relationship strain caused by changes to hormones, life circumstances and anxiety levels. Difficult pregnancies bring on deeper issues like depression, low self-esteem, and identity crises, to name a few. Our team helps pregnant individuals and couples navigate and normalize this difficult stage of the transition into parenthood, by finding a sense of grace and patience. Because both partners experience their own individual struggles, as well as relationship issues, we blend individual and couples sessions to ensure a synchronized level of growth. Moreover, we feel exposing our clients to multiple practitioners and therapy techniques helps them evolve more holistically.

Therapy For New Parents

You blink your eyes and nine months has passed. You find yourself in a hospital room with a newborn to care for and you suddenly feel overwhelmed. In time, you’ll learn that what you’re feeling is totally normal and there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but in the moment it feels insurmountable. Our team helps new parents navigate this unchartered territory and prepares both partners for their new roles, by establishing expectations and learning how to best support one another. You don’t know what you don’t know, and our approach centers around helping our clients develop awareness in areas they’ll need to grow. The goal is to arm them with the communication and regulation skills needed to overcome new challenges that will arise.

Taking the 'nest step'

Our own personal experiences with pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood have touched us deeply and inspired us to help as many people as possible transition into this phase of life. We’ve created a one-of-a-kind framework called The Nest Step to help new and soon-to-be parents prepare for the ways parenthood will change them. Very few people — even current parents — fully understand all the ways becoming a parent changes them. Our goal with this program is to help people feel supported and loved while making the most of the glorious opportunities parenthood presents!

Therapy for Adopted or Blended Parents

Multiple therapists on our team have first-hand experience with adoption and blended family dynamics. This invaluable experience, combined with clinical therapy techniques, allows us to help those who are considering these avenues or already dealing with the challenges that accompany them. Our approach focuses on helping parents foster a secure and loving environment for children who are also undergoing a life-altering transition. Additionally, we help our clients build the skills needed to successfully integrate their own sense of self into their new lives. Click below to schedule a free consultation!

WHAT IS YOUR APPROACH TO FAMILY THERAPY?

Our family therapy program blends individual and couples therapy sessions to help both partners prepare for and adjust to their new roles. We use a blend of therapy techniques including IFS, EFT, CBT, and Polyvagal Therapy, to name a few.

does your team have experience with parenting?

Every member of our team is a parent, either by traditional means, adoption, or via blended family dynamics. This allows us to match up clients with the therapist who is the best match for their specific situation.

are you currently accepting family therapy clients?

If you’re seeking family therapy in Austin or anywhere else in Texas, we’d love to meet you. We currently have a few spots left for new clients, and even when we’re full, we always find space to help those in need of our services.