If one or more of your family members is experiencing difficult times, it’s important that everyone pulls together to support one another. Many family or individual issues are accompanied by an array of emotions that are complex and sometimes even difficult to identify. That’s why it’s so important to visit someone who specializes in family counseling, such as Laurie Burns CSW-R CGP of Rochester, NY. 

Here are a few benefits you can receive from speaking with a therapist:

• Address A Wide Range Of Issues: Therapists can help all family members cope when one person (or more) is suffering from an illness, an addiction, or a disorder. Your loved one could be facing substance abuse problems, a mental illness such as depression and anxiety, or an eating disorder. While the affected individual may benefit from personal counseling, Laurie Burns says that getting the whole family involved will promote healthy coping strategies and can help everyone find healthy ways to communicate with each other.
• Ease Family Tension: Of course, families don’t have to be affected by illness or other disorders to benefit from professional counseling. In families where parents or children have difficulty getting along, a counselor can help address the underlying reasons behind this tension. Laurie takes a solution-focused approach to find ways to help improve family dynamics.

• Hear An Unbiased Perspective: Sometimes, all it takes to help families heal is talking it out and hearing an outsider’s perspective on how to best handle a difficult situation. Laurie’s goal in providing family counseling is simply to have families work together to heal emotional difficulties. She and her team are experienced in helping individuals and families in all stages and from all walks of life work through a wide range of situations. She is committed to providing unbiased, caring attention to your family in order to help them heal.

If you’d like to set up a family counseling appointment with Laurie Burns CSW-R CGP in her Rochester, NY, office, call (585) 734-6826. You can also visit the practice’s website to learn more about their services.