Genograms give individuals and families unique insights. The following video will help you explore the dynamics of your family of origin and the family you have created. It may also give you new insight into your own “way of being” and that of your loved ones.
Here a brief (2 minute) video summarizing the mediation process.
In a college course I teach at Stevenson University on Family Dynamics & Therapy (HSR 430), I observe that every family is dysfunctional! Like the idiom, “Nobody’s perfect”, it’s a fact of life. Every family has some level of “dysfunction”.
Families also go through stages. Here they are:
Stage 1: Coupling – Two people join (often in marriage).
Stage 2: Having Children
Stage 3: Raising Pre-Teen Children
Stage 4: Teenagers in the Family
Stage 5: Launching Children & Empty Nesters
Stage 6: Midlife, Aging & Grand-Parenting
Stage 7: End of Life
Cultural influences, mental health issues, social expectations, financial worries, and individual circumstances are just a few additional factors which make “family life” a complicated but fascinating phenomena. My adult career has been focused on studying these phenomena.
I am a “FAMILY FOCUSED” therapist who also has a law degree. I am also a lawyer & mediator who is a counselor. I think you’ll find my focus and approach useful & transformative. For a free phone consultation, call me at (410) 750-2655.
Thomas K. Swisher, J.D., Ph.D.
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