How I Work
Family Systems Therapy
More Than One Point of View
A difficult moment in a family rarely belongs to one person alone. The same argument can feel different to a child, a parent, and someone watching from the side. Family systems therapy lets us pay attention to patterns between people rather than placing the entire problem inside one person.
I believe individual change and systemic change are not competing ideas; we need both. A person can learn something about their own response while a family notices how everyone has been pulled into a familiar rhythm. That is a wider view, not a search for someone to blame.
What We May Notice
In a session, we might slow down an interaction and listen for what each person was hoping the other would understand. We can look at roles, expectations, and the ways a conversation keeps looping back to the same place. I ask questions to make room for different accounts of what happened.
Sometimes the work happens with a family together. Sometimes an individual comes in to explore how family history or current relationships affect their life. Either way, we start with the people present, not a formula for what a family should look like.
Children, Adults, and Chosen Family
This lens may fit parents and children, teens, adults, and seniors. Families can include chosen family. Who participates in a session depends on who is seeking care and what fits the work. I offer family therapy and parenting support; I do not offer couples therapy.
I may combine family systems work with play therapy for a younger child, narrative therapy when a family is stuck in one story, or a person-centered approach when someone needs room to speak for themselves. Those choices are made with the people involved, not announced in advance as a fixed sequence.
A Setting That Works
I meet virtually with clients located across Texas. Around Killeen, Copperas Cove, and Temple, in-home sessions may be possible when being in the family's own space is a good fit. Some conversations look different around a kitchen table than they do on a screen.
If your family is having the same hard conversation again and again, send me a message. I manage scheduling myself, especially when travel is involved. You can start with a free 15-minute introductory conversation to talk through who might attend and what you hope to address.
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