We're living during a time when our awareness of and research on generational trauma and the impact of parenting has exploded. The curiosities around this and the desire to heal and either do better or do differently as we age, continues to grow. This can leave adult-children and adult-siblings who have an unprocessed past, feel confused about how to move forward with their now-adult family members.

Dr. Toni provides customized family coaching, consulting and mediation for adult family members. Family coaching, consulting and mediation may be a good fit for you if one or more of the below statements describe your goals or situation:

• Are you an adult child who wants to improve your relationship with your adult siblings, parents or in-laws?

• Is your family geographically scattered but wants to feel more relationally connected and in touch with one another?

• Do you have a strained relationship with an extended family member, and you want to work it out before the opportunity passes?

• Do you have trauma from your childhood that’s been swept under the rug for too long, and now, in adulthood, it’s become apparent that it’s impacting your family relationships and you want that to change?

• Now that you’re a parent, are you realizing there are some important things you need to talk about with your parents if they’re going to be involved in you and your kids lives… but you either don’t know where to begin or you’re scared speaking up will just make matters worse?

If any of the above fit for you, then family coaching, consulting and mediation may be a great fit! 

Traditional family therapy is a form of talk therapy focused mainly on the current, primary family unit (ex: parents who live in the same household and their children). This form of therapy is clinical in nature, which means it takes a diagnostic approach to working with a family. This model has its place and has helped many struggling families. 

The customized family coaching Dr. Toni offers is different than traditional family therapy. Dr. Toni works with all relevant adults in the primary or extended family unit, and supports them with moving forward together in a healthier manner using tools and techniques that extend beyond traditional "talk" therapy, as appropriate. This model allows for  greater cohesion, communication and connection across generations of family members, which will trickle down and make a positive impact on up-coming generations as well.

While this service is customized to fit your goals, situation and needs, you can generally expect that all involved family members will be requested to attend both individual and family sessions in order to work things through effectively.