When family bonds weaken, each member silently carries that fragmentation within. Unspoken tensions mature into enormous burdens. The world loses its colour, and a person’s unresolved conflicts shape every interaction.
The connection of family is profound. We can leverage that link with my experience and your commitment to nurture healthy living.
No family is without its struggles; everyone has something to work on. Yours has its own story.
That rules out any cookie-cutter approach to therapy. Instead, you can expect to get off the couch and engage with one another through intentional interaction, creating new experiences, and learning new ways to communicate.
When conversations become surface-level, or worse, non-existent, it’s time to seek support from therapy.
Effective therapy can restore connections that seem far too gone.
Those arguments that erupt from seemingly nothing? It’s likely not about what just happened; you’re just now experiencing a volcano of resentment and discouragement.
That heavy feeling when unspoken frustrations fill the room? They don’t have to be your family’s norm.
Together, we’ll explore practical tools you might never have considered – tools that work just as effectively as physical ones.
You’ll learn to navigate disagreements with genuine understanding, transforming how you communicate when tensions rise.
When your child’s behavior challenges your patience, the whole family feels it. You’re likely at your wits’ end.
But there’s a path forward — an approach that honors your parenting values and your child’s distinctness. It’s one of connection and small change.
Life rarely follows a straight line. Instead, it often feels like a toddler’s scribble on paper while at other times it may feel like walking through a snowball fight.
It’s unexpectedly losing your job, a conflict out of the blue with your partner, a near miss on the freeway. Or being late picking up your kids for the 20th time, an unexpected medical illness, or moving to a new place, without all the familiarity.
These moments can test every connection you have, but don’t need to cause a fracture.
Family therapy doesn’t have to be in response to the gloominess of life, but it can be. Family therapy can also be a space to debrief as a family such as following a disclosure of childhood sexual abuse or following a shared family experience.
Our strongest connections grow from our most difficult chapters. Having a space to talk through things and connect with one another can make a significant difference.
For years, I’ve sat across from families like yours. I’ve created spaces where a blended family found connection with their children, parents develop understanding with their child’s choices, and families experiment with working together and rediscover hope.
Every person matters in family healing—and everyone can find the space for adjustment.
✔️ Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Human Development with specialization in Family Systems
✔️ Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy
✔️ Significant training in play therapy and child development
✔️ Trained in Trauma-Informed Family Approaches (like EMDR & ACT)
✔️ Specialized training in Adolescent Development and Communication
Family challenges aren’t just problems to fix—they’re doorways. Walking through them with genuine compassion and practical tools leads to places of understanding you might not have thought possible. Those moments when someone finally says, “I get it now” about another family member? That’s what drives my work.
Most families I work with find meaningful change within 8-12 weekly sessions. Sometimes we’ll meet as a complete family; other times we might work with just the parents or siblings to address specific dynamics.
Work with me and give your family an opportunity for a different experience–one of connection and flexibility.
The above link directs you to a simple form. To secure time on my calendar, simply provide your name, contact information, and a brief note about your family’s current situation.
Ideally, everyone under your roof joins us—yes, including the kids (6 years and older).
But real talk? I’ll work with whoever’s willing to show up. Sometimes the most significant family transformations start when just two people decide to try something different.
Expect experiences, not just conversations. These environments make sense to the little ones.
I don’t work with teenagers; I’m happy to refer you to an expert clinician who does.
For adult children, expect more invitations and choreographed conversations as well as some experiences to keep family therapy fun and maybe even enjoyable.
Every voice matters in our healing, whether small, shy, loud, or frustrated.
Happens all the time!
The first meeting is deliberately low-pressure—a chance to see if we’re a good fit. Crossed arms have a knack for unfolding after just one conversation.
I can also help you find the right words for that “therapy talk” with your resistant spouse.
Change is a funny thing. Change can come through the relationship we build through family therapy, through interventions, between session invitations, and life or environment changes. Humans are also funny, while also intriguing. When and how humans decide to change depends on each person.
However, while simply coming to therapy may create some change, lasting change requires investment from your family members to solidify that.
I’ve seen change in as soon as 3 sessions and for longer (e.g., 12+) for other situations.
I’ll regularly check in with you to see what’s working.
Absolutely. When “his kids” and “her kids” need to become “our family,” support can be nuanced. The research from 2015 shows that on average, blended families take 7 years to find a new balance. Since this is an average, your family may not require 7 years; however, this research finding speaks to the investment and consistency needed to create your family rhythm.
I help navigate the tricky terrain of these new relationships and establish sensible boundaries that honor everyone’s story.
You might spot me hiking local trails with my kids, testing kitchen disasters (occasionally triumphs), attempting meditation without falling asleep, and buying too many plants for my backyard garden.
BridgeHope Family Therapy, LLC helps adults in Texas, Utah, and Virginia to improve their lives through treating anxiety, relationship issues, life transitions, trauma and PTSD through in-person (Utah) and online services (Utah, Texas, Virginia).
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