'Should I write a letter?' is a question I am often asked when working with people who have become estranged from a family member. Maybe phones calls are not answered or returned; messages not read or responded to. If we are desperate to re-establish communication, writing a letter might seem like our only option. How might therapy help? Advantages Of Writing Things Down Whatever we bring to therapy, jotting down a sentence or two describing our thoughts and feelings after e

'My friends wouldn't understand!' is a phrase I often hear when working with people who are estranged from a parent, adult child or other family member. And these fears may be very real; there continues to be stigma attached to both those of us who have removed ourselves from our family and those of us who have been rejected by them. How might therapy help? Blood Is Thicker Than Water? There seems to be an expectation in our society that families should get along and if for

No matter how hard we try to keep ourselves safe or find out what is wrong, the distance between us and one or several family members remains.