Families

Arizona Family Therapy Group is committed to strengthening families through family therapy, child therapy, parenting classes and coaching, attachment and relationship work, and more!

Because many of the problems children experience can be influenced by family, Arizona Family Therapy Group uses a family systems approach to therapy.  This includes working with both the parents and the children in order to help create lasting change within the family system.

These therapy services can be provided both in the office or at your own home when working with children and families.

Recent Posts for Families

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  Therapy for a child diagnosed with bipolar, oppositional defiant, ADHD, anxiety, or reactive attachment disorder (RAD) in Gilbert and Mesa, Arizona

  June 12, 2012

  Do you have a child who has been diagnosed with bipolar, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, anxiety, or Reactive Attachment Disorder? Have the behavioral programs that you have tried not worked with your child? Would you like an alternative treatment approach to medication? Parents Can Help The truth is, there is a lot that parents can do to help their children who struggle with mood disorders learn to regulate their emotions within tolerable levels. Understanding Emotions The first step to treatment

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  Posted in: ADHD, Anxiety, Families, Parents | Tagged: ADHD, Adoptive Parents, Anxiety, BiPolar, childrens therapy, Family Therapy, Foster Parenting, RAD, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder Therapist

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  What is family counseling?

  June 12, 2012

  Family Counseling in Mesa Arizona Family counseling is where the focus of counseling is not on just one individual but rather the focus is on the way individuals relate within the family.  A family systems approach to counseling is similar to understanding how a car engine works.  Each part of the engine affects, and is affected by, other parts of the engine.  If one part breaks, it doesn’t take long for other parts to be affected.  Similarly, when one individual

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  Posted in: Families, Parents | Tagged: child, families, Family Therapy, Gilbert AZ, kids therapy, pediatric therapy

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  Pediatric Therapy in Mesa and Gilbert, Arizona

  June 8, 2012

  Is it possible for a baby to be depressed? Many parents wonder if it is really possible for a baby to be depressed or to have anxiety, after all, he is just a baby.  The truth is baby’s can become depressed and they can develop anxiety. Many things play a part in a child developing anxiety or depression.  Part of it may be genetic, part of it may be due to medical or physical problems.  A part of it may

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  Posted in: Families, Parents | Tagged: childrens therapy, Gilbert AZ, kids therapy, pediatric therapy, toddlers

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  How can I have more influence on my children?

  February 7, 2012

  Take a minute to think about someone who had a wonderful influence on you in your life.  As soon as you have that person in your mind think about how you would describe that person?  Would you use words like kind, patient, loving, or empathetic?  Could you say that person was caring or that he or she treated you with respect?  Would you say that it was easy or hard to learn from that person? Now think about someone who

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  Posted in: Families, Parents, Parenting Tips, Parents | Tagged: Bonding, Respect, Showing Empathy Toward Kids

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  Step-parenting Using Love and Logic®

  February 7, 2012

  Do you ever feel torn between wanting your step-children to like you and knowing that you still need to have rules and discipline?  Have you found that letting the biological parent handle all the discipline doesn’t work really well all the time. Help for Blended Families in Arizona Blended families are becoming more and more common in today’s world.  Consequently, more kids are being raised partially by step-parents. If you don’t have a good idea of the role of a

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  Posted in: Families | Tagged: choices, parenting, parents, setting limits with kids, step-parents

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  What is Theraplay?

  February 2, 2012

  The following video is an excellent explanation of Theraplay.  It was created by the Theraplay institute out of Evanston, Illinois.  Theraplay techniques work especially well for foster and adopted children to help create and repair attachment. For more information visit theraplay.org or click here to schedule a therapy session for your child.

  Posted in: Families