What is a Marriage and Family Therapist?
A Marriage and Family therapist is a trusted mentor who can help you identify and uncover what keeps you from reaching your fullest potential. Marriage and Family Therapy is a one-on-one relationship with individuals, couples, and families that provides a supportive and non-judgmental space to help you create what you want for yourself. You can find a Marriage and Family therapist to help you strategize and acquire the tools you need to achieve your goals. Marriage and Family therapy consists of steps to help you identify and reframe your thoughts and attitudes. It can also help you break negative habits, acquire new methods of identification, and take action to achieve your maximum potential!
What types of people have Marriage and Family Therapists?
People from all walks of life work with professional Marriage and Family therapists to help attain their goals. Marriage and Family therapists work with people in all areas of their life including relationships, career, finance, health and more. Working with a personal Marriage and Family therapist is not limited to any type of person, but is best for those who want to take initiative in their own life. People who get a Marriage and Family therapist are committed to a more fulfilled life and are willing to do the work needed to get there.
How will Marriage and Family therapy help?
The results will vary depending on what brings you to a Marriage and Family therapist. If you get a Marriage and Family therapist to help you professionally, Marriage and Family therapy can help you make your current professional relationships more gratifying, gain better focus on communicating efficiently in relationships and articulate yourself more effectively. If your reasons are personal, you can find a Marriage and Family therapist to help you improve your personal relationships, resolve ongoing negative behaviors, improve your overall health, and grow spiritually. With the help of a Marriage and Family therapist, you can live a more balanced and enhanced life, and enhance your personal relationships to the fullest.
What happens in a Marriage and Family Therapy Session?
Each session is tailored to the client(s) and will vary based on individual needs. In the beginning, we will discuss what you are committed to accomplishing through our work together and we will begin to create a plan to achieve your goals. Periodically, I will give you assignments to help direct your progress. We will work together to acknowledge obstacles, explore alternate perspectives and celebrate successes. With the conclusion of each session, we will revisit your goals and evaluate the next steps that are needed to achieve these results.
Do I really need a Marriage and Family therapist, can't I just do it by myself?
A Marriage and Family therapist can take you above and beyond your own personal limitations. More often than not, people try to achieve their greatest potential, but don’t even realize what stands in their way. A Marriage and Family therapist can offer an unbiased and objective perspective, and can help you realize your patterns and habits. Most people experience that they are more efficient when working with a professional therapist and that this provides the opportunity for them to better realize their potential. Marriage and Family therapy can make your relationships more meaningful and will give you support and encouragement along the way.
How long do people generally work with a Marriage and Family Therapist?
To experience the effectiveness of Marriage and Family Therapy, my recommendation is that clients allow several sessions to take place. If at that point clients feel that they would like to continue, we will move forward. Having said that, if clients feel therapy is not working for them, I will completely respect that and provide referrals.
Is Marriage and Family therapy confidential?
What we discuss will be held in confidence and not shared with others. That said, Marriage and Family therapy is a confidential process, and your personal information will always be protected.
Schedule an appointment and start your new path in life to develop your true potential!
Kathy Hardie-Williams, M.Ed, MS, NCC, MFT
9600 SW Oak St. Suite 280; T/W/F 1:00-9:00 PM
Tigard, OR 97223
4110 Pacific Ave. #102; Thurs 1:00-8:00 PM
Forest Grove, OR 97116
503.601.5428
kathy@westsidefamilytherapy.org
www.westsidefamilytherapy.org
A Marriage and Family therapist is a trusted mentor who can help you identify and uncover what keeps you from reaching your fullest potential. Marriage and Family Therapy is a one-on-one relationship with individuals, couples, and families that provides a supportive and non-judgmental space to help you create what you want for yourself. You can find a Marriage and Family therapist to help you strategize and acquire the tools you need to achieve your goals. Marriage and Family therapy consists of steps to help you identify and reframe your thoughts and attitudes. It can also help you break negative habits, acquire new methods of identification, and take action to achieve your maximum potential!
What types of people have Marriage and Family Therapists?
People from all walks of life work with professional Marriage and Family therapists to help attain their goals. Marriage and Family therapists work with people in all areas of their life including relationships, career, finance, health and more. Working with a personal Marriage and Family therapist is not limited to any type of person, but is best for those who want to take initiative in their own life. People who get a Marriage and Family therapist are committed to a more fulfilled life and are willing to do the work needed to get there.
How will Marriage and Family therapy help?
The results will vary depending on what brings you to a Marriage and Family therapist. If you get a Marriage and Family therapist to help you professionally, Marriage and Family therapy can help you make your current professional relationships more gratifying, gain better focus on communicating efficiently in relationships and articulate yourself more effectively. If your reasons are personal, you can find a Marriage and Family therapist to help you improve your personal relationships, resolve ongoing negative behaviors, improve your overall health, and grow spiritually. With the help of a Marriage and Family therapist, you can live a more balanced and enhanced life, and enhance your personal relationships to the fullest.
What happens in a Marriage and Family Therapy Session?
Each session is tailored to the client(s) and will vary based on individual needs. In the beginning, we will discuss what you are committed to accomplishing through our work together and we will begin to create a plan to achieve your goals. Periodically, I will give you assignments to help direct your progress. We will work together to acknowledge obstacles, explore alternate perspectives and celebrate successes. With the conclusion of each session, we will revisit your goals and evaluate the next steps that are needed to achieve these results.
Do I really need a Marriage and Family therapist, can't I just do it by myself?
A Marriage and Family therapist can take you above and beyond your own personal limitations. More often than not, people try to achieve their greatest potential, but don’t even realize what stands in their way. A Marriage and Family therapist can offer an unbiased and objective perspective, and can help you realize your patterns and habits. Most people experience that they are more efficient when working with a professional therapist and that this provides the opportunity for them to better realize their potential. Marriage and Family therapy can make your relationships more meaningful and will give you support and encouragement along the way.
How long do people generally work with a Marriage and Family Therapist?
To experience the effectiveness of Marriage and Family Therapy, my recommendation is that clients allow several sessions to take place. If at that point clients feel that they would like to continue, we will move forward. Having said that, if clients feel therapy is not working for them, I will completely respect that and provide referrals.
Is Marriage and Family therapy confidential?
What we discuss will be held in confidence and not shared with others. That said, Marriage and Family therapy is a confidential process, and your personal information will always be protected.
Schedule an appointment and start your new path in life to develop your true potential!
Kathy Hardie-Williams, M.Ed, MS, NCC, MFT
9600 SW Oak St. Suite 280; T/W/F 1:00-9:00 PM
Tigard, OR 97223
4110 Pacific Ave. #102; Thurs 1:00-8:00 PM
Forest Grove, OR 97116
503.601.5428
kathy@westsidefamilytherapy.org
www.westsidefamilytherapy.org