Family Therapy in Mahtomedi, MN

Families Change, But the Patterns Often Remain

Family life can be beautiful, but it can also feel strained, disconnected, or painful, especially when unresolved patterns are passed down, unspoken tensions linger, or expectations go unmet.

Maybe you’re navigating:

• Estrangement or partial estrangement between adult children and parents

• Ongoing conflict or silence that leaves everyone walking on eggshells

• Teen-parent disconnection, marked by defensiveness, emotional outbursts, or withdrawal

• Role confusion or boundary issues, where one person is always the “fixer” or emotional container for others

• The stress of a major life transition: a loss, a divorce, a new marriage, or a blending of families

• Generational wounds that subtly shape how family members speak (or don’t), support (or criticize), and show love (or withhold it)

You may feel exhausted trying to hold it all together, or discouraged that things haven’t improved despite your efforts. And you may be wondering, Is it even possible to have a healthy relationship with my family?

The short answer is: Yes. Healing is possible, together.

Family Therapy Offers a Path Toward Understanding, Repair & Realignment.

As a trauma-informed and attachment-oriented therapist, I help families understand the emotional patterns, communication habits, and unmet needs driving their disconnection.

We won’t just focus on managing behaviors, we’ll explore the emotional layers underneath them, helping each family member feel heard, respected, and seen.

Family therapy can help you:

• Shift out of long-standing roles (like the “peacemaker” or “scapegoat”)

• Repair ruptures and rebuild emotional trust

• Establish healthy boundaries, expectations, and communication

• Understand and interrupt intergenerational cycles of disconnection

• Learn how to truly listen and speak with compassion—even when things are hard

• Work toward peace and clarity, even if full reconciliation isn’t possible

Multigenerational Support That Honors Every Voice

I work with a wide range of family constellations, including:

• Parents and teens (ages 13+) navigating adolescent struggles

• Adult children and parents working through past ruptures or boundary issues

• Blended families working to integrate new relationships

• Siblings experiencing conflict or emotional cutoff

• Families healing from divorce, trauma, loss, or estrangement

Family therapy is always tailored to your unique needs. Sometimes that means meeting all together, and sometimes it may include smaller combinations (such as a parent and one child) depending on the stage of work.

Session Format & Flexibility

Family therapy sessions are typically 50-80 minutes

• Available in-person at my Mahtomedi office (with a trail nearby for walk & talk options when appropriate)

• Extended sessions or half-day family intensives available for families traveling or wanting to make faster progress