IDEALS of Kentucky provides family therapy using the Relationship Enhancement® model (RE). RE Family Therapy is similar to RE Couple Therapy or Therapy for Adolescent Issues. It is often the solution when step-families are forming, there are issues among adult children about care of aging parents, post-divorce issues keep families at odds, or families which once were close have become spread out or alienated.

Except in the situation of step-family formation, RE Family Therapy tends to be only a single or a small number of sessions. Rather than methodically learn RE skills, family members are guided by the therapist to use skills as they need them, so serious issues may be resolved quickly, yet thoroughly. Family sessions may be scheduled on week-ends when everyone can come, as part of a larger family get-together, or on weekday evenings.

Family Therapy for Step-families usually begins with couple work, then expands to include children (and sometimes former spouses or extended family). Because each step-family situation is unique, plans for resolving each family’s issues are made individually.

For more information about RE skills, check out Couple Therapy or Adolescent Therapy. For a complete description of Relationship Enhancement®, click here.

For additional information about Family Therapy at IDEALS of Kentucky or to schedule an appointment, email mary@skillswork.org or call (502) 227-0055 or (859) 806-4484.