Families Case Studies

Becky and her mother came in to see me together (names and identifying details have been changed to protect identities). Becky, at 40 years old, was doing a lot of her own individual work and wanted a better relationship with her mother. Becky and her mother’s relationship had been strained for most of Becky’s adult…

Tom and Cassandra had painful previous relationships and were both dedicated parents trying to raise children on their own when they met and married each other. For the first several years of their relationship things went well as they worked together to blend and support their family, though there was growing tension as one of their…