When we face problems in life, it's not unusual to think the burden of those problems is ours and ours alone. However, there are many times when there may be real help in involving those with whom we re the closest - our families. When we face problems in life, it's not unusual to think the burden of those problems is ours and ours alone. However, there are many times when there may be real help in involving those with whom we re the closest - our families.
Family members can be important in helping a person deal with a problem in a variety of ways.
Involving them may lead to greater understanding, to more support, or helping find and treat the causes of a problem. Family counseling is a specialized field first developed in the 1950s. But when long-term, serious problems, such as addiction or serious depression are present, family counseling could yield positive benefits. Finding professionals dealing in family counseling is usually not difficult. Specialists who work with families come from a number of disciplines, including counseling, psychology, psychiatry, marriage and family therapy, social work, and pastoral care.