Family Therapy in Guam
Cathe L Angilot
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Barrigada, GU 96913 (Online Only)
As a therapist, I’ve worked to help individuals and couples with a variety of concerns including life transitions, coping with addictions, military life challenged, relationship issues, family conflicts and more.
I commend you for taking this first step towards prioritizing your mental and emotional wellbeing. Choosing to be on this journey of change, growth and healing shows great courage and valuable insight. At times, we all feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression; experience loss, frustrations at work and challenges within relationships. At times we feel stuck, trapped in a toxic cycle or just weighted down by life's struggles. But these feelings, situations, experiences are not the end of your story. You’re on a Journey now and it’s a journey that you don’t need to walk alone.
As a therapist, I’ve worked to help individuals and couples with a variety of concerns including life transitions, coping with addictions, military life challenged, relationship issues, family conflicts and more.
I commend you for taking this first step towards prioritizing your mental and emotional wellbeing. Choosing to be on this journey of change, growth and healing shows great courage and valuable insight. At times, we all feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression; experience loss, frustrations at work and challenges within relationships. At times we feel stuck, trapped in a toxic cycle or just weighted down by life's struggles. But these feelings, situations, experiences are not the end of your story. You’re on a Journey now and it’s a journey that you don’t need to walk alone.
Stephanie Patterson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Mangilao, GU 96913 (Online Only)
Need online therapy? I can help you feel better from the comfort of your own home. Times are tough right now. You're stressed. Life bombards you with too much: too much information, too much social media, too many chores, too many choices and demands, and you feel you fall short. Time goes by and you wonder how it slipped away! You may even be resenting the life you're living. Most of us struggle to adjust to changes in our lives, especially for families that travel, move often, expatriate, or have unconventional living arrangements. If you feel like life just isn't going as planned, let's get you back on track!
Need online therapy? I can help you feel better from the comfort of your own home. Times are tough right now. You're stressed. Life bombards you with too much: too much information, too much social media, too many chores, too many choices and demands, and you feel you fall short. Time goes by and you wonder how it slipped away! You may even be resenting the life you're living. Most of us struggle to adjust to changes in our lives, especially for families that travel, move often, expatriate, or have unconventional living arrangements. If you feel like life just isn't going as planned, let's get you back on track!
International Behavioral Health
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, IMFT, IBHC
Verified Verified
Yigo, GU 96929 (Online Only)
Crystal Smith gained experience supporting Military Treatment Facilities as an Integrated Behavioral Health consultant to primary care physicians, providing direct clinical counseling at an inpatient adolescent behavioral health unit, and as a clinical director in an outpatient mental health center. She also provided mental health counseling services in private practice, residential treatment and served as case management in the field of social work. Crystal Smith is board certified and licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in Hawaii, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and as a LCPC in Guam.
Crystal Smith gained experience supporting Military Treatment Facilities as an Integrated Behavioral Health consultant to primary care physicians, providing direct clinical counseling at an inpatient adolescent behavioral health unit, and as a clinical director in an outpatient mental health center. She also provided mental health counseling services in private practice, residential treatment and served as case management in the field of social work. Crystal Smith is board certified and licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in Hawaii, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and as a LCPC in Guam.
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Family Therapy
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.