Family Therapy
The concept of ‘family’ encompasses a broad spectrum, extending beyond biological ties to include partners, friends, caregivers, and others who form meaningful connections. Whether you’re part of a single-parent family, same-sex partnership, same-sex-parented family, or a step-family, Jocelyn welcomes all members of the ‘family’ with open arms.
As an accredited Family & Couple Therapist and a clinical member of the Australian Association of Family Therapy (AAFT) with over 30 years of experience, Jocelyn provides unwavering support across the entire family life cycle. She maintains a neutral stance, offering a secure space for families and individuals in close relationships to navigate challenges and fortify their bonds, whether it’s in building new families or strengthening existing ones. Join Jocelyn in a safe space where families can thrive and grow.
CHALLENGES WITHIN THE FAMILY
CHALLENGES WITHIN THE FAMILY may include:
- Parenting toddlers, young children, adolescents & young adults
- Eating disorders and/or complex trauma and/or psychosis and/or OCD and/or Bipolar Disorder and/or addictions in family members
- Older adolescents anxious about moving into adulthood
- Managing boundaries between family of origin and children’s marriages
- Building connectedness and resiliency in step-families
- Managing the needs of elderly parents
- Changing problematic transgenerational patterns including the impact of child sexual abuse and domestic violence
CHALLENGES WITH BUILDING THE FAMILY
CHALLENGES WITH BUILDING THE FAMILY may include:
- Loss & miscarriage
- Infertility issues
- Birth trauma
- Post Natal Depression
- Building confidence in the transition to becoming parents including creating routines and attuning to children
- Reconnecting as a couple after childbirth and the challenges of chronic illness or developmental difficulties
- Parenting support and education
Jocelyn, an experienced grief therapist, provides support for emotional pain related to miscarriage, pregnancy loss, and infertility. She can guide you through IVF considerations, including the considering the option of working donors for conception challenges.
Jocelyn is skilled at addressing birth trauma, fear of birth, and postnatal depression. As an attachment expert, she helps enhance parenting confidence and emotional connections amid challenges like chronic illness or developmental difficulties in young children.
