4 Ways Family Therapists Get Stuck In The System (And What To Do About It)

Ways Therapists Get Pulled Into The Family System (And The Questions That Bring You Back)Every therapist who does family systems work has felt it: the quiet pull toward one person in the room. In structural family therapy we're taught to join the family while staying neutral, but neutrality is slippery. By the time the parents, the school, and the psychiatrist have all had their say, the case can arrive with a plot, a villain, and a role set aside for you.In this episode I walk through four common ways therapists get recruited into a family's system without noticing, and the diagnostic questions that help you find your way back to center. If you work with couples, families, or the identified patient in any structural or systemic model, this one is about the part of the work no supervision hour quite prepares you for: your own place on the map.Whether you're a family therapist, an MFT trainee, or a clinician curious about structural family therapy techniques, you'll leave with a simple move to try before your next stuck session.New episodes of 15 Minutes of Family Systems every week. Read the newsletter or subscribe using the link below.https://www.mypeoplepatterns.com/newsletters/family-systems-h-i-t-newsletter/subscribeJoin the new free Family Therapy Community here https://www.skool.com/family-systems-collective-7929/aboutMore about me: www.OliverDrakefordTherapy.com