You don’t have to keep playing the same role in your family. It’s okay to want something different for yourself and your kids.
Therapy for Family Relationships
Family isn’t always a safe or supportive place.
It can feel like your boundaries are never really taken seriously, like you’re constantly managing everyone else’s emotions just to keep the peace. Visits that should feel supportive often leave you drained, or dreading the next one before you’ve even left.
Whether it’s a difficult parent, a passive-aggressive sibling, or an in-law dynamic – complicated family relationships can take a real toll on your mental health.
And when you become a parent yourself, those old patterns often come roaring back, especially when your child’s needs stir up memories of the care you didn’t get.
When family tension impacts your well-being, you might be:
Struggling to enforce boundaries without guilt
Replaying old family dynamics in your current relationships
Feeling pressure to “keep the peace” even when it hurts you
Grieving the parent or family you never had
Wondering how to break generational patterns for your own kids
Considering (or navigating) low-contact or estrangement
Wrestling with cultural, religious, or intergenerational expectations
If you feel stuck between loyalty and self-preservation, therapy can help you sort through the mess and clarify what’s healthiest for you.
What therapy for family relationships can look like
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Name and understand the roles and patterns you’ve been stuck in
Explore how your upbringing affects your parenting and identity today
Reclaim your sense of autonomy and emotional safety
Practice setting boundaries that align with your values
Grieve what you didn’t receive, and create new possibilities going forward
Build communication tools and self-trust to help you show up differently
Whether you want to repair, redefine, or step back from a relationship, this work is about you and what you need to feel well.
You’re allowed to choose peace over obligation.
It’s okay to want more ease, more clarity, and more space in your family relationships. Therapy is a place to begin. We offer virtual therapy for residents of Iowa, Indiana, South Carolina, Idaho, and Florida. Whether you're a new mom setting boundaries for the first time or someone deep in the cycle-breaking process, you deserve space to explore your family patterns without judgment.
PHONE: (515) 259 - 0138
EMAIL: hello@therapywithanne.org
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