![]() ![]() This therapy helps girls become whole adults in a culture that encourages them to become forever the object of another’s gaze. They need “awakening therapy,” which is my tern for consciousness-raising. We can help by teaching teenagers that they can individuate from their parents without separating from them….ĭaughters can learn to recognize the forces that shape them and make conscious choices about what they will and won’t endure. Therapists can be most helpful when we support parental efforts to keep adolescents safe and at the same time adolescents’ needs to grow and move into the larger world. We work to promote harmony and good humor and to increase tolerance and understanding between family members….we encourage the development of those qualities that John DeFrain found in all healthy families: appreciation and affection, commitment, positive communication, time together, spiritual well-being and the ability to cope with stress and crises. Good therapists work to shore up family bonds and to give hope to flagging families. I’m honored that they allow me, temporarily, to be part of their lives. ![]() I respect their willingness to seek help when they are in over their heads. They are their daughters’ shelter from the storm and their most valuable resource in times of need. Most of the parents I see clearly love their daughters and want what is best for them. My work with adolescent girls helped me see families in a different light. ![]()
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