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As an adolescent and family therapist my primary goal is to help teenagers and their parents develop more effective communication.

Bryon Remo: Parents Experience in Family Therapy

Bryon Remo: Parents Experience in Family Therapy

Parents and teens often view therapy as a sign of weakness claiming that if the other would just stop being a pain in the ass then the universe would come back into alignment. Teenagers and their parents need to accept the difficulty that life transitions pose and realize that even as therapists we too face the same dilemmas. Anger, poor listening, inflexibility and reckless behavior is something all parents must have to contend with. We are humbled and happy to supports parents and their teenagers through normal, though challenging times.

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Parents Experience in Family Therapy

Raising an adolescent is a challenging task, and the difficulty of this task increases when the child is confronted with problems that the parents feel they are not able to deal with. Parents often feel as though their family life is in a state of crisis, and the escalating conflict reaches a point in which there is no room to negotiate. Parents bring their adolescent into therapy after having exhausted many of their options and feel unclear about what direction to take. Parents may make an appointment to seek family therapy because of perceived personal shortcomings in their parenting skils and because of their perceived lack of alternatives. Therapists need to be particularly sensitive to parents at the onset of therapy, realizing that parents may feel inadequae, underprepared, and overwhelmed. In addition, family therapists can provide support and work to create a trusting relationship with parents prior to doing more direct interventions such as challenging or confronting parenting styles. It is interesting to understand why parents seek therapy even after other therapy attempts have been unsuccessful. Establishing a supportive therapeutic climate is key to therapeutic success as families often find it difficult to make that step inviting support to the ones they love.

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Bryon Remo is a licensed marital and family therapist practicing in the Southbuy Connecticut area. He has worked with adolescents for the past 14 years in varying capacities. He believes strongly that teens and parents need to find a common language they can communicate through in which each are given the space to share, plan and consider all perspectives.

Working with teenagers is a challenging task. But for those that can appreciate their randomomness, inconsistensies and sometimes reckless behavior, it is a population that is constantly yearning for understanding.

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What can be changed versus what must be tolerated? I've often wondered why many feel that change is always possible. In reality, change can evolve within one's perspective, but circumstances are not always possible to change. As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I feel strongly that understanding the diffference between these two ideas is central to the pursuit of contentment. Learning to accept the often unbending parts of our world and simultaneously exercising our power to choose, gives us a stronger balance in navigating through real issues. expand »

I've been working with individuals, couples and families for the past ten years in varying capacities. I specialze in working with adolescent issues and have discovered that teenagers often have far more resiliency and desire for change than much of the adult world may realize. Through working in schools, hospitals, family agencies and private practice, I've had the privilege of coming to better understand the unique needs of teens, couples and families through my knowledge and experience as a systems trained therapist.

I am most experienced working with adolescents, couples and familes. I specialize in working with teenagers with difficult behaviors, ADHD, school anxiety, self-esteem issues, depression, anger management, parenting issues, divorce and family transitions, substance abuse, internet, cell phone, video game, t.v. and other media saturation problems, bullying, learning disabilities, sibling rivalry and grief and loss issues.

I work in a highly interactive manner, drawing on individual and family strengths to establish attainable goals. I truly believe that each member of a coupleship or family maintains specfic abilities that often go unnoticed by others that can help unlock the "stuck system." I work primarily through solution-focused and experiential modalities. However, I incorporate narrative therapies and psychoanalytic approaches when appropriate.

I received my Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from Cambridge College, where I was trained under some of the most highly qualified systems therapists in the country. In addition, I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education from Bridgewater State College. I have extensive experience working with adolescents with special needs. In addition, I was a member of a panel on a televison broadcast (NECN) entitled, "Educating the community in decoding teenage behavior." My primary focus of therapy is to develop a relationship with you that is genuine, mutually respectful and focused on possibilities. It is not useful to enter into a therapeutic relationship when one is strictly hoping for external change. If you are committed to your own internal shifts, I would be happy to speak with you to see if we might be a good match.

Be well and be the change you seek.

Bryon Remo