Family Therapy
Below you’ll find a description of the family therapy that we offer at Sheltering Oaks Counseling. When you’re ready to schedule your session, please click the ‘Schedule Today’ button to connect with us and get the process started. We’d be honored to walk with your family through your journey of healing and restoration.
Family therapy in Wesley Chapel, FL may be the answer.

Working with couples through conflict in family therapy.
Another area where our therapists and counselors have experience working with families is grief and loss. Sometimes, expected or unexpected life events will trigger problems. Events like the death of a loved one, a diagnosis, or an accident can cause significant stress and strain on a family’s relationships. Even healthy families can feel their relationships change after going through something traumatic.
Conflict, fighting, or just being “on edge” with each other may be common now when it was rare before. This is very common and understandable. Therapy can be a place for a family to work through these realities and challenges together in a safe, set-apart time, and place.
Sometimes, the best way out of something is to journey through it. And, that is where the therapy process is important in a family’s life. Change in counseling often comes through the client’s own experience of clear processing and reflection. Here, we see our role as working alongside clients to help guide them in that process. This may look like learning to parent a child to resolve behavioral problems. Or, learning how to more openly and honestly communicate with each other and resolve conflict.
Family therapy can help you gain a deeper understanding of each other and how to better communicate and meet each other’s needs. We use empathetic listening, curious questions, and a variety of therapeutic skills and techniques. Together, we journey with families in this process to help them experience the change they need.

Using play therapy in family counseling to reach children.

If you have an inclination that you might need to talk with someone, do it. Counseling is a perfectly normal and valuable experience that benefits many people. Is it time for you to get help and feel more connected in your relationships?
Ready to Schedule an Appointment for testing or therapy?
We know how difficult it can be to take the first step to ask for help. You also may have questions! Our team of mental health professionals are available to help you through this process. Call today and we will get you scheduled with one of our therapists or testing psychologists. If you have questions before you begin, we're here to answer questions about therapy, testing, our counselors, or anything else. Please fill out the form below and we’ll be in touch with you soon!
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Other Mental Health Services at Sheltering Oaks Counseling
Your family may need help in more than one way. At Sheltering Oaks Counseling, we want to meet the mental health needs of every member of your family. Therefore, we offer a number of mental health services at our Wesley Chapel, FL based therapy clinic. For example, our therapists offer Christian counseling, counseling for young adults, therapy for cancer survivors and trauma therapy. We also have marriage counseling, family therapy, play therapy, and counseling for ministers. Not only can we help you in our Tampa area counseling offices, but we can also work with you anywhere in the state with online therapy in Florida.
Additionally, we offer several types of testing services, including neuropsychological testing, ADHD testing, psychoeducational evaluation, Gifted testing, and more. Finally, our specialty services for veterans and parents as IEP advocates can help you too! We would love to connect when you are ready to reach out.