In-person anxiety therapy Spalding, Lincolnshire & online anxiety therapist worldwide

Therapy for family relationships in Spalding and online worldwide (for when your family makes the Addams Family look normal)
Here you are, probably after another "lovely" family gathering that felt about as relaxing as defusing a bomb while blindfolded. Funny how being related doesn't guarantee agreement on anything from politics to the correct way to load a dishwasher, isn't it?
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What's your family fun flavour?
The resentment collectors
Storing grievances since 1983
That time you borrowed their jumper without asking?
Still being brought up at every family dinner.
That Christmas present choice from 2012?
Apparently, it was a personal attack.
The boundary bulldozers
"I'm just trying to help!"
Busily reorganising your kitchen cupboards and telling everyone at the garden centre about your recent divorce.
Because nothing says "I care" quite like ignoring every boundary you try to set, right?
The favouritism festival
When you're definitely not The One
When one sibling can announce they've learnt to make toast and it's treated like they've discovered the cure for cancer, while you could single handedly solve climate change and get a "that's nice, dear".
Character building, isn't it?
The subtle saboteurs
Turning passive aggressive comments into an Olympic sport
"Oh, brave choice of wallpaper!"
"Still single? Well, some people are just happier that way..."
All delivered with a "butter wouldn't melt" smile.

Making family life less like Eastenders
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Selective hearing
Sometimes reframing "she's so nosey" as "she cares too much" helps.
Though so do a really good pair of noise-cancelling headphones. -
Strategic planning
Treat family gatherings like a military operation. Have an exit strategy, know your allies, and always, always have a back up plan for when Uncle Bob starts on politics. -
Finding the funny
Sometimes you have to laugh, or you'll cry. Start collecting those moments - they'll make fantastic therapy stories later. (Kidding! Sort of...)
REAL WORDS FROM REAL PEOPLE
"You are the bee's knees"
Mandy S.

How I can help - without making you hug it out
Here at Fantastic Day Therapy & Coaching in Spalding (or via Zoom anywhere with decent WiFi), I won't suggest family group therapy (because let's be honest, getting everyone to agree on a restaurant is hard enough).
Instead, we'll work on ways you can handle family dynamics without losing your marbles, using techniques that work, like:
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Provocative Change Works therapy (to help you see the absurdity of your family's greatest hits)
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Integral Eye Movement Therapy (to help you process the time your sister "borrowed" your favourite dress and returned it with wine stains)
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Coaching and conversational hypnotherapy (to help you stay calm when your mother in law rearranges the kitchen. Again.)
Ready to make family time less dramatic?
Getting started is simpler than explaining to mum why you didn't call last Sunday:
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Free 15 minute chat (no family members invited!)
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Two initial sessions (£99 each, 90 - 120 minutes)
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More if you need them, but no pressure
Available in person in Spalding or online worldwide (because family drama doesn't respect geographical boundaries)
DEEP & MEANINGFUL MOMENT:
"Family problems? Try having a mother who wants to have you whacked."
Christopher Moltisanti