Helping women navigate their complicated relationship with their mother
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
Every mother-daughter pair has its own unique relationship.
One moment things are going fine and then suddenly there is a shift and things have either gotten cold or heated, or some other adjective leaving you feeling confused about how you and mom got into this space…again. You find it hard to navigate your relationship with your mother. Every mother-daughter pair has its own unique relationship. This relationship is often colored by mom’s experiences. Unfortunately, if mom has a complicated story, then it is likely the relationship with her is just as complicated. You may find yourself asking, “why is she like this”? Or wondering, “why can’t she be like ______’s mother”? While you understand that mom is doing the best she can, you still wonder why it is not enough and why haven’t you and mom been able to figure out how to relate better to one another. At Block Counseling, we work with women who are ready to find a path forward.
NEW COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Let go of the old, establish a new way.
This path isn’t easy but often is worth the task. We help women identify key factors that influence how mom shows up in the relationship. Then we help women dismantle the ways in which they have taken on mom’s narratives.
We work on building tools for communicating with mom in a different way. Additionally, we help you build skills of emotional safety and resiliency so that interactions with mom do not continue to leave the same depth of painful wounds. This allows you the opportunity to maintain an emotionally safer relationship with mom.
OUR APPROACH TO HELP YOU
Mother-Daughter Dynamics counseling can help heal.
While there is no guarantee that the relationship with mom will improve, after all, you are taking on therapy- not her. We find that our clients can establish and hold boundaries with mom more effectively, leave interactions with mom less wounded, and able to lessen the amount of impact these wounds have on their emotional health.
We utilize an integrative approach, incorporating narrative therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and psychodynamic therapy. With this integrative approach, we help clients grieve what wasn’t and accept what is, while identifying the spaces for empowerment.
CREATE A NEW NARRATIVE
Narrative therapy is an approach grounded in being respectful and non-blaming. It allows us to look at the stories that you have told yourself and allows us to create new stories that center on your strengths, and values, and hold compassion for yourself, and your mom if you chose.
BREAK THE CYCLE
Cognitive behavioral therapy is an approach that looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Through this lens, we look at the cycle of conflict and disrupt it by addressing these three components based on what you and your counselor learn from the stories of your narrative therapy.
UNCOVER EMOTIONS AND SUB CONSCIOUS PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR
Utilizing a psychodynamic approach, we look at the early life experiences and how they impact attachment and the “good enough mother”
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OUR APPROACH TO HELP YOU
Eliminate the toxicity and learn how to give yourself the love you need.
We help clients learn to take over the role of “mother” for themselves and begin giving themselves what mom has been unable to give. By weaving these approaches together, clients gain a deeper understanding of the context that encapsulates their relationship with mom, how to disrupt problematic cycles, and move forward in a way that feels more productive than before they began therapy.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
You may have one more question.
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Bringing your mother to therapy is not necessary for you to see change within the mother-daughter relationship. While some may want to bring in their mother from time to time, you know your mother best, and know if she is receptive to being in a therapeutic space. Our first priority is your emotional safety and this may not be possible with mom present.
Start the journey to your path to wellness.
It’s time for you to make a habit of putting your mental health first. Schedule a consultation to start the process of your healing journey.