Family psychotherapy can be an element of child psychotherapy, psychotherapy of couples and marriages, if family members have a clear share of Patient / Clinic problems.
The psychotherapist helps the family discover new data about the problem and see the problem from the perspective of each person. Asks about thoughts, emotions, behaviors and interactions in the family.
An important element is to observe how the family functions as a system, what is the style of interaction between family members, what are the beliefs of the family about themselves and how they build relationships. Each person receives empathic feedback on their statements. The goal of family therapy is to learn about the mechanisms that cause conflict and to learn a new way of communicating and functioning, and to strengthen relationships.
In the diagnosis of children and adolescents, the systemic context of psychological diagnosis is taken into account understanding of mental disorders of children and adolescents in the context of family functioning. It is very important to determine what the diagnosis means for the patient as well as his family and the wider environment in which he functions.