Family Therapy in Santa Barbara, California
As a family therapist in Santa Barbara, I help all types of pairs, partners, and constellations including: parents and children, siblings, extended families, families of origin, family business teams, and friends. My work is to improve communication, create a healthier home environment, resolve problems, and skillfully understand and handle special family situations and changes.
What is Family Therapy?
Family therapy aims to support and nurture change and development within a system to improve the health, strength, and function of the whole family. Individuals learn new ways of relating to one another and understand how their behavior and role affects others and the family dynamic.
Common Reasons for Seeking Family Therapy
Loss
Reunifications
Adoptions
Codependency
Addiction
Resolving ancestral trauma and hidden loyalties
Life transition issues
Launching children into adulthood or off to college
Extended and blended family issues
Maintaining healthy relationships and home environment
Hello!
I’m Eva Van Prooyen, MFT, and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Santa Barbara, CA. My work is informed by systems theory, psychodynamic psychotherapy, neurobiology, attachment theory, and a Family Constellation approach to address ancestral trauma and heal underlying and often hidden dynamics that cause problems in relationships.
Family Psychotherapy Pricing
$400 per (60-minute) hour
Initial sessions are 3 hours.
Subsequent sessions (if necessary) are one to two hours.
Contact
Request an Appointment with Eva Today
Email or call Eva for an appointment (805) 845-4960
Relationships are messy, and all couples experience conflict. Becoming skillful at repairing those conflicts quickly is the ultimate goal, but when we are in distress, under threat, or in the heat of an argument, it can be hard to stay connected to the (higher cortical) parts of our brain, which use intelligence to create and maintain peace and harmony.
If a couple can revive their fondness and admiration for each other, they are more likely to approach conflict resolution as a team.
Working Through Betrayal – Regret to Redemption
When a betrayal has been discovered in their relationship, couples come to therapy feeling lost, disoriented, confused, and angry. They may even wonder if there is hope. Infidelity strips away happiness and threatens emotional security.
Healthy, secure relationships are a source of vital energy. PACT therapists know people feel good when they understand how to be successful partners. We are energized by a secure connection to another person. Our need to be securely attached is so powerful that it can get us through the hardest of times and help us float through day-to-day routines with ease, skill, and grace.