healing after acute trauma. One never gets bored with the study of family therapy. Consider these requests by parents:
- “Can you cure children suffering from enuresis?”
- “What happens when my partner uses spyware on my computer?”
- “When I suspect Janelle’s using drugs and she denies it, should I sureptiously read her journal?”
It is my pleasure to help families, but I don’t take credit for curing the problem. Therapy can help make crushing schedules more bearable; realign the meridians of power among parents and children; get parents paddling in synch instead of rowing against each other. The stress level and complicated after school activities packs in too many expectations. Headaches and stomachaches can give cues as to whether stress is high. In therapy I deal with the irritating pebble in the shoe, and the chaos of flashbacks. Plus I now know how much the work is helping myself. The old adage says, “You teach the subject that you most need to learn.”