What is family therapy? with Psychotherapist Jo Culver

In this week's episode I talk to Jo Culver, a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist. With experience in both CAMHS and private practice Jo talks to us about a range of issues that can impact a family and how she works with the family unit.

We discuss:

• what actually is family therapy?
• the impact of the pandemic on adolescents and young people
• how people can communicate differently within families
• the importance of considering different perspectives with in the family unit
• how you can counsel anger
• clients being experts in themselves
• working with neurodiversity
• attachment

This episode will help you to consider the dynamics of working within family units and the impact that can be made.

About Jo:
Jo is a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, often referred to as a Family Therapist. This means that she work with families, couples and individuals. Her professional background is within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, (CAMHS), where she has worked for nineteen years, and continues to work there; as part of the Family Therapy team. Her professional background before completing her Family Therapy training was as a CAMHS Social Worker, where she worked systemically with families, often having complex backgrounds with safeguarding and mental health issues within the family. Jo currently works with families where their child / young person experiences mental health issues. These include issues such as Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Self-harming behaviour, Eating issues, Trauma, Gender dysphoria, and Attachment. She also work with families where there are neurodevelopmental issues such as Autistic Spectrum Condition and Attentional issues.
Contact Jo here: https://theeaves.org.uk/practitioners/jo-culver/