Blended Families

Blended Families

Research suggests that almost half of Americans experience a blended family relationship in their lives. At PCT, we want to make the process of inviting new family members into your circle one that ultimately results in more support, love, and connection for everyone involved. Whether you’re struggling to adapt your kids to life with a new parent, confronting co-parenting challenges and disagreements about expectations across households, managing a new role, or navigating the resurgence of unresolved issues with past and current partners, we want to help.

Blended family counseling means a safe space away for you to come together with your partner to overcome feelings of helplessness during chaotic or challenging moments. We’ll work to foster understanding, trust, and confidence so that you can protect each other and your relationship when it is under stress.

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The Gray Space Between Us:Understanding Black-and-White Thinking in Human Relationships

In the human experience, it’s tempting to reduce life into binaries: good or bad, right or wrong, love or hate. These cognitive shortcuts, which you might call dichotomous thinking or black-and-white thinking, can appear to provide clarity. But they actually distort our reality and strain our relationships.

We love our partners yet feel deep frustration over their quirks or behaviors. We eagerly anticipate hosting the holidays but quietly dread the emotional labor involved. We adore our children, yet still feel bored, overwhelmed, exhausted, or even resentful of them.

This does not mean we’re broken. It means we’re human.

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