Blended Families Archives - Jacques Legault, Psychologist~Psychologue.

An emotionally focused, attachment-based, systemic approach to working with couples in a blended family context.

February 9, 2019

“Over the last 30 years, systemic approaches to family therapy have been largely successful at treating even the most intractable problems in family functioning. However, stepfamilies have long proven a particular challenge for family therapists. Recent research has confirmed that, given their unique dynamics, stepfamilies are vulnerable in a way that is distinct from typical “first-families,” leaving them often resistant to traditional family therapy techniques’ (Browning & Artfelt, 2012). In terms of couple therapy in the context of…

Rescuing Blended Families: Part I

Over the last 30 years, systemic approaches to family therapy have been largely successful at treating even the most intractable problems in family functioning. However, stepfamilies have long proven a particular challenge for family therapists. Recent research has confirmed that, given their unique dynamics, stepfamilies are vulnerable in a way that is distinct from typical “first-families,” leaving them often resistant to traditional family therapy techniques (Browning & Artfelt, 2012). In terms of blended family therapy, we are basically where…