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Counseling
 Families come in many forms and configurations today: nuclear, extended, single or multiple generations, two-parent, single-parent, single-earner, dual-earner, childless, blended, and separated. Regardless of their structure, all families must strive to create their vision of family life, grow as a family system and fulfill their own responsibilities in partnership with social systems.
"While today's society affords families many opportunities, it also creates many pressures for family life. The family not only handles the daily hassles and events that come along but also must handle the more typical stressors that occur across the life cycle. This may include adjusting to the birth of a child, dealing with rebellion of an adolescent, and adapting to the changing roles of a mother as she may move from homemaker to the workplace. It also means being able to deal with non-normative events such as illness, divorce, job loss, injury or death, which often have an immense impact as well."
(USCCB, A Family Perspective in Church and Society, 1998)
Sometimes, the pressures facing families can be more than they can meet alone. Counseling can help family members sift through the maze of emotions, obstacles and stressors that block health and growth. With the help of Pastoral or Professional Counseling, family members can begin "To clarify the future in light of the past and the present and try to find possible pathways to that future." (James N. Lapsley, 1992)
Contact the Office for Family Ministry at (313) 237-5892 or Catholic Social Services.
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