Kenneth Hardy Family Systems Therapy Video Clip

For more information about this video, visit https://www.psychotherapy.net/video/hardy-family-systems-therapy. Kenneth Hardy explains his Family Systems therapy approach. For Hardy, it is imperative to move therapy beyond a strict individualistic approach, focusing instead on how clients influence and are influenced by their relationships and larger social contexts.

In the full video video, Hardy works with an actual client whose efforts to avoid conflict have the unintended effect of increasing tension and creating a rift in his marriage. He urges the client to express his feelings to his wife directly, bringing to light deep fears of revealing his anger and receiving disapproval.

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[perfumistaful]

A question has been nagging at me for a while now. Specifically, when a patient presents themself to a psychiatrist and expresses distress that a family member is 'negatively influencing' them, this is taken as a sign of schizophrenia. However, when this same insight is held by a therapist, it's 'family systems therapy'. Please explain!