There are many different evidence-based therapeutic techniques and all of them can be effective to help an individual learn to cope with their emotions.  Individual methods largely focus on adaptations to the individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in order to solve problems.  Here at Joyful Journey Counseling Services, we use a family systems theoretical approach.  This means that the individual is viewed as a part of a larger relationship system; this system can be a family, a marriage, a partnership, friendships, or work relationships.  The therapeutic work focuses on adjusting patterns within the system that are not functioning well in order to improve the quality of the relationship.  Interestingly enough, this ultimately affords the members within the system the ability to process and change thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and solve problems.