Family counseling: A look at how mental health professionals are healing generational trauma

Therapists are emphasizing the importance of family therapy to address the generational trauma that exists in the family tree. Black families specifically can benefit through group therapy given the history of complicated dynamics that may be present in certain households.

“Family counseling is very important because it helps define roles,” said Doanld Harris, a mental health therapist for the DHR Institute of Mental Health and the founder of the Manhood Project. “It’s especially important in the Black community because it helps define not only roles but also boundaries. That creates homeostasis, which is a balance. It won’t be perfect, because people are growing. But when boundaries and roles are clearly defined, things can run a lot smoother.”

Mental health professionals like Harris an