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Family Conflict Therapy London

Our Family Conflict Specialists

Our practitioners work with individuals and families navigating all types of family conflict – sibling rivalry, parent-adult child relationships, extended family issues, caregiving disputes, estrangement, and toxic family dynamics. They help you understand family patterns and roles, develop boundaries that work for your situation, improve communication skills, process grief around family relationships that disappoint, and make decisions about contact that honor your wellbeing. They also facilitate family therapy sessions when appropriate, though they understand that sometimes individual work is more effective than getting everyone in a room. Whether your goal is reconciliation, establishing boundaries, or finding peace with distance, they’ll support you in creating the healthiest relationship possible with your family, whatever that looks like.
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Olena

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist

Indu Dua London Trusted Therapy: Professional relational and trauma-informed Counsellor providing expert mental health and trauma support.

Indu

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist

Tina Foley London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual and Couples Psychotherapist specializing in EMDR and professional mental health care.

Tina

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist EMDR

Ardavan Nikaeen London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual, Family, and Young People Psychotherapist providing professional mental health care.

Ardavan

Individual Family and Young People Psychotherapist

Dr. Tim Ojo London Trusted Therapy: Expert Psychiatrist, Organisational Consultant, and Executive Coach providing professional support.

Tim

Psychiatrist Organisational Consultant Executive Coach

Karima El Haddad London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual, Couples, and Family Psychotherapist providing professional mental health care.

Karima

Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

Rebecca Myers London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual and Couples Psychotherapist providing professional care for mental wellbeing.

Rebecca

Individual and Couples Psychotherapist

Nikki Holmes London Trusted Therapy: Expert Individual, Couples, and Family Psychotherapist providing professional mental health support.

Nikki

Individual Couples Family Psychotherapist

Sabine Tendas London Trusted Therapy | Counselling Psychologist

Sabine

Counselling Psychologist Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

CBT Therapist London | Shuja Hoda

Shuja

Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

Clinical Psychologist London for Children | Dr Sagari Sarkar

Sagari

Clinical Psychologist Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

Dr Saz Guscott HCPC Practitioner Psychologist Neurodiversity Specialist CBT ACT CFT IFS ADHD Autism Support Harley Street and Online

Saz

Counselling Psychologist Individual and Couples Psychotherapist EMDR

Housam Ebrahim Individual Couples Family and Group Psychotherapist EMDR

Housam

Individual Couples Family and Group Psychotherapist EMDR

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Haneyeh

Counselling Psychologist Individual and Family Psychotherapist EMDR

Tatiana Kazantseva Psychotherapist London Trusted Therapy Harley Street

Tatiana

Psychotherapist

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Emma

Clinical Psychologist Individual and Family Psychotherapist

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Jo

Counselling Psychologist Individual Couples and Family Psychotherapist

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Understanding Family Conflict

Maybe you and your siblings haven’t spoken in years over an inheritance, old resentments, or clashing values. Perhaps your aging parents need care but you and your siblings can’t agree on responsibilities, leaving you overwhelmed and resentful while others do nothing. You might be dealing with a toxic family member – a critical parent, a manipulative sibling, a boundary-violating in-law – and don’t know how to protect yourself without losing the whole family.
Holiday gatherings might be filled with tension, old patterns replaying no matter how much you’ve grown. Some families simply don’t know how to communicate without fighting, or they avoid conflict entirely, letting resentments fester under a surface of false peace.
You might carry guilt for going low or no contact, or resentment if you stay connected but boundaries aren’t respected. Anxiety spikes before family events. You rehearse conversations that never go well, hoping this time will be different. Old family roles – the scapegoat, the golden child, the peacemaker, the problem – trap you in patterns established decades ago.
Partners and children get caught in the crossfire or don’t understand why you can’t “just talk it out” or “let it go.” You might grieve the family you wish you had while trying to accept the one you actually have. Financial issues, caregiving decisions for aging parents, differing political or religious views, or unequal distribution of family labor create ongoing tension. Some wounds are old – childhood trauma, favoritism, emotional neglect – that have never been addressed and still shape every interaction.
You can’t control your family members, but you can control your responses, boundaries, and decisions about what kind of relationship (if any) works for you. Sometimes families can heal through communication, therapy, and willingness to change. Other times, the healthiest choice is distance, limited contact, or accepting that you’ll never have the family relationship you long for.
With support, you can process old wounds, develop effective boundaries, communicate more skillfully, decide what’s negotiable and what’s not, and build a chosen family or support system when your biological family can’t meet your needs. You’re allowed to protect your peace, even from family.
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What Our Clients Say About Us

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  • 2026-03-10
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We immediately felt supported by Dr Edwards-Skadowska's warm welcome and structured sessions. We greatly appreciate her ability to quickly find the right words and deliver clear conclusions and explanations. We started consulting at a time when we were unable to resolve conflictual situations, repeating the same patterns of misunderstanding and incommunicability. The two of us instantly felt deeply heard and understood whilst Dr Edwards-Skadowska helped us a lot clarify our differences, gain greater self reflection and change our ways of seeing and reacting. We really needed help and we are very happy we found it in such a caring and professional person.

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  • 2025-09-20
My mother and I came to Dr Olena for family therapy after we'd stopped speaking to each other. As an adult daughter in my 40s, I genuinely didn't know if our relationship could be salvaged – years of conflict over cultural differences and political views had created a rift that felt insurmountable. Dr Olena created a safe space where both of us felt heard without judgement. She helped us understand that our differences didn't have to mean estrangement, and guided us to see the deeper needs and fears beneath our disagreements. Rather than trying to change either of us, she gave us tools to communicate with more compassion and respect. What struck me most was Dr Olena's ability to hold space for both generations and both perspectives simultaneously. She understood the cultural complexities at play and helped us bridge the gap between our worldviews whilst honouring what matters to each of us. The transformation has been remarkable. We've gone from complete silence to being able to have difficult conversations without them escalating. There's a warmth between us now that I didn't think was possible. I'm deeply grateful for Dr Olena's skill and compassion in helping us rebuild our relationship.

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  • 2026-03-01
Sabine took ongoing conflict within my family seriously from day one, weaving in mindfulness techniques, which was handled with real patience. Most days, I stopped waiting to feel ready and just started living again, and it's stuck. Sabine earned every bit of that trust.
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