Empathy is a powerful tool in family therapy. When addiction or mental illness impacts a family, it’s easy for feelings of frustration, anger, and resentment to cloud understanding. Family therapy encourages empathy, asking family members to put themselves in each other’s shoes and acknowledge each other’s feelings. By developing empathy, family members learn to communicate more effec... https://ctaddictionmedicine.com/the-role-of-family-therapy-in-recovery/