A Private Community Counseling servicePsychotherapy for children, teens, and young adults in Fairfield County
We aim to alleviate unnecessary stress by strengthening resilience to optimize individual achievement and potential.
Individual Therapy
We could all use support, guidance, and counseling. At FamilyWorks, we offer the highest level of attentive care during these most difficult moments. We help you navigate challenging life circumstances in a safe, confidential atmosphere.
Family Therapy
Family therapy illuminates new healthier ways to communicate and interact to establish a more positive and productive home-life. We act as a sounding board for those in need as they work through lifespan concerns.
School Support
We work closely with school personnel to provide supportive strategies that can optimize growth, wellbeing, and success in youth. With experience in children’s developmental and atypical needs, we can readily assist you in every way.
Meet your therapistSue Sirlin, MA, LPC
I’m a licensed psychotherapist who has practiced in Fairfield County, Connecticut for the past 25+ years. I work with children, teens, and young adults with typical and atypical needs. I put my clients at ease, forging a strong therapeutic alliance so the clinical work can organically unfold.
“With Sue’s help, my mindset on life transformed into me finally choosing to take care of myself.”
When my parents first introduced me to the possibility of working with Sue, I was hesitant because of my prior experiences with therapists. I would either receive a band-aid for the massive wounds I had or homework to take home that did not examine the root of my problems. But when I met Sue, she was different. Sue was patient with me when I took steps backward and taught me how to use DBT in conjunction with what I enjoyed and cared for the most, such as my faith.
After three years of working with Sue, I graduated high school, started a business, transitioned into a new home with my family, and bettered my relationship with my father. I couldn’t be more grateful to have met and journeyed with a therapist as great as Sue from my late teenage years into adulthood.
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What we do
It is vital that children, teens, and young adults learn how thoughts and feelings impact behavior. Once we establish the foundation of how and why young people behave as they do, we begin to break down each element to begin to understand their own triggers.
