Relationship Counselling – Family Styles

Aspects	Disconnected	Dysfunctional	Connected	Enmeshed
Communication	Very limited communication	Unlimited communication in case of conflicts and limited communication in case of other Matters	Open and honest communication	Unlimited communication
Care	Too much self-care	No Self-care and unfulfilled expectations to receive care from Others	Complementary Self Care and Care by others	Cared by others too much
Respect	Self-respect and less respect from others	Drama Triangle/Blame Game	Self-respect and respect from others	So much respect given to elders
Conflict Resolution	Seems like a very quiet family. No need of leadership as they do not function jointly	Full of quarrels and conflicts. Everybody wants to be a leader but no decision taken on the matters	Solution Focused Talks in case of Conflicts and Situational Leadership	Seems like a very united family and Collective Leadership
Freedom & Personal Space	Extreme Independence and Complete Personal Space/Everybody minds his/her own business	Extreme Independence or Extreme Dependence – No clarity. Everybody minds others’ Business	Interdependence and required personal space are given	Extreme Dependence on others. No/Less personal space