Familytherapy Honey Hayes Reyna Delacruz Lear... -

The family therapist, a calm woman with kind eyes, entered. “Good afternoon, Hayes-Delacruz family. Before we begin, I want everyone to say one word about how you’re feeling right now.”

Honey (tearful): “I’m doing everything alone. Reyna won’t listen, and Lear just hides in his room.” Reyna (crossing arms): “You only notice him. I stopped existing when Dad left.” Lear (quietly): “She yells at me every day, Mom.” Therapist: “Reyna, when you hear Lear say that, what happens inside?” Reyna (long pause): “I feel like the bad guy. Again. So I might as well be.” FamilyTherapy Honey Hayes Reyna Delacruz Lear...

Honey Hayes (mother, 38), Reyna Delacruz (eldest daughter, 16), Lear Hayes (youngest son, 12). The family therapist, a calm woman with kind eyes, entered

The therapist nodded. “Then let’s start there.” Family Therapy Concepts Applied to a Blended or Multigenerational System Reyna won’t listen, and Lear just hides in his room

“See?” Lear muttered. “She’s always like this.”

“Tired,” Honey whispered.

Lear hesitated. “...Invisible.”