Therapy has been proven to increase life satisfaction, increase coping skills and increase communication skills. Therapists can help clients see distortions in their thinking and help them find evidence against those distortions. Many of the distortions can come from early childhood experiences or trauma. Therapy has been proven to increase positive behaviors and decrease negative behaviors. Family therapy identifies negative family patterns that are destructive while replacing them with new, healthy ones. These new patterns help the family break the cycle that has been creating problems within the family unit. Sheryl A. Isaacs Registered Marriage and Family Therapist Intern, 71453 Supervised by Julie Carboni, LMFT #42890 and Dee Marx-Kelly, LMFT #30728 at Scotts Valley Counseling Center.