When working with individual clients is a different experience from working with members of the same family. It is easier to maintain confidentiality as there is less pressure on the side of the psychologist to reveal some worrying details about the other person in an attempt to help them. However, working with individual clients is also tricky and has its challenges. For instance, meeting with an individual in a troubled marriage is tough when the psychologist cannot meet the other side of the issue.
Also, when it comes to children and their parents, a child might complain about something their parent does. There are issues affecting children that result from the home environment, for instance, abusive couples. To help such a child, it is crucial that after listening to them, a therapist or psychologist meets the parents and explains to them how their actions are impacting their child.