Family dynamics are constantly shifting and can be complex. Families may seek out therapy to learn how to communicate better and resolve general conflicts, or to address specific issues such as marital or financial problems, conflict between parents and children, or the impact of substance abuse or a mental illness on the entire family. Family therapy can help improve troubled relationships between partners, children or other family members. It will also help families to recognize unhealthy patterns and teach skills to replace those with positive, healthy communication. A family therapist will help members of your family gain the skills to get through stressful times, communicate more openly, and grow closer. Family therapy is often short-term and it can include all family members or just those able or willing to participate. Think your family might benefit from family therapy? Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s experts today.
For families that need extra support, I provide family therapy using principles from Attachment Theory and Structural Family Therapy. With family therapy, you and your family develop skills to communicate with each other in a healthy, positive way and build your relationships.
— Jennifer Gomez, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Marlton, NJThere are various fictions floating around about what it takes to be a perfect family. However, the emphasis on perfect is destructive, because it’s an impossible goal. The point is more to have a loving, well-functioning family where kids are cherished and supported to become thriving, fulfilled adults who themselves know how to have good (not perfect) relationships. This always requires constant adaptation and tinkering. I love working with motivated families!
— Maria Orr, Marriage & Family Therapist in Corvallis, ORDevelop empathic understanding of all family members perspectives
— Martin Keller, Psychologist in Phoenix, AZGoals of family therapy often include improving the communication, solving family problems, understanding and handling special family situations, and creating a better functioning home environment.
— Ashley Dunn, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in RALEIGH, NCI work with the entire family to improve communication, increase connection and restore harmony.
— Kellita Thompson, Marriage & Family Therapist in Brentwood, TNI have 2 years post masters training in family therapy. I am an approved supervisor with the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy ( AAMFT). I have been a practicing family therapist for over 30 years. Besides therapy, I have provided supervision, consultation, and training in working with families in various settings both here and abroad
— Daniel Minuchin, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in ,Family therapy can include adult siblings with their parents or teenagers with their parents or adult siblings alone. Through structure-guided conversation, whatever issues have created difficulties in the family, they can begin to heal.
— Jeannette York, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Toluca Lake, CAI have been working with couples and families for my entire career. I have developed an effective approach to help families ands couples stop blaming and to develop a solutions-focus. We can work on effective conflict resolution so that partners and families are able to reconnect as partners/groups.
— Tim Lineaweaver, Addictions CounselorI love working with family clients, due to the opportunity for richer relationships and healing from generational patterns. I help families break ineffective cycles of communication that move them farther apart rather than closer together.
— Maggie Dungan, Marriage & Family Therapist in Fort Collins, COI provide shorter-term family therapy (up to 12 sessions over 3-6 months) using Ross Greene's Collaborative and Proactive Solutions model. You may be a good fit for this if your child is struggling with behavioral challenges and you want to figure out how to address the issues without being in therapy for years.
— Aubriana Teeley, Psychologist in Seattle, WAIntegrating family into the work with children and adolescents is key and family therapy is a big part of the work I do. For young people struggling with disordered eating, I am also trained in Family Based Therapy specifically for supporting families in feeding their child.
— Amanda Hagos, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Fremont, CAMy focus and track in graduate school was couples and families and I have continued my work since constantly obtaining new education and reading about techniques.
— Jordan Suarez, Licensed Professional Counselor in Frisco, TXI have completed training in Functional Family Therapy. It is a 3 stage model that seeks to identify the underlying emotions that are leading to the conflict in the family, then choosing specific skills to address these and make change, and finally to discuss how to maintain the changes made during therapy.
— Haylee Heckert, Licensed Professional Counselor in Sioux Falls, SDFamilies can be the most joyous experience in anyone’s life but also the most challenging and sometimes heart breaking. These are the people you are the closest with in your life and share a deep bond with. I look at everyone’s perspective in the challenges that they face and work together to find the best possible outcome. Everyone’s voice should and will be heard when we work together.
— Jacob Rincon, Associate Marriage & Family Therapist in San Antonio, TX