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714 people sought family therapy help at Alexandria in the last year

Discover how starting family therapy can support your own journey toward a happier, more fulfilling life.

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Starting Family therapy

What is family therapy?

Family therapy helps families resolve conflicts and strengthen their relationships. It is led by qualified mental health professionals like psychologists, licensed professional counselors (LPCs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) who have extensive training in family dynamics and group communication.

How does family therapy work?

Thriveworks family therapists in Alexandria, VA usually begin by asking what everyone’s goals are for family counseling. Family members may need help with very specific issues or with general relationship functioning. But there are three main purposes in family counseling: to educate, to counsel, and to strengthen. Thriveworks also offers online family therapy and in-person services, so you may all meet in an office together or join a video call from your home depending on everyone’s location and availability.

What is the most effective family therapy?

The most effective form of Family therapy will often depend on the family itself, as there are many types of family therapy for therapists to use as they see fit in order to best meet the needs of their clients. However, one of the most commonly used types of family therapy is structural family therapy (SFT). SFT focuses specifically on family dynamics and interactions, looking at how they shape the relationships and structure present in the family. It can be effectively used to treat a variety of concerns.

How do I know if my family needs therapy?

This answer often looks different to each family that starts family therapy. However, some signs that your family might need to consider family counseling include frequent fights or misunderstandings, constant tension, experiencing loss, behavioral issues, marital issues, divorce, and blended family issues, among others.

What is included in family therapy?

In family therapy, therapists will often start by asking questions and assessing individual and family dynamics. From there, they may employ therapeutic techniques such as structured family therapy, CBT, strategic family therapy, and more depending on the present concerns and conflicts. From there, a therapist will work to open lines of communication between family members and facilitate emotional healing and growth.

What is the success rate of family therapy?

Family therapy can be incredibly successful, with some studies reporting a success rate of almost 90% for improving participants’ emotional and mental health, and around 66% for improving their physical health.

Is family therapy conducted in person or online?

Thriveworks therapists in Alexandria, VA offer both online family therapy and in-person family therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.

How long does family therapy last?

Family therapy is usually short term and solution-focused, with most families accomplishing their goals in 12 sessions or fewer. However, it can also last for longer if the probles at hand are more complex — and that’s okay, too.

Need more help deciding?

For better or worse, for rich or poor, every person’s life is interwoven with their family and each member of the family. People learn social behavior, emotional processing, and ethics in their families. Family patterns are passed down from generation to generation. Sometimes, people love their families and want to emulate everything they learn. Other times, people react to their families and want nothing to do with them. In either case and all the shades in between, families are the context to understand individuals.

Families can flourish when everyone contributes in a meaningful way and when everyone’s needs are met. But this balance is difficult to achieve and maintain. It is not hard for families to fall out of equilibrium. The list could never end, but these are a few examples of times family units may have a hard time:

  • Insufficient communication or no communication has led to hostility or frustration.
  • A special-needs family member needs particular care and attention.
  • Disagreements on parenting styles have left children confused and with behavior problems.
  • A financial crisis has left the family scrambling to fill unexpected roles.
  • Someone’s anger is taking its toll on other family members.
  • Family members have grown apathetic and cold toward one another.
  • A cycle of behavior is harming the family over and over again.

When these dynamics or countless others make life tough for families, they may need an outside perspective to get back on track. The goal of family therapy is to create a safe place where families can name the challenges they face, connect about ways to overcome those challenges, and adjust life so that individuals and the whole family benefits.

Family counseling through Thriveworks Alexandria offers families that safe space. Our therapists and psychologists know that every family needs help at times. We love seeing families grow closer through their challenges and rebuild a happy balance to their lives.

What Difference Could Family Therapy Make?

The techniques that family therapy utilizes are built upon the foundational idea that each person’s identity, patterns of behaviors, and belief structures are inherited from their family of origin. Knowing an individual means knowing their family context. Family therapy, therefore, can help an individual or families as a whole.

Family structural therapy and family systems therapy are the most well-known forms of family counseling. They emphasize that how a family sets expectations, gives comfort, copes with hardship, and defines its values significantly impact each person within the family.

To explore how these play out practically in a family’s daily life, family counseling may look at each family member’s personality type, love language, and/or birth order. The goal is to understand each individual better and how individuals relate to each other. Then, adjustments can be made to allow for more healthy connection and an improved family life.

Learning to relate in healthy ways can bring untold benefits to each individual member of the family, the family as a whole, and even the community where the family lives. Stronger families may experience the following benefits:

  • Less cases of neglect, abuse, or problems with the law.
  • Increased comfort and emotional connection within the family.
  • Lower risk of poverty (as parents share income potential).
  • Secure parent/child attachments that can benefit children into their adulthood relationships.
  • Increased coping skills to handle hardship and stress.
  • Less risk for depression and anxiety disorders.

Think for a moment about what your family is experiencing. Family counseling is not a magic formula or a quick fix for life’s toughest challenges. But when every family member wants to contribute, counseling may be the help your family has been waiting for.

Family Therapy at Thriveworks Alexandria, VA

Thriveworks Alexandria offers family counseling that can help families discover practical way to establish a more balanced home life. We know that growing closer as a family is challenging but possible. Our counselors also know that…

  1. The situation is the challenge—not the individuals or families who ask for help.
  2. Listening, connecting, and empathizing can go a long way in helping families.
  3. The family needs to give a voice to each member.
  4. Every challenge has a workable compromise.

Do you want to work through life’s difficulties as a family? Would you like to grow closer during hardship instead of farther apart? If so, Thriveworks is ready to help.

When you call to schedule family therapy, you may be able to see your counseling the following day. A person will answer your call and schedule your appointments. We offer convenient evening and weekend appointments. We also work with many insurance companies.

Finding a safe place to work through family challenges together is often worth the effort. Thriveworks Alexandria, VA is ready to help.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Alexandria therapists and counselors accept 25 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia | BCBS

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • CareFirst Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia | BCBS PPO

  • Carelon

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

  • First Health Network

  • Humana Exchange

  • Humana HMO/POS

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Self-pay costs at Alexandria
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Hear from our clients

4.9 Learn about verified reviews
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I was very satisfied with first session/consultation with my therapist. I feel confident she will address my needs and look forward to working with her.
Read more I was very satisfied with first session/consultation with my therapist. I feel confident she will address my needs and look forward to working with her.
Marjorie Feb 2024
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At 75 years old and still learning is wonderful. My counselor is simply an outstanding individual and human being. The "bank is closed", I understand more clearly by my counselor who, have been instrumental in " breaking down some walls" in my forward motion and healing from the pain
Read more At 75 years old and still learning is wonderful. My counselor is simply an outstanding individual and human being. The "bank is closed", I understand more clearly by my counselor who, have been instrumental in " breaking down some walls" in my forward motion and healing from the pain
Horace Feb 2024
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Bank closure is fundamentally when a financial institution goes bankrupt; however, parents can't go into bank closure for their children, family, and friends. Nevertheless, parents do close their bank (hearth) to minimize disrespect, abuse, and abundant misuse of LOVE. So I closed my life to abuse, disrespect, and misuse of ❤️
Read more Bank closure is fundamentally when a financial institution goes bankrupt; however, parents can't go into bank closure for their children, family, and friends. Nevertheless, parents do close their bank (hearth) to minimize disrespect, abuse, and abundant misuse of LOVE. So I closed my life to abuse, disrespect, and misuse of ❤️
Horace Jan 2024
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I am very happy with my therapist, I would give him 5 Stars but I am handicapped and the facility I go to has No Handicap access, No ramp or elevator and is on the third floor of a three story building.
Read more I am very happy with my therapist, I would give him 5 Stars but I am handicapped and the facility I go to has No Handicap access, No ramp or elevator and is on the third floor of a three story building.
Ed Jan 2024
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★★★★★
My therapist, Dee Jacobi Edwards, continues to help me deal with my individual struggles in life so that I can achieve peace in dealing with life situations. She is a wonderful therapist.
Read more My therapist, Dee Jacobi Edwards, continues to help me deal with my individual struggles in life so that I can achieve peace in dealing with life situations. She is a wonderful therapist.
Louisa Dec 2023
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Love our therapist.
Heidi Dec 2023
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My daughter's dad and I had a few sessions with Dee Jacobi-Edwards and she was great. She was very neutral and honest with both of us when it came to our disagreements and downfalls. She was also extremely patient with us throughout our sessions. I would absolutely recommend Dee.
Read more My daughter's dad and I had a few sessions with Dee Jacobi-Edwards and she was great. She was very neutral and honest with both of us when it came to our disagreements and downfalls. She was also extremely patient with us throughout our sessions. I would absolutely recommend Dee.
Alexandria Mar 2021
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I have been battling anxiety and depression for years, and Mary Alice Fields has helped me finally find some relief. She is dedicated to helping her clients live their best possible life, and she has helped me gain some peace in my life. I know she has help countless others, and I would highly recommend her to anyone who suffers from depression or anxiety issues.
Read more I have been battling anxiety and depression for years, and Mary Alice Fields has helped me finally find some relief. She is dedicated to helping her clients live their best possible life, and she has helped me gain some peace in my life. I know she has help countless others, and I would highly recommend her to anyone who suffers from depression or anxiety issues.
Alexandria Jan 2021
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Alexandria is located off of Franconia Rd., just behind Oak Tree Plaza. We share a building with MRM Associates. Right next door to us is a MakeSpace, and the closest bus stop is at Franconia Rd. & Beulah St.

Phone number

(703) 454-8246

Languages spoken by VA providers

  • Portuguese
  • English
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