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As someone with significant trauma, I have worked hard to create peace within myself; now I strive to expand my knowledge, share i...

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Hi, I'm Alisha. I'm passionate about helping others advocate for themselves through mental health systems and navigate their life ...

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Having witnessed the realities of trauma, burnout, and resilience firsthand, I strive to create a safe, nonjudgmental space where ...

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I am committed to helping individuals confidently navigate life's changes by equipping them with practical skills, thoughtful plan...

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Growing up in a family home shaped by trauma, I often felt broken or out of place. I now believe no one is broken, and in therapy,...

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Rasmill Espiritu is a bilingual (English and Spanish) Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has over 9 years of professional e...

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I create a safe, non-judgmental space for people to feel heard and understood....

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As a strength-based therapist, I understand that at any given moment every client is trying their best to accomplish their goals, ...

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Sophie Greger

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What is your go-to approach for family therapy?

My go-to approach for helping clients in family therapy is to build honest communication and awareness of family systems. I really find benefit in encouraging families to be truthful with one another and manage their own reactions to one another's truths.

What tools do you teach in family therapy?

Family therapy is often very eclectic and the tools really depend on what the primary challenges are.

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in family therapy?

I know a family is making progress when they are able to grow as individuals and as members of a family unit.

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement family therapy?

Clients can continue practicing interpersonal conflict resolution and communication skills.

What should someone do to prepare for starting family therapy?

Clients can be honest with all members of the family about what the goal of therapy is.

Starting Family therapy in Allentown

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 Allentown, PA 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 Allentown, PA 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?

Families in Allentown, PA—Therapy and Counseling

Families that are knocked off balance can regain equilibrium. Sometimes, the path forward means seeking an outside perspective. For many families, therapy has given them the guidance and support they need to get back on track.

Thriveworks Allentown offers family therapy because every family needs help from time to time. Our therapists love equipping families with the tools they need to come together and re-establish balance. Call or go online to schedule with us today.

The Benefits of Family Therapy

There are many potential benefits to strengthening your family including but not limited to:

  • Increased coping skills to handle hardship and stress
  • Smaller risk of poverty as the family shares expenses and income potential
  • More secure attachment among family members and the possibility of children learning healthy relational skills
  • Reduced risk of abuse and neglect
  • Fewer cases of depression and anxiety-related conditions

Why Start Family Therapy?

What is happening in your family right now? Take a moment to consider whether more than one person is affected. Take a moment to consider whether more than one person will need to adjust in order for the family to move forward. If so, family therapy may be a good option.
Specifically, here are a few examples of why clients are started family therapy at Thriveworks Allentown:

  1. Tension/hostility among individual family members
  2. An overbearing parenting style that has resulted in rebellious children
  3. Permissive parenting style that has resulted in uncontrollable children
  4. Particular hard times, such as losing a job, home, or family member
  5. Hormonal fluctuations with a parent or teen that may be contributing to conflict
  6. A special-needs family member with unequally distributed care
  7. Inadequate premarital counseling and/or marriage maintenance therapy
  8. Intimacy problems within the marriage relationship
  9. Family member(s) with unmet needs
  10. Neglect, addiction, and/or abuse in the family

Help for Families at Thriveworks Allentown, PA

Thriveworks Allentown is ready to give your family the support and guidance it needs. We want our clients to receive the first-rate care they deserve.

Thriveworks Allentown has appointments available for family therapy. Call today to get started or book online to begin.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 360+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our therapists and counselors in Allentown accept 45 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Aetna Medicare Advantage

  • Ambetter from Pennsylvania Health and Wellness

  • AmeriHealth Administrators

  • AmeriHealth Medicare Advantage

  • AmeriHealth Pennsylvania

  • Capital BlueCross of Pennsylvania | BCBS

  • Capital BlueCross of Pennsylvania | BCBS Medicare Advantage

  • Carelon

  • Carelon | Medicare Advantage

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

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Self-pay costs at Allentown
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

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Steve is amazing and has helped me in so many ways. He's very personable and shares his own experiences to relate. I really look forward to our sessions
Kathryn Sep 2025
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Everything is good, Dawn is very easy to talk to.
Sandra Sep 2025
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Mr. Egge does a great job at listening, providing feedback, and taking effective notes to continue into further sessions. Providing material and other techniques has made a difference in my cognitive processing since we started our work.
Kediel Sep 2025
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★★★★★
I love how my therapist listens to me and understands what I'm saying.
Tionna Sep 2025
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Rasmil is amazing. She has done so much for me. She's warm, welcoming and genuine.I leave each session having learned something new about myself. The tools she's given me have been a tremendous help as well. I recommend her and Thriveworks constantly.
Read more Rasmil is amazing. She has done so much for me. She's warm, welcoming and genuine.I leave each session having learned something new about myself. The tools she's given me have been a tremendous help as well. I recommend her and Thriveworks constantly.
Anne Sep 2025
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Christine is a fabulous therapist! I've tried therapy previously, but never connected with my therapist & just felt like I was talking at someone for an hour each week. Christine is engaging & asks the types of questions that force me to uncover & connect situations & feelings
Read more Christine is a fabulous therapist! I've tried therapy previously, but never connected with my therapist & just felt like I was talking at someone for an hour each week. Christine is engaging & asks the types of questions that force me to uncover & connect situations & feelings
Amie Sep 2025
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Dawn is very easy to talk to, she understands my feelings
Debra Sep 2025
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my provider, Jessy is a delight to work with. She doesn't just hear me she listens to what I'm saying, which for me is really important. I feel that I can trust her and she helps me to understand what it is I am saying. I especially love that she gives me homework to do between sessions! She's helping me to work through the hard things with Grace and action. I'm really grateful to have found her!!
Read more my provider, Jessy is a delight to work with. She doesn't just hear me she listens to what I'm saying, which for me is really important. I feel that I can trust her and she helps me to understand what it is I am saying. I especially love that she gives me homework to do between sessions! She's helping me to work through the hard things with Grace and action. I'm really grateful to have found her!!
Regina Sep 2025
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Allentown is located off of Hausman Rd., in a building with several other businesses. These include Integrity Personnel, Inova Technologies, and GPI/Greenman-Pederson, Inc. There is a small lake behind our building.

Phone number

(484) 246-8451

Languages spoken by PA providers

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
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