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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 Greenfield, WI 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 Greenfield, WI 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?

The psychologist Erik Erikson stated, “The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.” Families are supposed to be a safe place where people can learn who they are. But that process happens at the same time that individuals are part of a larger whole–the family unit. And at times the group dynamics can be affected by personal dynamics, and vice versa. It’s a complicated ecosystem by all accounts. Sometimes the issues within a family can be overwhelming. No matter how smart or wise a family member is, they may just be too emotionally close to a situation to see it clearly. That’s when a qualified family therapist can step in and help. 

The family therapists at Thriveworks in Greenfield, Wi have the skills, psychological insights, and experience to help families navigate complex issues and deepen their relationships. Family therapy is an extraordinary service that facilitates discussion between family members and can enhance mutual understanding, reinforce strengths, and find solutions to interpersonal issues. 

What Does Family Counseling Do? 

Family counseling is different for every family, depending on the goals that family members bring to therapy sessions. For example, Family A lives in harmony and equilibrium 99% of the time, but the parents want to make sure their teenage son feels comfortable being his authentic self at home since he shared with everyone that he was gay. So they ask a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) at Thriveworks in Greenfield, WI to facilitate that sensitive discussion. Family B is struggling with a parent’s alcohol use disorder (AUD) and emotional outbursts. The kids are beginning to act out at school. The alcoholic parent wants to do better, but they don’t have the tools to manage their emotions, and they need help. The parent calls a Thriveworks family therapist for support and guidance. 

Marriage and family therapy at Thriveworks can solve problems and develop workable treatment plans for struggling families, often in fewer than 12 sessions. Family members may arrive with diverse goals for therapy, but here are some common ones:

  • To heal or reconcile
  • To improve communication
  • To reduce conflict and tension
  • To handle special family situations
  • To forgive, or ask for forgiveness
  • To establish healthy boundaries
  • To manage anger and other emotions
  • To process grief or trauma together
  • To build or rebuild trust in each other
  • To process a family member’s sexual identity
  • To get support for substance abuse
  • To explore the origins of misunderstandings 

Therapy services can range from short term to long term, depending on the family’s needs. Sometimes a family therapist can identify a family member who could benefit from individual therapy, psychiatry, counseling, or social work. 

What Can Family Therapy Help With?

It’s often the case that a particular issue brings couples or family members to an LMFT at Thriveworks in Greenfield, WI. Sometimes the specific issue is a symptom of something deeper within the family system that a mental health professional can help draw out. Common issues that might cause a family to seek out therapy include the following:

  • Mood disorders 
  • Postpartum depression
  • Anxiety 
  • Trauma
  • Grief
  • Financial stress
  • Marital stress
  • Rebellion
  • Work stress
  • Sibling jealousy
  • Bullying
  • Juvenile delinquency or crime
  • Estrangements
  • Conflict and tension in family relationships
  • Emotional or verbal abuse
  • Chronic illness 
  • Caregiver burnout
  • Eating disorders
  • Acting out and behavioral problems 
  • Neurodiverse children issues
  • Substance abuse or addiction
  • Personality clashes
  • Codependency
  • Perfectionism
  • Unhealthy parenting styles

How to Find the Best Family Therapist?

When you begin your search for the right family therapist, you should begin with a few basic criteria:

  1. The therapist should be fully licensed. All the mental health providers at Thriveworks in Greenfield, WI are fully licensed in Wisconsin.
  2. Family therapy should be within your price range. Thriveworks providers accept health insurance coverage from most major plans and offer competitive self-pay rates. 
  3. The family therapy sessions should be convenient and comfortable for all. Thriveworks counseling sessions can take place in-person at the modern office in Greenfield, or virtually through secure, HIPAA compliant online counseling sessions. 

Reinforce Relationships with Family Therapy at Thriveworks in Greenfield, WI

Family therapy can be one of the best ways to work through family issues quickly and effectively with the least amount of emotional fallout. Family bonds can grow and deepen through the services of an exceptional family therapist at Thriveworks in Greenfield, WI. New clients who call the office today may be able to meet with their top-rated counselor as early as tomorrow. Most clients can see their therapist within 24-48 hours of their initial call. Thriveworks clients can also access their counselor by phone or email between sessions. 

Show your family that you prioritize its overall well-being by booking a family therapy session at Thriveworks. We look forward to helping you and your family members reinforce your bonds. 

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 Wisconsin therapists and counselors accept 1 insurance plans

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Self-pay costs at Greenfield
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

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Thriveworks helped me realize that I do believe people can change. I’m not the person I was three months ago, broken and fearful. I’m healthy and happy and for the first time being kind to myself. Thank you for giving me my life back.
Read more Thriveworks helped me realize that I do believe people can change. I’m not the person I was three months ago, broken and fearful. I’m healthy and happy and for the first time being kind to myself. Thank you for giving me my life back.
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling Greenfield is off of S 76th Street, across the street from Noodles and Company, and near Honeyberry Pancakes & Cafe. If you’re coming from S 74th Street we are near Sky Zone Trampoline Park.

Phone number

(262) 999-7249

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