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What is your go-to approach for family therapy?

My go-to approach for helping people in family therapy will greatly depend on the ages of the children. I enjoy using cognitive behavioral therapy to help connect past and present behaviors. However, with younger children, I will often use a form of play therapy where the activity can be engaging for the children and useful for the work as a family.

What tools do you teach in family therapy?

I teach about the following:

  • Coping skills: Identify the coping skills that are already being used and build on strengths to find new coping skills. Breathing is one technique that can be utilized and can be used quietly anywhere.
  • Activities: Something that the family can do together or think about together between sessions.

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

I know a family is making meaningful progress in therapy when they start to see the changes they were hoping to see when they started coming to therapy. Also, when they start to utilize skills and strengths discussed in therapy and start to make the changes they desire.

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

Clients can supplement their time in family therapy by continuing the conversation from sessions outside of sessions, or when they hold themselves accountable in following through with tasks that were discussed at sessions.

What should someone do to prepare for starting family therapy?

The first session of any kind of therapy is usually an intake, so be prepared to answer a lot of questions that will help me understand what brings you into family therapy. Be prepared to know what goals you have for family therapy and what you want to achieve in family therapy.

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 Hoffman Estates, IL 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 Hoffman Estates, IL 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?

Marriage and family therapy sessions at Thriveworks in Hoffman Estates, IL provide a safe environment where family members can explore what’s working well and what could use improvement in their family dynamics. Family therapy is a way to solve problems, improve communication, develop coping skills, and reinforce existing strengths.

The Thriveworks mental health professionals who have training in family therapy will develop treatment plans based on extensive feedback from family members themselves. Call our office today at (224) 267-9477.

What Are the Indications for Family Therapy? 

There are no specific “symptoms” or indications that a family could benefit from the work of marriage and family therapists. These kinds of interventions aren’t just called for in crises. The family therapy providers at Thriveworks in Hoffman Estates, IL see all kinds of families, for every kind of concern. But it’s often the case that an acute issue within the household like the following first brings a family to therapy:

  • Mood disorders like major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder (manic depression), and postpartum depression 
  • Anxiety 
  • Grief
  • Financial stress
  • Marital or parenting conflicts
  • Social work
  • Eating disorders like bulimia or anorexia
  • Behavioral problems 
  • Neurodiverse children issues
  • Infidelity or remarriage
  • Substance abuse or addiction
  • Juvenile delinquency or crime
  • Estrangements
  • Bullying
  • Emotional or verbal abuse
  • Chronic illness 
  • Caregiver burnout
  • Codependency
  • Distrust
  • Perfectionism
  • Blended family issues
  • Unhealthy parenting styles
  • Attachment issues

How Does Family Counseling Work?

Family counseling works by finding solutions to specific issues within families, usually in the short-term, within 12 sessions or fewer. Family therapists and social workers often focus on problem-solving based around their clients’ unique goals. For example, providers at Thriveworks in Hoffman Estates, IL may help clients achieve any of the following objectives:

  • Healing or reconciling after conflict or estrangement
  • Improving overall rapport
  • Reducing tension in the household
  • Forgiving, or asking someone for forgiveness
  • Establishing healthy boundaries
  • Getting through a life transition
  • Process a death or illness 
  • Talking through one family member’s eating disorder or mental health condition
  • Managing anger
  • Learning coping skills
  • Build mutual trust 
  • Explore misunderstandings in a safe, supportive zone
  • Learn how to prevent future conflict

How do therapists help their clients accomplish these goals? They might use a variety of clinical approaches like family systems, attachment and commitment therapy (ACT), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). These methods are a lens through which family members can examine meaningful elements that contribute to family dynamics, things like:

  • Everyone’s role within the family
  • The family’s implicit strengths and weaknesses 
  • Unspoken rules and codes of behavior 
  • Patterns of communication
  • Individual points of view
  • Emotional triggers
  • Historical context

Reconnect with Your Family with Thriveworks in Hoffman Estates, IL

Thriveworks family therapists can meet with clients in-person at the modern office in Hoffman Estates, IL, or virtually via online counseling session. Call today to meet the family therapist who will get everyone talking—dial (224) 267-9477.

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 Hoffman Estates therapists and counselors accept 25 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois BCBS | HMO - Essential Health Partners IPA

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois BCBS | HMO - Essential Health Partners Kane County

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois BCBS | HMO - Essential Health Partners Silver Cross

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois BCBS | PPO

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois | BCBS Medicare Advantage (HMO | PPO)

  • Choice Care (Humana)

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

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Self-pay costs at Hoffman Estates
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 in Hoffman Estates, IL is located off of W Higgins Rd. We currently share a building with Quest Diagnostics and Bedrose Pediatrics, and East Branch Poplar Creek runs on the backside.

Phone number

(224) 267-9477

Languages spoken by IL providers

  • English
  • Spanish
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