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 Media, 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 Media, 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.
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Family Therapy, Counseling, and Coaching in Media, PA
Working for healthy connections within a family unit is challenging but so often worth people’s time and effort. Because the family is a system, individual family members usually benefit when the family as a whole pursues health.
Each family has unique problems. Thriveworks Media offers family therapy. We love seeing families grow closer as they solve life’s problems together.
Reach out by phone or give us a call to get started today.
What Does Family Therapy Address?
Here are a few reasons clients at Thriveworks Media have chosen to pursue family therapy:
- Over-bearing parenting and disobedient children.
- Overly-indulgent parenting and uncontrollable children.
- A marriage relationship that lacks intimacy.
- Hormonal fluctuations within a parent or teen that may be causing or exacerbating conflict.
- Unequally distributed care/interaction for a special-needs family member.
- A family member (or members) with unmet needs.
- A mental illness diagnosis within the family.
- Deficient/no premarital counseling and/or marriage maintenance therapy.
- Strain/tension in family relationships.
- Crises as a sudden job loss, family death, or loss of home.
A Thriveworks family therapist may also craft exercises that allow families to respect each other’s gifts and needs.
What Are the Benefits of Family Therapy?
Healthier families may experience the following benefits:
- Fewer cases of abuse and neglect
- Less anxiety and depression-related conditions
- Better coping skills for handling adversity and stress
- Improved attachment with the potential for children to learn healthy relational skills
Setting Up Family Therapy at Thriveworks Media, PA
Thriveworks Media, PA offers family therapy that can address the foundational causes of a family’s challenge. We want our clients to receive the care they deserve from the first time they call for an appointment.
We offer convenient session times, and accept many forms of insurance. Many first-time clients see their therapist within 7 days of their first call.
Is your family ready for professional support from one of our therapists? Call Thriveworks today or book online to get started.