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 Midlothian, 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 Midlothian, 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 most people, their families are their “do-or-dies,” their backbones. Their lives start and end with their family. Each family differs in their culture, beliefs, ethics, social lifestyle—but a similarity amongst many families is their unconditional love for one another.
“A family doesn’t have to be perfect; it just needs to be united.”
There are many unforeseen challenges that can arise and change life in an instant. When unforeseen events happen to one family member, others are affected in some degree as well, sending a shock through the entire family. Not to mention unanticipated occasions, which can blindside and disorient families. Here are a few examples of events that can throw a family into a downward spiral:
- 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 family dynamics are thrown off, it makes life for that family even more difficult, not to mention it hurts every individual’s mental health. In the realm of today’s busy society, life is going a thousand miles a minute—and it’s easy to lose focus on building a strong foundation with your loved ones. At Thriveworks Midlothian, we know that family is important, and we are ready and willing to help your family get back on track. Family therapy at Thriveworks Midlothian offers families a space to learn and grow together.
How Can Therapy Help My Family?
Sometimes, it’s hard to admit that you and your family need help, but the importance of getting your family back on track is unmeasurable. And therapy can be just what you need. The outside perspective and safe space that therapy can provide are the help families need to make progressive steps together. A clinician at Thriveworks Midlothian may be able to help your family by…
- Facilitating conversation to open communication barriers that have formed.
- Using integrated and calming techniques to resolve tension among family members.
- Finding ways for each family member to contribute to the family and receive support from the family.
Because families differ so much, therapists explore how you and your family interact, and develop the best treatment plan for you. The goal of family counseling is to make a safe space for families to come together to overcome their issues.
Schedule Thriveworks Midlothian Family Therapy Today
At Thriveworks Midlothian we want to see families grow and connect with one another. We understand that life throws you curveballs—and it’s hard to adjust to every curveball life throws at you. That is why our clinicians are willing and ready to help. Our counselors can help guide and support you throughout your family’s journey because they know…
- How to create a space for dialogue and compromise.
- That people are not the problem and blame does not help; the problem is the problem
- Empathy and understanding go a long way in creating a connected, happy family.
- How to empower individual family members to express their needs.
At Thriveworks Midlothian, we are ready to help, and new clients can even have their first appointment within 24 hours. We have a no waiting list policy to ensure people can get the help they need when they need it. Additionally, we accept many forms of insurance to best make sure that anyone needing help can obtain that help.
If you feel like your family could benefit from family therapy at Thriveworks Midlothian, give us a call today at (804) 799-7944. We look forward to hearing from you and our family therapists, psychologists look forward to meeting you!
