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Trisha Zukowski

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What is your go-to approach for family therapy?

For family therapy, my go-to is to make the family feel like one and become more open to talking and working together.

What tools do you teach in family therapy?

A tool I use is teaching families how to work as a unit and not just individually.

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

I see progress when families start to think of themselves as one whole and are able to communicate and work together as a whole.

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

Clients can use team-building actives to teach families to work together.

What should someone do to prepare for starting family therapy?

Clients should know that it can be hard to learn to communicate in another way, but remember that the goal is to be a unit and work together.

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 Novi, MI 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 Novi, MI 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?

Because someone’s identity is usually so intertwined with one’s family, it can be hard to separate the good and the bad without some growing pains. This is one of the situations where family therapy can help.

A licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) at Thriveworks in Novi, MI can help facilitate discussion between family members on a wide variety of rich and complicated subjects. These therapy sessions can be an effective way for family members to enhance their bonds, advance their communication skills, and create healthy boundaries where they’re needed. Family therapy can also help identify issues in the family that could benefit from more support, like when a sibling has behavioral problems or a spouse is struggling with addiction.

How Does Family Therapy Work?

Family therapy at Thriveworks in Novi, MI works by putting all relevant parties in one room (or on one video conferencing call in the case of online counseling) and giving everyone a safe space in which to be heard. The goal of family therapy isn’t to blame a particular family member for an issue, but to help everyone see issues from each other’s perspectives. That’s when real, open communication can occur. 

The licensed mental health professionals who work with families at Thriveworks might help clients address any of the following issues:

  • Depression
  • Anxiety 
  • Eating disorders
  • Grief
  • Estrangement
  • Financial stress
  • Marital stress
  • Parenting neurodiverse children
  • Juvenile delinquency or crime
  • Conflicts 
  • Emotional or verbal abuse
  • Caregiver burnout
  • Substance abuse 

What Are the Benefits of Family Therapy? 

Family counseling can lead to breakthroughs in how family members understand and treat each other. For example, a grown child might learn his mother’s emotional triggers, and his mother might learn how to listen without reacting. But the benefits of family therapy are an outcome of your goals for treatment. A family counselor at Thriveworks in Novi, MI will want to know what everyone in the family wants to achieve before formulating a treatment plan. Possible goals include the following:

  • Reconciliation and healing
  • Increasing rapport
  • Reduction in household conflict and tension
  • Forgiving, or asking for forgiveness
  • Establishing healthy boundaries 
  • Managing anger
  • Behavioral management
  • Reducing codependency
  • Referrals for individual therapy
  • Long-term maintenance of family bonds
  • Building mutual trust 
  • Exploration of misunderstandings 

Find Premium Family Therapy at Thriveworks in Novi, MI

Family therapy is a meaningful way to show your family members that you care and that you’re committed. Sensitive family issues can be dealt with lovingly instead of combatively. Parents and children can grow together, instead of apart. And bonds can be maintained and nurtured instead of neglected.

When you call the Thriveworks office, our staff can match you to a top-rated, fully licensed family therapist quickly. Most clients have an initial session within the same week. As an additional benefit, Thriveworks clients can reach their provider by phone or email between sessions. Don’t wait until your family is in crisis. Get help now with Thriveworks in Novi, MI.  

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 Novi therapists and counselors accept 29 insurance plans

  • ASR

  • Aetna

  • Blue Care Network of Michigan

  • Blue Care Network of Michigan Medicare Advantage (HMO | PPO)

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

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | BCBS PPO

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Carelon

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

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Self-pay costs at Novi
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

4.5 Thriveworks Novi reviews are collected through Thriveworks.com.
★★★★★
I had the pleasure of meeting with Daliesha Robinson who was so professional and knowledgeable and treated me such compassion.
Read more I had the pleasure of meeting with Daliesha Robinson who was so professional and knowledgeable and treated me such compassion.
Novi Nov 2021
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★★★★
My experience with Daliesha Robinson while performing her duty can only be described as Excellence and she’s very warm, kind spoken.
Read more My experience with Daliesha Robinson while performing her duty can only be described as Excellence and she’s very warm, kind spoken.
Novi Nov 2021
Review left on Thriveworks.com

Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Novi is near Dunkin’. We are off of Haggerty Road and W 10 Mile Road.

Phone number

(616) 965-2923

Languages spoken by MI providers

  • Persian
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Farsi
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