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Taylor Klein

Hear from Taylor Klein, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

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What is your go-to approach for family therapy?

My go-to approach for helping people in family therapy is integrative and systemic. I prefer integrative family therapy because it allows me to address the complexities of familial dynamics by integrating various therapeutic modalities such as cognitive-behavioral techniques, narrative therapy, and structural family therapy. This comprehensive approach enables me to tailor interventions to the unique needs of each family member while also considering the interconnectedness of the family system as a whole. By incorporating multiple perspectives and techniques, I can foster deeper understanding, promote effective communication, and facilitate positive change within the family unit.

What tools do you teach in family therapy?

I teach:

  • Communication skills training: Teaching family members effective communication techniques such as active listening, assertiveness, and conflict resolution skills. This can help improve the quality of interactions within the family.
  • Genogram: Creating a visual representation of the family's multigenerational history, including relationships, patterns, and significant events. Genograms can help identify recurring themes and intergenerational patterns that may be impacting the family dynamics.
  • Structural family therapy techniques: Techniques aimed at restructuring the family system to clarify roles, boundaries, and hierarchies within the family. This may involve boundary-setting exercises, enactment of family scenarios, and boundary mapping.
  • Narrative therapy: Exploring the stories and narratives that family members hold about themselves and each other. This can help identify alternative narratives that promote resilience and empowerment while challenging negative or limiting beliefs.
  • Emotion-focused techniques: Helping family members identify and express their emotions in a healthy and constructive manner. This may involve emotion coaching, emotional validation, and experiential exercises to deepen emotional understanding.
  • Behavioral interventions: Implementing behavioral techniques such as reinforcement, shaping, and contingency management to address specific behavioral issues within the family, such as parenting challenges or sibling rivalry.
  • Solution-focused brief therapy: Focusing on identifying and amplifying existing strengths and resources within the family to facilitate solutions to current problems. This approach emphasizes goal-setting, scaling questions, and highlighting exceptions to the problem.
  • Cultural sensitivity and competence: Incorporating cultural factors into therapy by acknowledging and respecting the unique cultural backgrounds and values of each family member. This may involve cultural genograms, exploring cultural narratives, and adapting therapeutic interventions accordingly.

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

I know a client is making meaningful progress in family therapy when there is a noticeable shift in communication patterns and relational dynamics within the family. This can manifest as increased empathy and understanding between family members, more effective conflict resolution skills being utilized, and a greater sense of cohesion and support within the family unit. Additionally, I observe progress when family members demonstrate increased insight into their own roles and contributions to the family system, as well as a willingness to explore and address underlying issues collaboratively. Ultimately, meaningful progress is evidenced by positive changes in the family's interactions, emotional climate, and ability to adapt to challenges together.

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

Clients can supplement their time in family therapy with regular family meetings or check-ins at home. These meetings provide an opportunity for family members to continue the therapeutic work outside of the therapy session by discussing ongoing issues, practicing communication skills learned in therapy, and setting goals together as a family. Additionally, engaging in activities that promote bonding and connection, such as shared hobbies, outings, or family rituals, can further strengthen relationships and reinforce the progress made in therapy. Clients may also benefit from reading relevant books or articles on family dynamics and communication, attending support groups or workshops, or practicing relaxation techniques and self-care strategies to manage stress and enhance overall well-being outside of therapy sessions.

What should someone do to prepare for starting family therapy?

To prepare for their first family therapy session, an individual can reflect on their own perceptions, feelings, and goals regarding family dynamics. This may involve taking some time to journal about their experiences, concerns, and hopes for therapy, as well as identifying specific areas of conflict or tension within the family. Additionally, individuals can consider what they hope to gain from therapy and what changes they would like to see in their family relationships. It can also be helpful to gather any relevant information or documents, such as a family genogram or a list of family members' schedules, to provide the therapist with a comprehensive understanding of the family system. Finally, individuals may want to discuss their decision to seek therapy with other family members and encourage them to participate actively in the process, fostering a collaborative and supportive approach to therapy from the outset.

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 Quincy, MA 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 Quincy, MA 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?

Family Therapists in Quincy, MA—Family Therapy and Counseling

If you had a traumatic childhood or the current state of your relationships is less than great, a family therapist can help you address the challenges at hand and improve family dynamics. This will likely involve extensive conversations about each family member’s thoughts, feelings, opinion, even behaviors, related to the identified problem. In any case, a family therapist can be the mediator, the guide, and the support system you are looking for.

Thriveworks Counseling in Quincy, MA family therapists know how important one’s relationships are with their family members. These individuals shape us into who we become—and if any of us had a say, a lot of us would love nothing more than to enjoy happy, healthy relationships with our relatives. The Thriveworks family therapists have the tools and training to help you get there. All you have to do is schedule your first appointment! Reach out today to get started.

What Is Family Therapy, and How Does It Work?

Family therapy is simple: It helps families to work through their issues and better their relationships with one another. Common issues discussed in family therapy include:

  • Marital discord
  • Financial strain
  • Parenting trouble
  • Grieving the loss of a loved one
  • Working through an addiction
  • Managing a mental illness

Family therapy can help you discuss and resolve the issues in your family, which will ultimately lead you to better relationships. So, if you and your family have trauma or conflict to work through, or you simply think that you could improve your relationships with a family therapist, reach out to Thriveworks in Quincy.

What Can We Expect from Family Therapy? What Does It Look Like?

Family therapy sessions typically last around an hour, and you will likely have 12 sessions, give or take a couple! This will depend on your family’s specific needs, which your Thriveworks family therapist will consider when they design your treatment. While your therapist will give you individualized treatment, there are common discussions in family therapy, of which revolve around…

  1. The issue(s) at hand that brought you into therapy
  2. Your family’s strengths and weaknesses
  3. Each individual’s thoughts, feelings
  4. Problematic behaviors that affect the group
  5. Expectations, roles, and dynamics

Touching on each of the above topics will enable you to get to the root of the problem and make meaningful changes in these most important relationships. A family therapist at Thriveworks Counseling in Quincy, MA will guide you through it.

Schedule Family Therapy, Counseling at Thriveworks Counseling in Quincy

If your family is in a tough spot or you simply believe that you could benefit as a group from attending family therapy, reach out to Thriveworks Counseling in Quincy. We have family therapists on our team who would be more than happy to work with you and help you create happier, healthier relationships with your loved ones.

All you have to do to schedule your family therapy appointment is give us a call. We can offer you an appointment as soon as this week. Additionally, our therapists can work with you in the evenings and on the weekends.

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 Quincy therapists and counselors accept 29 insurance plans

  • Aetna

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

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts | BCBS

  • Carelon

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

  • Fallon Health | Medicare Advantage

  • First Health Network

  • Harvard Pilgrim

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Self-pay costs at Quincy
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

5.0 Thriveworks Quincy reviews are collected through Thriveworks.com.
★★★★★
Wideleine is absolutely AMAZING!!!! She selflessly gives of herself for her patients and genuinely listens to the needs of her patients. She provides counseling without judgment and truly loves her job. It is evident in how she works with her patients.
Read more Wideleine is absolutely AMAZING!!!! She selflessly gives of herself for her patients and genuinely listens to the needs of her patients. She provides counseling without judgment and truly loves her job. It is evident in how she works with her patients.
Quincy Nov 2021
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★★★★★
I am very happy to have worked with Amanda Bright. She always had a smile on and a positive attitude. She was great she with the clientele; she was encouraging and empathetic but also showed much discipline and great work ethic. She is very attentive and would make a great choice as a therapist.
Read more I am very happy to have worked with Amanda Bright. She always had a smile on and a positive attitude. She was great she with the clientele; she was encouraging and empathetic but also showed much discipline and great work ethic. She is very attentive and would make a great choice as a therapist.
Quincy Apr 2020
Review left on Thriveworks.com
★★★★★
I loved working with Amanda because of her authenticity. She is unapologetically herself and uses her strengths of empathy and relationship building to work with clients. She cares for clients in a way that is both professional and genuine. I believe that Amanda is a great clinician who empowers clients to achieve their own goals.
Read more I loved working with Amanda because of her authenticity. She is unapologetically herself and uses her strengths of empathy and relationship building to work with clients. She cares for clients in a way that is both professional and genuine. I believe that Amanda is a great clinician who empowers clients to achieve their own goals.
Quincy Apr 2020
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Where to find us

Getting here

Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Quincy is located off of Adams St, near the intersection of Adams and Bridge St and across the street from the Adams National Historical Park. We currently share a building with Focal Early Education Center and My Learning Center, and our building is neighbored by Interfaith Social Services and The Bureau Drawer Thrift Shop. The closest bus stop is Adams St opp Alleyne St.

Phone number

(617) 545-0726

Languages spoken by MA providers

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