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Megan Sater
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
My work is rooted in attachment theory and integrates concepts from Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Nonviolent Communication, and The Gottman Method.
I provide a different kind of therapy, one that goes beyond the treatment of symptoms and examines the multifaceted layers that comprise human health. My approach is vibrantly holistic. I walk alongside my clients as they cultivate a deeper knowledge of self and examine areas of imbalance and disconnection. I work with individuals and couples from an attachment-based perspective, guided by my belief that healing, joy, and secure attachment are always within reach. I implement Gottman Institute techniques in my work with couples to improve communication and connection and facilitate healing post-infidelity.
My work is rooted in attachment theory and integrates concepts from Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Nonviolent Communication, and The Gottman Method.
I provide a different kind of therapy, one that goes beyond the treatment of symptoms and examines the multifaceted layers that comprise human health. My approach is vibrantly holistic. I walk alongside my clients as they cultivate a deeper knowledge of self and examine areas of imbalance and disconnection. I work with individuals and couples from an attachment-based perspective, guided by my belief that healing, joy, and secure attachment are always within reach. I implement Gottman Institute techniques in my work with couples to improve communication and connection and facilitate healing post-infidelity.
(206) 408-1728 View (206) 408-1728
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You Speak We Listen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Olympia, WA 98501  (Online Only)
You will not need to waste your therapy session educating me about "alternative" lifestyles! I have expertise working with individuals, couples, and groups represented across all genders, identities, orientations, and relationship types (alternative lifestyle practices and non-mono normative relationships included). I offer individual and partner(s) therapy, including but not limited to LGBTQ+, Polyamory, Kink and Religious Trauma. I am here to assist individuals and family units of all kinds, including traditional, non-traditional, adoptive, fostering and blended. Additionally I have experienced as a CODA and using ASL.
You will not need to waste your therapy session educating me about "alternative" lifestyles! I have expertise working with individuals, couples, and groups represented across all genders, identities, orientations, and relationship types (alternative lifestyle practices and non-mono normative relationships included). I offer individual and partner(s) therapy, including but not limited to LGBTQ+, Polyamory, Kink and Religious Trauma. I am here to assist individuals and family units of all kinds, including traditional, non-traditional, adoptive, fostering and blended. Additionally I have experienced as a CODA and using ASL.
(360) 347-9392 View (360) 347-9392
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Kimberly Wallace Stewart
Counselor, MS, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seatac, WA 98188
Feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges? Struggling in your relationships, dealing with ongoing stress, depression, or anxiety? You're not alone. Life can be incredibly challenging. Taking the step to seek support is tough, and I understand how crucial it is to find the right therapist for you. Our greatest struggles and deepest joys happen in relationships. The quality of our relationships, including those with family, friends, partners, and colleagues, impacts our mental and emotional well-being. Recognizing the complexities inherent in human connections (family, community, society) is central to my therapy practice.
Feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges? Struggling in your relationships, dealing with ongoing stress, depression, or anxiety? You're not alone. Life can be incredibly challenging. Taking the step to seek support is tough, and I understand how crucial it is to find the right therapist for you. Our greatest struggles and deepest joys happen in relationships. The quality of our relationships, including those with family, friends, partners, and colleagues, impacts our mental and emotional well-being. Recognizing the complexities inherent in human connections (family, community, society) is central to my therapy practice.
(206) 207-7199 View (206) 207-7199
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Vanessa Hooper
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98178  (Online Only)
As a multicultural therapist, I help individuals and couples recognize how institutions of power, environment, family dynamics and personal histories influence and shape identity, values and decision making. My approach supports clients to identify and challenge narratives negatively impacting their life, to uncover their path for transformation. I work with individuals and couples of all identities and relationship types, who are wanting a change and a desire to deepen their understanding of one another, work through trauma, explore setbacks in their relationships, and build a safe space for liberation, empowerment, and connection.
As a multicultural therapist, I help individuals and couples recognize how institutions of power, environment, family dynamics and personal histories influence and shape identity, values and decision making. My approach supports clients to identify and challenge narratives negatively impacting their life, to uncover their path for transformation. I work with individuals and couples of all identities and relationship types, who are wanting a change and a desire to deepen their understanding of one another, work through trauma, explore setbacks in their relationships, and build a safe space for liberation, empowerment, and connection.
(509) 776-7438 View (509) 776-7438
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Ariel Kofoed
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, MHP
Verified Verified
University Place, WA 98466  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
I work with people from all walks of life who are going through challenging times, feeling like there is no light at the end of the tunnel, or hoping to make a significant change in life. If you feel as though you have waited long enough and it's time to improve the quality of your life, I am eager to receive your call and start this process.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).
I work with people from all walks of life who are going through challenging times, feeling like there is no light at the end of the tunnel, or hoping to make a significant change in life. If you feel as though you have waited long enough and it's time to improve the quality of your life, I am eager to receive your call and start this process.
(253) 321-8300 View (253) 321-8300
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Jen Graves
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Seattle, WA 98107
Waitlist for new clients
I provide individual, couple, and family therapy, brief or long-term, specializing in couples and trained at the world-renowned Couples Institute.
It’s hard to be a person. Even when life is at its most joyful, our relationships, our pasts, and the constant presence of change can be overwhelming, confusing, or defeating. I’m here to help with that. Therapy is my second career. I chose this work because I believe everybody deserves nonjudgmental support, whether they are in crisis, preparing for change, or simply stuck. I have seen what can happen when pain has no witness. I have also experienced the transformations that can take place when hurt and struggle are seen, heard, and met with compassion, understanding, and perspective.
I provide individual, couple, and family therapy, brief or long-term, specializing in couples and trained at the world-renowned Couples Institute.
It’s hard to be a person. Even when life is at its most joyful, our relationships, our pasts, and the constant presence of change can be overwhelming, confusing, or defeating. I’m here to help with that. Therapy is my second career. I chose this work because I believe everybody deserves nonjudgmental support, whether they are in crisis, preparing for change, or simply stuck. I have seen what can happen when pain has no witness. I have also experienced the transformations that can take place when hurt and struggle are seen, heard, and met with compassion, understanding, and perspective.
(206) 888-6251 View (206) 888-6251
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Anne M Eugenio
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Puyallup, WA 98373
I help individuals, families, and couples create or restore secure secure bonds in family and intimate relationships. Relational counseling means that my relationship with you, my client, will be our best, most important tool for your healing. Before anything else, we will establish safety, trust, and connection. Then together we will uncover the path of healing for your mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. I also help those coping with the effects of anxiety and depression.
I help individuals, families, and couples create or restore secure secure bonds in family and intimate relationships. Relational counseling means that my relationship with you, my client, will be our best, most important tool for your healing. Before anything else, we will establish safety, trust, and connection. Then together we will uncover the path of healing for your mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. I also help those coping with the effects of anxiety and depression.
(253) 303-5880 View (253) 303-5880
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Nicola Miller
Social Worker Associate, MSW, LSWAIC
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98107
My therapeutic approach is grounded in evidence-based treatments, drawing upon a diverse range of therapeutic modalities including Family Systems, Existential and Humanistic, Motivational Interviewing, and Solutions-Focused.
Welcome! I believe that curiosity and exploration are vital to understanding oneself and the world we inhabit. Within my practice, I provide a warm and nurturing environment for you to openly explore your concerns, experiences, goals, and the complexities of human connections. With genuine empathy, active listening, and thought-provoking questions, my commitment is to support you in deepening your self-awareness and finding meaningful solutions to the challenges you may face. Therapy doesn't always have to be serious. As such, I embrace and appropriately incorporate humor into our sessions, offering moments of levity and lightness.
My therapeutic approach is grounded in evidence-based treatments, drawing upon a diverse range of therapeutic modalities including Family Systems, Existential and Humanistic, Motivational Interviewing, and Solutions-Focused.
Welcome! I believe that curiosity and exploration are vital to understanding oneself and the world we inhabit. Within my practice, I provide a warm and nurturing environment for you to openly explore your concerns, experiences, goals, and the complexities of human connections. With genuine empathy, active listening, and thought-provoking questions, my commitment is to support you in deepening your self-awareness and finding meaningful solutions to the challenges you may face. Therapy doesn't always have to be serious. As such, I embrace and appropriately incorporate humor into our sessions, offering moments of levity and lightness.
(206) 984-2369 View (206) 984-2369
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Angela Bolen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CCPS, CSAT, AF-EMDR
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Issaquah, WA 98027  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
As a family systems therapist with an interest in couples reconciliation therapy and healing relational trauma from infidelity, I am passionate about walking beside you to work through the pain and confusion of your life situation.  Intimate betrayal is one of the most devastating and disorienting events that can happen to a relationship.  The betrayed partner is left questioning fundamental beliefs and wrestling with the very existence of truth, love and relationship history. I also work with couples who long to enhance communication, connection, and build shared long term goals and values.
As a family systems therapist with an interest in couples reconciliation therapy and healing relational trauma from infidelity, I am passionate about walking beside you to work through the pain and confusion of your life situation.  Intimate betrayal is one of the most devastating and disorienting events that can happen to a relationship.  The betrayed partner is left questioning fundamental beliefs and wrestling with the very existence of truth, love and relationship history. I also work with couples who long to enhance communication, connection, and build shared long term goals and values.
(425) 264-8617 View (425) 264-8617
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Andi Rae Erpenbach
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA, ATR-P
Verified Verified
Bellingham, WA 98225
I work with all races, sexualities, genders, religious leanings and world views. I locate myself in the world as a queer, gender expansive, white person from a Scandinavian family, who is always exploring the dynamics of gender, the effects of the social systems that surround us and trying to understand it all through creative expression and exploration. I hope to bring a playful, creative and body-based approach to explore your therapeutic goals in a setting that works best for your lifestyle.
I work with all races, sexualities, genders, religious leanings and world views. I locate myself in the world as a queer, gender expansive, white person from a Scandinavian family, who is always exploring the dynamics of gender, the effects of the social systems that surround us and trying to understand it all through creative expression and exploration. I hope to bring a playful, creative and body-based approach to explore your therapeutic goals in a setting that works best for your lifestyle.
(360) 926-7028 View (360) 926-7028
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Kelsey McComas
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98112
Waitlist for new clients
Being from Appalachia, I also love working with folks who have moved from rural communities and/or are far from family.
Hello, I'm glad you've made it to my profile! I work with adult individuals and relationships, treating issues of relational distress, adjustments to life transitions, struggles with anxiety and depression, and identity development. My practice is founded on the belief that every person has a place in their core where they experience clarity, curiosity, confidence, and calm. And yet, life is difficult. Sometimes we need support to get us back into that place of confidence and clarity—or to find it for the first time. My hope is that our work together can serve as a key support system to bring about the change you’re looking for.
Being from Appalachia, I also love working with folks who have moved from rural communities and/or are far from family.
Hello, I'm glad you've made it to my profile! I work with adult individuals and relationships, treating issues of relational distress, adjustments to life transitions, struggles with anxiety and depression, and identity development. My practice is founded on the belief that every person has a place in their core where they experience clarity, curiosity, confidence, and calm. And yet, life is difficult. Sometimes we need support to get us back into that place of confidence and clarity—or to find it for the first time. My hope is that our work together can serve as a key support system to bring about the change you’re looking for.
(206) 594-4375 View (206) 594-4375
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Tina Ensminger
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CST
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98004
My approach considers your family system, attachment and trauma, mindfulness and some cognitive-behavioral approaches.
Are you feeling "stuck" as a result of painful life circumstances or relationships? Do you have sexual intimacy concerns and unsure where to turn for help? Are you struggling to cope with issues related to parenting, illness, aging or other life transitions? Do you desire something different in your life, but are not quite sure where to start? I work with individual adults and couples who want to feel better and create deeper, more satisfying relationships.
My approach considers your family system, attachment and trauma, mindfulness and some cognitive-behavioral approaches.
Are you feeling "stuck" as a result of painful life circumstances or relationships? Do you have sexual intimacy concerns and unsure where to turn for help? Are you struggling to cope with issues related to parenting, illness, aging or other life transitions? Do you desire something different in your life, but are not quite sure where to start? I work with individual adults and couples who want to feel better and create deeper, more satisfying relationships.
(206) 557-6927 View (206) 557-6927
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Carli Wall
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified Verified
Edgewood, WA 98371
My practice includes working with couples/relationships, parent-child, families, adolescents (13+), and individuals. I welcome clients of all backgrounds and identities. In a world brimming with endless distractions and disconnection, it’s completely natural to feel a bit overwhelmed and purposeless. At times like these, seeking therapy can be a wonderful opportunity to take a breather and carve out a nurturing space to reconnect with your own needs, your relationships, and your family.
My practice includes working with couples/relationships, parent-child, families, adolescents (13+), and individuals. I welcome clients of all backgrounds and identities. In a world brimming with endless distractions and disconnection, it’s completely natural to feel a bit overwhelmed and purposeless. At times like these, seeking therapy can be a wonderful opportunity to take a breather and carve out a nurturing space to reconnect with your own needs, your relationships, and your family.
(253) 352-3161 View (253) 352-3161
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Art of Loving Center
Counselor, MS , LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Bellevue, WA 98005  (Online Only)
We enjoy spending time with each other, as well as, our extended family.
We are taking new clients! View our website to schedule an appointment on our live calendar. Working as a husband and wife team gives you the benefits of both perspectives in a relationship. This eliminates the question of whether should we see a male or female counselor. As Therapists/Life Coaches, we help you reach understanding and compassion in your relationship, heal painful experiences, find new ways of coping with stress, and interact with others. We serve couples in the areas of relationships and sexuality. We offer couples counseling for all relationship issues. We use research-based Gottman Methods.
We enjoy spending time with each other, as well as, our extended family.
We are taking new clients! View our website to schedule an appointment on our live calendar. Working as a husband and wife team gives you the benefits of both perspectives in a relationship. This eliminates the question of whether should we see a male or female counselor. As Therapists/Life Coaches, we help you reach understanding and compassion in your relationship, heal painful experiences, find new ways of coping with stress, and interact with others. We serve couples in the areas of relationships and sexuality. We offer couples counseling for all relationship issues. We use research-based Gottman Methods.
(425) 541-1039 View (425) 541-1039
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Katherine Ibis
Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Olympia, WA 98506
I work with clients who are ready for transformative work. My focus is to guide each client/s towards building a sense of competency, resourcefulness and helping them recognize that they hold the key to their own healing. I will explore current behaviors and life situations with clients and help them figure out which ones are inhibiting progress, which ones are serving them, and which are ready to be evolved into something else. I also like to look at the past, and family of origin to find what the patterns are that are ready to be broken and how to move forward in an empowered way. I help clients bring to life their next self.
I work with clients who are ready for transformative work. My focus is to guide each client/s towards building a sense of competency, resourcefulness and helping them recognize that they hold the key to their own healing. I will explore current behaviors and life situations with clients and help them figure out which ones are inhibiting progress, which ones are serving them, and which are ready to be evolved into something else. I also like to look at the past, and family of origin to find what the patterns are that are ready to be broken and how to move forward in an empowered way. I help clients bring to life their next self.
(360) 763-0534 View (360) 763-0534
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Tracy Wiesneske
Counselor, MA, LMHC, LPCC, ASDCS
Verified Verified
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
For more than a decade I have provided individual, family, and group therapy services. I have a wide array of specialized training to treat many different diagnoses, including Depressive and Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kinetic Disorders, as well as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and compulsive behaviors. I specialize in treating men and women of the Millennial and Generation X generations, creative and gifted individuals, and children with behavioral and developmental disorders. Emphasis is on holistic, individually tailored options that help you foster deep, meaningful, and authentic connections.
For more than a decade I have provided individual, family, and group therapy services. I have a wide array of specialized training to treat many different diagnoses, including Depressive and Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kinetic Disorders, as well as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and compulsive behaviors. I specialize in treating men and women of the Millennial and Generation X generations, creative and gifted individuals, and children with behavioral and developmental disorders. Emphasis is on holistic, individually tailored options that help you foster deep, meaningful, and authentic connections.
(360) 215-5046 View (360) 215-5046
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Ashley Levien
Counselor, MA, LMHC, MHP
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Bellevue, WA 98004  (Online Only)
If you are looking for a safe, nonjudgmental space to better understand yourself, your partner(s), or family system and want to feel supported in the process, I would be honored to partner with you and witness your journey to being well.
I am a holistic, integrative, person-centered, culturally considerate therapist for adolescents ages 13 & up, individuals, partners and families. I am curious, open-minded, and non-judgmental. I believe communication with yourself and others is at the heart of successful relationships. I also believe that you know what you need to heal and my job is to help you get more in touch with that part of yourself. As an empathetic witness, advocate, and guide, I will help you increase your self-awareness and sense of agency through mindful observation, personal exploration, and collaborative experimentation.
If you are looking for a safe, nonjudgmental space to better understand yourself, your partner(s), or family system and want to feel supported in the process, I would be honored to partner with you and witness your journey to being well.
I am a holistic, integrative, person-centered, culturally considerate therapist for adolescents ages 13 & up, individuals, partners and families. I am curious, open-minded, and non-judgmental. I believe communication with yourself and others is at the heart of successful relationships. I also believe that you know what you need to heal and my job is to help you get more in touch with that part of yourself. As an empathetic witness, advocate, and guide, I will help you increase your self-awareness and sense of agency through mindful observation, personal exploration, and collaborative experimentation.
(425) 970-9186 View (425) 970-9186
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Jessa White
Counselor, LMCHA, MA, RYT
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98119
Monday at 4:00pm available in person or online- Thursday at 3:00 in person or online ———-I’ve found that therapy is most powerful when there is a combination of traditional western methodology and eastern philosophy practices. Together, we’ll discuss who you are. I’ll form questions that provide insight into your systems, and patterns. We’ll discuss family of origin. Time and time again. We’ll talk about diet; we’ll talk about love. We’ll discuss death. Together we’ll uncover aspects of your human experience and award you the opportunity to look further inward.
Monday at 4:00pm available in person or online- Thursday at 3:00 in person or online ———-I’ve found that therapy is most powerful when there is a combination of traditional western methodology and eastern philosophy practices. Together, we’ll discuss who you are. I’ll form questions that provide insight into your systems, and patterns. We’ll discuss family of origin. Time and time again. We’ll talk about diet; we’ll talk about love. We’ll discuss death. Together we’ll uncover aspects of your human experience and award you the opportunity to look further inward.
(206) 761-0670 View (206) 761-0670
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Stephanie Brownell, PLLC
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate
Verified Verified
Seattle, WA 98122
I work collaboratively with you to identify stories or obstacles posing problems in your life so you can move through them. Whether you are a teen, an adult, a couple, or a family system, I utilize an integrative approach that is holistic and strength-based, supporting you in making peace with the past & the present, in order to live in a healthy balance of mind, body, & spirit. I work from a multicultural & justice-oriented context; am LGQBT+ friendly, & support you in your individual belief system, exploring the way dominant narratives have impacted you. I have experience working with complex trauma & grief.
I work collaboratively with you to identify stories or obstacles posing problems in your life so you can move through them. Whether you are a teen, an adult, a couple, or a family system, I utilize an integrative approach that is holistic and strength-based, supporting you in making peace with the past & the present, in order to live in a healthy balance of mind, body, & spirit. I work from a multicultural & justice-oriented context; am LGQBT+ friendly, & support you in your individual belief system, exploring the way dominant narratives have impacted you. I have experience working with complex trauma & grief.
(206) 736-2661 View (206) 736-2661
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Jennifer Shafer
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Olympia, WA 98506
I practice with a trauma informed and social justice lens, acknowledging how social context interfaces with our psychologies, affecting our realities both within and beyond family of origin and internal experiences.
As a therapist I offer witness, support and guidance for your unique life experience. Together, we will cultivate compassion for your challenges and help you to resource the skills and strengths you already may have. By identifying the symptoms that are present and the growth cycle(s) you are in, we can find meaning in your challenges and empower your ability to make healthy and authentic choices. Together, we can shed light on what may be eluding your current seeing, allowing you to recover your inner resources for healing and to gain new tools and insights for personal growth.
I practice with a trauma informed and social justice lens, acknowledging how social context interfaces with our psychologies, affecting our realities both within and beyond family of origin and internal experiences.
As a therapist I offer witness, support and guidance for your unique life experience. Together, we will cultivate compassion for your challenges and help you to resource the skills and strengths you already may have. By identifying the symptoms that are present and the growth cycle(s) you are in, we can find meaning in your challenges and empower your ability to make healthy and authentic choices. Together, we can shed light on what may be eluding your current seeing, allowing you to recover your inner resources for healing and to gain new tools and insights for personal growth.
(360) 328-7460 View (360) 328-7460

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Family Therapy

What do family therapists do?

A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.

How long does therapy for families take to work?

Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.

How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?

You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.

Is therapy for families effective?

Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.