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James Allen Carter-Haith Jr
Psychologist, PhD, CART
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78752
As a retired Army Combat veteran I also have an interest in helping service members, veterans, and their family members minimize negative effects of current life stressors that can affect, their work, social and family relationships.
Many of life's stressors continue to interfere with the potential joys of life, we can work together to help you minimize the effect of life's stressors so you can begin to enjoy life to the fullest.
As a retired Army Combat veteran I also have an interest in helping service members, veterans, and their family members minimize negative effects of current life stressors that can affect, their work, social and family relationships.
Many of life's stressors continue to interfere with the potential joys of life, we can work together to help you minimize the effect of life's stressors so you can begin to enjoy life to the fullest.
(979) 227-2303 View (979) 227-2303
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Jessica Kilpatrick
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78701
Waitlist for new clients
Are you worried about your child's mental health or overall well-being? Has your child recently gone through something difficult and you feel they may need some extra support? I would love to help you navigate these challenges. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor who specializes in working with children, teens, and families. I believe that healthy connections and safe relationships can create healing opportunities. I would be honored to help your family understand anxiety, face relationship difficulties, or navigate uncertain and challenging situations.
Are you worried about your child's mental health or overall well-being? Has your child recently gone through something difficult and you feel they may need some extra support? I would love to help you navigate these challenges. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor who specializes in working with children, teens, and families. I believe that healthy connections and safe relationships can create healing opportunities. I would be honored to help your family understand anxiety, face relationship difficulties, or navigate uncertain and challenging situations.
(512) 980-9575 View (512) 980-9575
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Robert Harris
Licensed Professional Counselor, LMFT-S, LPC-S
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705
I am committed to providing a safe and accepting environment where individuals and families can find help and hope while looking to make a change in their lives. I am a systems therapist who specializes in dealing with children, parents, couples, & family dynamics. I believe strongly that laughter is an effective tool and do my best to make therapy both fun and effective.
I am committed to providing a safe and accepting environment where individuals and families can find help and hope while looking to make a change in their lives. I am a systems therapist who specializes in dealing with children, parents, couples, & family dynamics. I believe strongly that laughter is an effective tool and do my best to make therapy both fun and effective.
(281) 607-7902 View (281) 607-7902
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Bhawna Luthra
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705  (Online Only)
Bhawna has worked in various types of settings including hospital, school, college and private practice. These different settings have given her the opportunity to work with a diverse group of individuals of different age groups. She provides counseling to individuals who suffer from anxiety, depression, trauma and chronic pain. She also works with families who are struggling to manage daily stressors of raising children and finding work life balance. In addition, she provides marital therapy to couples and family therapy to families facing relationship issues and conflicts.
Bhawna has worked in various types of settings including hospital, school, college and private practice. These different settings have given her the opportunity to work with a diverse group of individuals of different age groups. She provides counseling to individuals who suffer from anxiety, depression, trauma and chronic pain. She also works with families who are struggling to manage daily stressors of raising children and finding work life balance. In addition, she provides marital therapy to couples and family therapy to families facing relationship issues and conflicts.
(512) 877-1997 View (512) 877-1997
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Dennis Doke
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705  (Online Only)
I completed my Master's Degree in Agency Counseling from the University of Nebraska in Kearney in 1987. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. I trained in cognitive therapy and in the Gottman Couple's Method (I completed Levels 1 & 2). I use the Gottman Couples Method in relationship and marriage counseling. Doctors John and Julie Gottman conceptualize a healthy relationship as a "Sound Relationship House" with seven floors that need attention throughout a relationship history.
I completed my Master's Degree in Agency Counseling from the University of Nebraska in Kearney in 1987. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. I trained in cognitive therapy and in the Gottman Couple's Method (I completed Levels 1 & 2). I use the Gottman Couples Method in relationship and marriage counseling. Doctors John and Julie Gottman conceptualize a healthy relationship as a "Sound Relationship House" with seven floors that need attention throughout a relationship history.
(737) 530-3371 View (737) 530-3371
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Victoria Dorsey Drewy Professional Counseling Svcs
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAC, MAPM, LPC-S, LSOTP
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78723
I operate primarily from a Family Systems & Solutions-focused perspective.
Are you struggling in your personal relationships? Does it feel as if the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Does it seem that you and your spouse are speaking different languages? Today, you have made the first step towards a solution. My speciality is working with individuals and couples who are experiencing transition & crisis. What once made sense in your relationship no longer works and you're wondering why. I assist individuals and couples navigate a transitional phase in life and in thier relationships. Begin the process of healing today by contacting me to set an appt. or consultation.
I operate primarily from a Family Systems & Solutions-focused perspective.
Are you struggling in your personal relationships? Does it feel as if the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Does it seem that you and your spouse are speaking different languages? Today, you have made the first step towards a solution. My speciality is working with individuals and couples who are experiencing transition & crisis. What once made sense in your relationship no longer works and you're wondering why. I assist individuals and couples navigate a transitional phase in life and in thier relationships. Begin the process of healing today by contacting me to set an appt. or consultation.
(512) 786-5890 View (512) 786-5890
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James Williams
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705  (Online Only)
When human being experience trauma, death, relationships conflict, or life stressors, it is not uncommon for them to feel as if there life is falling apart. My passion is helping those in discomfort change the way they think in an effort to change the way they feel. No one person is the same so I have been trained in multiple modalities to assist people in regaining control over their lives. My style of therapy is eclectic and my framework ranges from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Gottman Method of Family Therapy, with mindful coping strategies.
When human being experience trauma, death, relationships conflict, or life stressors, it is not uncommon for them to feel as if there life is falling apart. My passion is helping those in discomfort change the way they think in an effort to change the way they feel. No one person is the same so I have been trained in multiple modalities to assist people in regaining control over their lives. My style of therapy is eclectic and my framework ranges from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Gottman Method of Family Therapy, with mindful coping strategies.
(737) 530-8522 View (737) 530-8522
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Paola Garcia
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT-S
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78731  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My specializations are in family systems, MDD, PTSD, C-PTSD, GAD, young adults, life transitions, women's health, stress/anxiety, grief and trauma.
Hi! I am TX board approved LMFT supervisor. I am multiculturally/bilingually trained in English and Spanish. I hope to provide every client that I meet with an open, inviting and calming space to explore and reflect within themselves and share their experiences. I incorporate my studies in neuroscience and my training as a family therapist into my practice. My trauma work has focused on processing childhood wounds and unmet needs as a child, sexual, physical, emotional and psychological trauma. I also work with clients that may be experiencing stressful life transitions or grief/complicated grief.
My specializations are in family systems, MDD, PTSD, C-PTSD, GAD, young adults, life transitions, women's health, stress/anxiety, grief and trauma.
Hi! I am TX board approved LMFT supervisor. I am multiculturally/bilingually trained in English and Spanish. I hope to provide every client that I meet with an open, inviting and calming space to explore and reflect within themselves and share their experiences. I incorporate my studies in neuroscience and my training as a family therapist into my practice. My trauma work has focused on processing childhood wounds and unmet needs as a child, sexual, physical, emotional and psychological trauma. I also work with clients that may be experiencing stressful life transitions or grief/complicated grief.
(830) 215-8213 View (830) 215-8213
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Kachanda Hewitt
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705  (Online Only)
I have always had a heart to help others. I have had the opportunity to provide counseling services, mentoring, and life coaching in the community, private, and educational sector. Providing counseling and mentoring to families to improve families’ dynamics in the form of family, couples, individual, and group counseling has been my passion for many years.
I have always had a heart to help others. I have had the opportunity to provide counseling services, mentoring, and life coaching in the community, private, and educational sector. Providing counseling and mentoring to families to improve families’ dynamics in the form of family, couples, individual, and group counseling has been my passion for many years.
(737) 252-8235 View (737) 252-8235
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Loraine Swift
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705  (Online Only)
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor and received a Master's Degree in Counseling from Wayland Baptist University. I also have a Master's Degree from Embry Riddle University in Management. I'm also a Certified Texas Teacher and School Counselor. I believe that in the past, families had a community (a village) to help with family matters - they were surrounded by parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins- today families in general don't have the same support as their great grandparents may have had. So, it may be more necessary to seek outside assistance from therapist such as myself today than in past generations.
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor and received a Master's Degree in Counseling from Wayland Baptist University. I also have a Master's Degree from Embry Riddle University in Management. I'm also a Certified Texas Teacher and School Counselor. I believe that in the past, families had a community (a village) to help with family matters - they were surrounded by parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins- today families in general don't have the same support as their great grandparents may have had. So, it may be more necessary to seek outside assistance from therapist such as myself today than in past generations.
(737) 299-8592 View (737) 299-8592
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Inner Warrior Counseling, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78750
Feelings of hopelessness and anxiety can become paralyzing, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and stuck. It’s easy to resort to unhealthy thoughts and behaviors to cope with life’s endless challenges. Are you using drugs, alcohol, shopping or food to avoid your fears and emotions? Are you drowning in the should haves and what if’s? I work with clients pre-teen and up who are looking for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, codependency, stress, relationships, sleep disorders, work/life balance and life transitions. I also specialize in working with military-connected clients, first responders and their family members.
Feelings of hopelessness and anxiety can become paralyzing, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and stuck. It’s easy to resort to unhealthy thoughts and behaviors to cope with life’s endless challenges. Are you using drugs, alcohol, shopping or food to avoid your fears and emotions? Are you drowning in the should haves and what if’s? I work with clients pre-teen and up who are looking for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, codependency, stress, relationships, sleep disorders, work/life balance and life transitions. I also specialize in working with military-connected clients, first responders and their family members.
(512) 559-1057 View (512) 559-1057
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Deborah Crocetti
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705  (Online Only)
She has directed several large substance abuse and domestic violence programs at clinics such as John’s Hopkins in Baltimore and Family Service Agency in South Florida.
Deborah has enjoyed helping individuals, couples, and families find new solutions to move through the complications of life, impacting generations while helping one person at a time. She uses a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Model in addition to ACT and CBT, to help people get their lives back on track and enjoy everyday living once again. She is passionate about her work and fascinated by the resilience of people.
She has directed several large substance abuse and domestic violence programs at clinics such as John’s Hopkins in Baltimore and Family Service Agency in South Florida.
Deborah has enjoyed helping individuals, couples, and families find new solutions to move through the complications of life, impacting generations while helping one person at a time. She uses a Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Model in addition to ACT and CBT, to help people get their lives back on track and enjoy everyday living once again. She is passionate about her work and fascinated by the resilience of people.
(737) 530-3236 View (737) 530-3236
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Shaun Hill
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705  (Online Only)
Hi, My name is Shaun Hill. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Texas with over 15 years of experience. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress management, relationship issues, marriage and family, parenting problems, career issues, OCD, trauma, and ADHD. My counseling style is warm and non invasive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, empathy, and compassion.
Hi, My name is Shaun Hill. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Texas with over 15 years of experience. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress management, relationship issues, marriage and family, parenting problems, career issues, OCD, trauma, and ADHD. My counseling style is warm and non invasive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, empathy, and compassion.
(737) 758-2313 View (737) 758-2313
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Samaritan Center
LCSW, LMFT, LPC, LAC
Not Verified Not Verified
Austin, TX 78758
We serve all ages and address a variety of issues including family violence, child abuse, sexual assault, stress, addiction, divorce, depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, TBI, pain, insomnia, grief, aging, relationships, career and life transitions.
Samaritan Center has been saving lives and giving hope to Central Texas families for more than 45 years. We envision a healthy and compassionate community where every individual achieves mental, physical, spiritual and social well-being. We heal hearts, provide hope, and enhance lives with a holistic approach to mental health for all ages, whole families and the military community. Since 2007, we have supported veterans and military families through our Hope for Heroes program. With 14 counselors and 2 acupuncturists, we have a unique approach to treating individuals and families.
We serve all ages and address a variety of issues including family violence, child abuse, sexual assault, stress, addiction, divorce, depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, TBI, pain, insomnia, grief, aging, relationships, career and life transitions.
Samaritan Center has been saving lives and giving hope to Central Texas families for more than 45 years. We envision a healthy and compassionate community where every individual achieves mental, physical, spiritual and social well-being. We heal hearts, provide hope, and enhance lives with a holistic approach to mental health for all ages, whole families and the military community. Since 2007, we have supported veterans and military families through our Hope for Heroes program. With 14 counselors and 2 acupuncturists, we have a unique approach to treating individuals and families.
(512) 271-4072 View (512) 271-4072
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David W. Head
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78702
I work with clients of all ages and backgrounds on a variety of mental health concerns including professional burnout, stress, anxiety, grief, family conflict, trauma, anger management, depression, motivation, men’s issues, non-normative communities, and self-esteem.
Change is inevitable. Pain is probable. Suffering is optional. Many of us already have the strength to manage change but need a little help finding the courage and confidence. That is why I take a collaborative, flexible, transformational, dynamic, and strength-based approach to empower clients to face life’s circumstances. I could help equip you with just tools to tackle your personal and professional obstacles or I can work alongside you and through dialogue help you to develop your own tools for long term sustainable strategies and an independent and purposeful life.
I work with clients of all ages and backgrounds on a variety of mental health concerns including professional burnout, stress, anxiety, grief, family conflict, trauma, anger management, depression, motivation, men’s issues, non-normative communities, and self-esteem.
Change is inevitable. Pain is probable. Suffering is optional. Many of us already have the strength to manage change but need a little help finding the courage and confidence. That is why I take a collaborative, flexible, transformational, dynamic, and strength-based approach to empower clients to face life’s circumstances. I could help equip you with just tools to tackle your personal and professional obstacles or I can work alongside you and through dialogue help you to develop your own tools for long term sustainable strategies and an independent and purposeful life.
(512) 855-7113 View (512) 855-7113
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Stephanie L Ritcherson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78754  (Online Only)
I am a Bilingual woman of color with over 20 years of experience working with individuals, groups, and families. I have worked with clients who are survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, as well as individuals who have varied concerns regarding depression, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy issues, family concerns, sexual difficulties, work/life balance struggles, career challenges, and parenting issues. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic and trauma-focused counseling. and I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
I am a Bilingual woman of color with over 20 years of experience working with individuals, groups, and families. I have worked with clients who are survivors of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, as well as individuals who have varied concerns regarding depression, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy issues, family concerns, sexual difficulties, work/life balance struggles, career challenges, and parenting issues. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic and trauma-focused counseling. and I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
(512) 778-0725 View (512) 778-0725
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F. Sean Redeker
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78750
I provide individual, couples (romantic and professional), and family therapy, and have expertise in working with adolescents and with anxiety/depression disorders.
My role as a therapist is to facilitate growth and change by assisting my clients in realizing and exploring the primary concerns in their lives. My job is to help them get "unstuck," so that they can choose other ways to live. I offer tools that can help them communicate better, establish necessary and healthy boundaries, manage anger and fear healthily, and eliminate self-destructive and self-harming behavior. Most importantly, I offer assistance in improving the self, which can enrich and increase the joy in my client's lives.
I provide individual, couples (romantic and professional), and family therapy, and have expertise in working with adolescents and with anxiety/depression disorders.
My role as a therapist is to facilitate growth and change by assisting my clients in realizing and exploring the primary concerns in their lives. My job is to help them get "unstuck," so that they can choose other ways to live. I offer tools that can help them communicate better, establish necessary and healthy boundaries, manage anger and fear healthily, and eliminate self-destructive and self-harming behavior. Most importantly, I offer assistance in improving the self, which can enrich and increase the joy in my client's lives.
(512) 649-8144 View (512) 649-8144
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Jennifer McKay
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705  (Online Only)
Hello and congratulations on making the choice to better yourself - you won't regret it! I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. I have several years of professional experience working with individuals who are struggling with depression, anxiety, psychosis, trauma, and developmental disabilities. I also have personal experience as a foster/adoptive mom with family and relationship issues, trauma, and loss.
Hello and congratulations on making the choice to better yourself - you won't regret it! I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. I have several years of professional experience working with individuals who are struggling with depression, anxiety, psychosis, trauma, and developmental disabilities. I also have personal experience as a foster/adoptive mom with family and relationship issues, trauma, and loss.
(737) 260-5217 View (737) 260-5217
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Mary Webb-Tafoya, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, LPCC, NCC, CMS-CHt
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78732  (Online Only)
Texas, Arizona, and Washington licensed in working with crisis, trauma intervention, prevention, grief, bereavement, clinical hypnotherapy, disease, illness, and chronic pain, sexual assault and abuse, domestic violence, physical abuse, combat trauma, reintegration issues, GLBT issues, sexual dysfunction, marriage, family, stress and anger management.
Currently only accepting clients for Teletherapy. The individual who seeks to improve their quality of life would greatly benefit from having me as their counselor. Each session is goal-oriented and an educational process towards insight and awareness which can greatly improve a client's perspective of themselves; the world; and themselves in the world. I believe in short term, brief solution focused therapy to maximize time and therapeutic interventions. I strive to form a therapeutic alliance with my clients and act as a guide and mentor through all of life's challenges. For more information, go to marywebbtafoyapllc.com
Texas, Arizona, and Washington licensed in working with crisis, trauma intervention, prevention, grief, bereavement, clinical hypnotherapy, disease, illness, and chronic pain, sexual assault and abuse, domestic violence, physical abuse, combat trauma, reintegration issues, GLBT issues, sexual dysfunction, marriage, family, stress and anger management.
Currently only accepting clients for Teletherapy. The individual who seeks to improve their quality of life would greatly benefit from having me as their counselor. Each session is goal-oriented and an educational process towards insight and awareness which can greatly improve a client's perspective of themselves; the world; and themselves in the world. I believe in short term, brief solution focused therapy to maximize time and therapeutic interventions. I strive to form a therapeutic alliance with my clients and act as a guide and mentor through all of life's challenges. For more information, go to marywebbtafoyapllc.com
(915) 228-2153 View (915) 228-2153
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Christopher DeFranco
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC-S
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78705  (Online Only)
Christopher, like many counselors, tailors his treatment approach to the individual, couple or family that he works with.
Christopher specializes in working with adolescents and adults struggling with a variety of life's stressors that include, but are not limited to: LGBTQ+ issues, trauma, grief, anger management, impulsivity, chemical dependency, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. He has over 10 years of clinical experience from a wide variety of settings that includes schools, research clinics, inpatient and residential treatment, and outpatient private practice. He also has extensive experience working with PTSD, gender dysphoria, and individuals on the autism spectrum.
Christopher, like many counselors, tailors his treatment approach to the individual, couple or family that he works with.
Christopher specializes in working with adolescents and adults struggling with a variety of life's stressors that include, but are not limited to: LGBTQ+ issues, trauma, grief, anger management, impulsivity, chemical dependency, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. He has over 10 years of clinical experience from a wide variety of settings that includes schools, research clinics, inpatient and residential treatment, and outpatient private practice. He also has extensive experience working with PTSD, gender dysphoria, and individuals on the autism spectrum.
(512) 722-7342 View (512) 722-7342
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.