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Mee-Gaik Lim Ph.d
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT-S, AAMFT-S
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
New Braunfels, TX 78132
Specialize in Being a Therapist to Therapists: I seek to help therapists work on their family-of-origin issues.
The counseling relationship is based on creating an accepting, respectful, warm, collaborative working environment to guide you to create and re-write healthy scripts in your personal journey. The key is to construct opportunities for you to gain insights into personal patterns and simultaneously strengthen connections in relationships. Efforts will focus on helping you explore your strengths and successes and explore effective ways to enhance personal growth and relationship satisfaction.
Specialize in Being a Therapist to Therapists: I seek to help therapists work on their family-of-origin issues.
The counseling relationship is based on creating an accepting, respectful, warm, collaborative working environment to guide you to create and re-write healthy scripts in your personal journey. The key is to construct opportunities for you to gain insights into personal patterns and simultaneously strengthen connections in relationships. Efforts will focus on helping you explore your strengths and successes and explore effective ways to enhance personal growth and relationship satisfaction.
(830) 708-6762 View (830) 708-6762
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Tonya M Boyd
Licensed Professional Counselor, MSc, LPC
Verified Verified
New Braunfels, TX 78132  (Online Only)
I come from a diverse family and am a LBGTQ+ allied therapist and an active social justice, BLM, and equality advocate.
We all deserve to feel at home and safe in our bodies and minds, and it’s my passion to help others find this place. Are you in need of affordable and flexible counseling? Do you feel stressed, overwhelmed, confused, or frustrated with life? Are you seeking support, guidance, and understanding? Do you feel you have little support, and no one to talk to or listen? Are you seeking self-empowerment? Are you seeking to overcome life’s challenges and reach your personal goals? You came to the right profile. Here at Ellie Mental Heath, we accept self-pay and insurance. Hit me up to schedule your appointment.
I come from a diverse family and am a LBGTQ+ allied therapist and an active social justice, BLM, and equality advocate.
We all deserve to feel at home and safe in our bodies and minds, and it’s my passion to help others find this place. Are you in need of affordable and flexible counseling? Do you feel stressed, overwhelmed, confused, or frustrated with life? Are you seeking support, guidance, and understanding? Do you feel you have little support, and no one to talk to or listen? Are you seeking self-empowerment? Are you seeking to overcome life’s challenges and reach your personal goals? You came to the right profile. Here at Ellie Mental Heath, we accept self-pay and insurance. Hit me up to schedule your appointment.
(210) 417-4809 View (210) 417-4809
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Stan Harlan
Licensed Professional Counselor, MDiv, MEd, LPC, LMFT, CART
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New Braunfels, TX 78130
I use a conversational therapy where the patient and therapist collaborate together to find solutions. I believe the patient knows best where they want to go, and I as a therapist help to clarify how to get there. It is my belief that though in a given moment there may be overwhelming, confused or just frustrated feelings, the human spirit and personal resources provide the tools to find meaning and growth.
I use a conversational therapy where the patient and therapist collaborate together to find solutions. I believe the patient knows best where they want to go, and I as a therapist help to clarify how to get there. It is my belief that though in a given moment there may be overwhelming, confused or just frustrated feelings, the human spirit and personal resources provide the tools to find meaning and growth.
(512) 831-4858 View (512) 831-4858
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Veronica Benavidez Mejia
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New Braunfels, TX 78130  (Online Only)
Creating an environment where one feels comfortable and safe is essential during the therapeutic process. It is important to me to teach and empower you to be your own agent of change as well as be an anchor for yourself when presented with difficulties in life. I am eager to work with clients of all populations, including the LGBTQ Community and other minorities.
Creating an environment where one feels comfortable and safe is essential during the therapeutic process. It is important to me to teach and empower you to be your own agent of change as well as be an anchor for yourself when presented with difficulties in life. I am eager to work with clients of all populations, including the LGBTQ Community and other minorities.
(830) 623-6172 View (830) 623-6172
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Linda Swanson Ledwig
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
New Braunfels, TX 78130  (Online Only)
Are you feeling overwhelmed, sad, or anxious about things in your life? Or feeling things from the past keeping you down? I am here for your journey to wellness & being your best self. Because each client is unique, I ensure my treatment approaches are unique to you, judgement-free, and building on your strengths. I offer you a supportive, positive, compassionate environment with an integrated therapy approach tailored to your preferences. The therapeutic relationship provides the foundation for healing and mental wellness. I am hopeful that each session we have will bring you new insights, motivation, and a sense of relief.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, sad, or anxious about things in your life? Or feeling things from the past keeping you down? I am here for your journey to wellness & being your best self. Because each client is unique, I ensure my treatment approaches are unique to you, judgement-free, and building on your strengths. I offer you a supportive, positive, compassionate environment with an integrated therapy approach tailored to your preferences. The therapeutic relationship provides the foundation for healing and mental wellness. I am hopeful that each session we have will bring you new insights, motivation, and a sense of relief.
(361) 470-3033 View (361) 470-3033
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Private Couple Retreat Program
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MEd, MA
Verified Verified
New Braunfels, TX 78132
Deepen, reignite/repair or decide? You, your partner and therapist, no groups. Or, individuals, adult child-parent, adult siblings, work partners. Love-Sex-Trust approach. Did you historically have to rely on yourself? Are you tired of suffering, ready to resolve core issues? Affairs, conflict, fears with intimacy, abandonment, narcissistic abuse recovery, performance anxiety, sexual "baggage," infertility and adoption, chronic health issues, long distance, inter-racial, separation/divorce, parental alienation, co-parenting, dating post divorce, identity and healing intergenerational trauma. lovesextrustproductions.com.
Deepen, reignite/repair or decide? You, your partner and therapist, no groups. Or, individuals, adult child-parent, adult siblings, work partners. Love-Sex-Trust approach. Did you historically have to rely on yourself? Are you tired of suffering, ready to resolve core issues? Affairs, conflict, fears with intimacy, abandonment, narcissistic abuse recovery, performance anxiety, sexual "baggage," infertility and adoption, chronic health issues, long distance, inter-racial, separation/divorce, parental alienation, co-parenting, dating post divorce, identity and healing intergenerational trauma. lovesextrustproductions.com.
(512) 337-4259 View (512) 337-4259
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Arturo Freyre
Licensed Professional Counselor, PMHNP, LPC-S
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New Braunfels, TX 78131
Spanish and English speaking clinician with early morning appointments at 8am available today. Arturo is a an exceptional clinician with a dynamic background of experience and wealth of knowledge to support his patients successful treatment plan. He completed his M.S in Counseling Psychology at Loyola University, New Orleans, LA. He also holds a MSN as a PMHNP from Northern Kentucky University. He believes that the physical is just as important as the mental and spiritual when it comes to good health. He places strong values in empathy and understanding his client's experiences.
Spanish and English speaking clinician with early morning appointments at 8am available today. Arturo is a an exceptional clinician with a dynamic background of experience and wealth of knowledge to support his patients successful treatment plan. He completed his M.S in Counseling Psychology at Loyola University, New Orleans, LA. He also holds a MSN as a PMHNP from Northern Kentucky University. He believes that the physical is just as important as the mental and spiritual when it comes to good health. He places strong values in empathy and understanding his client's experiences.
(210) 794-7312 View (210) 794-7312
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Rachel M. Truelove
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCDC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
New Braunfels, TX 78130  (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Hello! My name is Rachel. You don’t have to deal with your struggles alone. I am here to listen to your story.
Hello! My name is Rachel. You don’t have to deal with your struggles alone. I am here to listen to your story.
(512) 601-5770 View (512) 601-5770

Online Therapists

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Discovery Counseling Austin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-S, CEDS-S
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78705
The path forward. That's how we think of therapy at Discovery Counseling. We're here to help you navigate the highs and lows. The challenges and triumphs. That means the hard stuff and the big transitions. The persistent issues and the seemingly small stuff too. Experience tells us that you've got all the skills and smarts you need to thrive. So we'll help you find your path and we'll follow it alongside you. Whether you're searching for mental health, career aspirations, family healing or nutrition counseling, we're here to help tap into your inner wisdom and set out on the next phase of your journey.
The path forward. That's how we think of therapy at Discovery Counseling. We're here to help you navigate the highs and lows. The challenges and triumphs. That means the hard stuff and the big transitions. The persistent issues and the seemingly small stuff too. Experience tells us that you've got all the skills and smarts you need to thrive. So we'll help you find your path and we'll follow it alongside you. Whether you're searching for mental health, career aspirations, family healing or nutrition counseling, we're here to help tap into your inner wisdom and set out on the next phase of your journey.
(512) 942-0720 View (512) 942-0720
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Wills Wellness Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Georgetown, TX 78626
She can work through any type of parenting and family issues, couples and relationship issues and more.
With over thirty years of dedicated experience in the field of mental health, Susan stands as a beacon of hope and healing for those who are suffering. Her approach to therapy is grounded in real neurological and behavioral science. Client Testimonial "With some past counselors, I've often been put off by vaguely new age "feel good" sessions that never sought to address the actual underlying illness. Susan has helped me to identify why I reacted to something in a certain way, and how to catch myself from repeating those thinking traps. I feel great, my family has never been happier and my work life has soared to new heights."
She can work through any type of parenting and family issues, couples and relationship issues and more.
With over thirty years of dedicated experience in the field of mental health, Susan stands as a beacon of hope and healing for those who are suffering. Her approach to therapy is grounded in real neurological and behavioral science. Client Testimonial "With some past counselors, I've often been put off by vaguely new age "feel good" sessions that never sought to address the actual underlying illness. Susan has helped me to identify why I reacted to something in a certain way, and how to catch myself from repeating those thinking traps. I feel great, my family has never been happier and my work life has soared to new heights."
(512) 923-8634 View (512) 923-8634
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Dr. Alaina Rachaun Patrick
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, PhD
Verified Verified
Cedar Park, TX 78641
Welcome to Family Living Psychotherapy! We provide mental health care for parents and their young children to young adults, who are grappling with behavior, emotions, growth, and/or learning challenges. If you're a parent observing things in your child and wondering where to turn, we're here to help. We also offer assessments and supports for the above needs. We compassionately address stress, fear, too much screen time, concerns about ADHD, and more. With a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy, a BS in Psychology, and an MEd in Educational Leadership, I bring expertise to empower your child's true potential.
Welcome to Family Living Psychotherapy! We provide mental health care for parents and their young children to young adults, who are grappling with behavior, emotions, growth, and/or learning challenges. If you're a parent observing things in your child and wondering where to turn, we're here to help. We also offer assessments and supports for the above needs. We compassionately address stress, fear, too much screen time, concerns about ADHD, and more. With a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy, a BS in Psychology, and an MEd in Educational Leadership, I bring expertise to empower your child's true potential.
(737) 232-5185 View (737) 232-5185
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Martha H. Pasiminio - Bilingual
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S, RPT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Cedar Park, TX 78613  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
With a holistic approach, each treatment is unique and tailored to your specific needs to help you and/or your family.
Fully Bilingual/ Bicultural - We all need a helping hand to overcome life's challenges and achieve our dreams. My role is to provide a safe space and proper guidance for you and/or your children to be able to heal past wounds and overcome current issues while regaining your power, so that you can develop your full potential and have a fulfilling and rewarding life. (www.pasiminiowellness.com)
With a holistic approach, each treatment is unique and tailored to your specific needs to help you and/or your family.
Fully Bilingual/ Bicultural - We all need a helping hand to overcome life's challenges and achieve our dreams. My role is to provide a safe space and proper guidance for you and/or your children to be able to heal past wounds and overcome current issues while regaining your power, so that you can develop your full potential and have a fulfilling and rewarding life. (www.pasiminiowellness.com)
(512) 605-1790 View (512) 605-1790
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Deborah Vanko
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMFT
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78748  (Online Only)
I have worked with a wide variety of life problems and am skilled in many areas, such as couples issues, dating problems, depression and anxiety, eating disorders, family problems or parenting,sexual addiction/internet pornography,adult survivors of abuse,domestic violence,self-esteem and empowerment.
For 30 years I have helped couples and individuals to create a satisfying, loving, conflict-free life by overcoming past or present obstacles. Everyone deserves to be happy and free of emotional pain. I believe empowering people to take charge of their life is liberating. I use a wide variety of counseling approaches customized to fit the individual. These include expressing emotion, identifying helpful and dysfunctional thinking/beliefs and changing behavior or developing strategies to create success. I am an open-minded therapist accepting the diversity of client lifestyle and gender.
I have worked with a wide variety of life problems and am skilled in many areas, such as couples issues, dating problems, depression and anxiety, eating disorders, family problems or parenting,sexual addiction/internet pornography,adult survivors of abuse,domestic violence,self-esteem and empowerment.
For 30 years I have helped couples and individuals to create a satisfying, loving, conflict-free life by overcoming past or present obstacles. Everyone deserves to be happy and free of emotional pain. I believe empowering people to take charge of their life is liberating. I use a wide variety of counseling approaches customized to fit the individual. These include expressing emotion, identifying helpful and dysfunctional thinking/beliefs and changing behavior or developing strategies to create success. I am an open-minded therapist accepting the diversity of client lifestyle and gender.
(512) 515-9483 View (512) 515-9483
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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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Jeffrey M Locke, LCSW, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Schertz, TX 78154
Waitlist for new clients
Emotional health difficulties are like a cold, everyone gets them from time to time. However, if the cold goes on for weeks or keeps on getting worse, you should probably see a healthcare professional. This is true for our emotional health as well. If we want to be healthy, we have to take care of ourselves: body, mind and soul. Psychotherapy is medical treatment and care intended to relieve or heal the soul. It is a journey of self-discovery, personal growth, healing and wholeness. I have 20 years of experience supporting and guiding clients in a variety of areas including mental health, health care, disability and family services.
Emotional health difficulties are like a cold, everyone gets them from time to time. However, if the cold goes on for weeks or keeps on getting worse, you should probably see a healthcare professional. This is true for our emotional health as well. If we want to be healthy, we have to take care of ourselves: body, mind and soul. Psychotherapy is medical treatment and care intended to relieve or heal the soul. It is a journey of self-discovery, personal growth, healing and wholeness. I have 20 years of experience supporting and guiding clients in a variety of areas including mental health, health care, disability and family services.
(317) 676-6716 x78154 View (317) 676-6716 x78154
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Ash Compton
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPC, EMDR
Verified Verified
Austin, TX 78746  (Online Only)
A trauma-focused, relational Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in depth and existential traditions. I work together with clients to create and reach goals and commit to them inquisitively. We will employ myriad methods, including visual, expressive, and somatic modalities to enhance coping skills, make meaning, and foster change- all with a gentle, open approach. I work well with persons undergoing stress, anxiety, depression, existential concerns, and unease. We will together build a compassionate and curious container to undertake this work. It is an honor to work with you to reveal a more vibrant, resilient self.
A trauma-focused, relational Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in depth and existential traditions. I work together with clients to create and reach goals and commit to them inquisitively. We will employ myriad methods, including visual, expressive, and somatic modalities to enhance coping skills, make meaning, and foster change- all with a gentle, open approach. I work well with persons undergoing stress, anxiety, depression, existential concerns, and unease. We will together build a compassionate and curious container to undertake this work. It is an honor to work with you to reveal a more vibrant, resilient self.
(469) 848-4568 View (469) 848-4568
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Natalie H Brunelle-Tran
LPC Associate, MS, LPC-A
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78723
My counseling approach centers the client through compassionate presence and I draw from a mix of humanistic orientation, multicultural counseling, career counseling, feminist theory, relational-cultural theory, Internal Family Systems, positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, spirituality, creativity, mindfulness, and trauma-informed theory.
Finding the right therapist can be difficult, maybe you have asked yourself questions like “will they “get” me?”, “do they know what it’s like to feel torn in multiple directions?” Or maybe, if you are anything like me, you have asked yourself “is there something wrong with me?”, “where are the therapists that look, even vaguely, like me?” As a half-Asian, bicultural woman of color, I’m passionate about supporting others who live at the intersection of multiple identities.
My counseling approach centers the client through compassionate presence and I draw from a mix of humanistic orientation, multicultural counseling, career counseling, feminist theory, relational-cultural theory, Internal Family Systems, positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, spirituality, creativity, mindfulness, and trauma-informed theory.
Finding the right therapist can be difficult, maybe you have asked yourself questions like “will they “get” me?”, “do they know what it’s like to feel torn in multiple directions?” Or maybe, if you are anything like me, you have asked yourself “is there something wrong with me?”, “where are the therapists that look, even vaguely, like me?” As a half-Asian, bicultural woman of color, I’m passionate about supporting others who live at the intersection of multiple identities.
(512) 877-6682 View (512) 877-6682
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Monica Pinzon
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78209
Kiddos, teens, and young adults are my jam. I understand family conflict, struggles with social interactions, anxiety, depression, and all the things that these age groups have to face, especially in a world that doesn't seem to be kind and understanding of their obstacles and needs, almost dismissing their experiences as undeserving of being taken seriously. These youth are seeking to find their place in the world and feel confident and worthy of moving through life with the love and respect they deserve. They're eager to learn more about themselves and make sense of the world around them and becoming self empowered in the process.
Kiddos, teens, and young adults are my jam. I understand family conflict, struggles with social interactions, anxiety, depression, and all the things that these age groups have to face, especially in a world that doesn't seem to be kind and understanding of their obstacles and needs, almost dismissing their experiences as undeserving of being taken seriously. These youth are seeking to find their place in the world and feel confident and worthy of moving through life with the love and respect they deserve. They're eager to learn more about themselves and make sense of the world around them and becoming self empowered in the process.
(210) 405-2191 View (210) 405-2191
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Ann Gilbert
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Austin, TX 78701
Hi, and welcome! My name is Ann and I'm a Licensed Master of Social Work or LMSW. I support children, teens, couples, and pregnant and postpartum people in navigating through life transitions. Therapy is a creative process that empowers us to be the authors of our stories. I collaborate with my clients to write new narratives as we explore overwhelming thoughts and feelings, conflict and relationships, and grief and traumatic loss. You are the expert of your experiences. We'll work together to discover what works best for you and your family.
Hi, and welcome! My name is Ann and I'm a Licensed Master of Social Work or LMSW. I support children, teens, couples, and pregnant and postpartum people in navigating through life transitions. Therapy is a creative process that empowers us to be the authors of our stories. I collaborate with my clients to write new narratives as we explore overwhelming thoughts and feelings, conflict and relationships, and grief and traumatic loss. You are the expert of your experiences. We'll work together to discover what works best for you and your family.
(737) 258-7961 View (737) 258-7961
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Carmela A W Stearns
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPCS
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Georgetown, TX 78628
Waitlist for new clients
Carmela enjoys working with Adolescents, Couples, Individuals, Families, & Groups addressing the issues of adolescents, parenting, marriage, divorce, change, grief, communication, family disputes, & crisis. Carmela utilizes a Cognitive Behavioral Approach with "supportive confrontation" to assist & facilitate change within individual dynamics, focusing on one's strengths while building on their perceived "weaknesses". Perception Is Everything!~ Carmela has served as Senior Supervisor, Juvenile Probation Officer, & Family Preservation & PROMPT Program Supervisor and Family Therapist providing mental health counseling services to court ordered juveniles and families within homes, school, & community settings. Carmela has experience working with Military personnel & families through deployments of Desert Storm & Somalia.
Carmela enjoys working with Adolescents, Couples, Individuals, Families, & Groups addressing the issues of adolescents, parenting, marriage, divorce, change, grief, communication, family disputes, & crisis. Carmela utilizes a Cognitive Behavioral Approach with "supportive confrontation" to assist & facilitate change within individual dynamics, focusing on one's strengths while building on their perceived "weaknesses". Perception Is Everything!~ Carmela has served as Senior Supervisor, Juvenile Probation Officer, & Family Preservation & PROMPT Program Supervisor and Family Therapist providing mental health counseling services to court ordered juveniles and families within homes, school, & community settings. Carmela has experience working with Military personnel & families through deployments of Desert Storm & Somalia.
(737) 345-2611 View (737) 345-2611

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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.