Family Therapy
Family Therapy: Supporting Growth Through Life’s Challenges
Families seek therapy for a variety of reasons. Whether you’re navigating a major life transition, dealing with loss, or facing ongoing struggles, family therapy provides a space for everyone to come together and work through challenges in a healthy, supportive way.
Common Reasons for Family Therapy:
- Divorce and Transitions: Divorce can bring significant changes, especially for children. Therapy can help families navigate these transitions and develop strategies to ensure everyone feels supported.
- Grief and Loss: Losing a family member can be devastating. Therapy helps parents and children find the healthiest ways to cope with grief and move forward together.
- Mental Health or Addiction: When a family member is struggling with mental illness or addiction, it can impact the entire family. Therapy provides tools and strategies to support both the individual and the family as a whole.
- Adolescence and Communication Challenges: The transition to adolescence can create stress in a family system. Therapy can help families adjust communication patterns and rules to better support this period of growth.
My Approach to Family Therapy
My training is rooted in family systems therapy, which views the family as an interconnected system. I understand that a family doesn’t exist in isolation—each member is influenced by the world around them, including societal pressures and life changes. Through a collaborative, common-sense approach, I work with families to create strategies that fit their unique dynamics and experiences.
Together, we’ll explore what’s working, what isn’t, and develop practical solutions that make sense for everyone involved. The goal is to help your family stabilize, reconnect, and promote healthy growth and change.
A Thoughtful Approach to Medications
I believe in trying non-medication strategies first, and I’m not a strong proponent of prescription medications unless absolutely necessary. If the topic of medication arises, we’ll explore it as one potential tool—only after other approaches have been considered. While I do not prescribe medication myself, I have extensive experience working with individuals who do take prescribed medications and can offer guidance in this area if needed.
Moving Toward Healing and Stability
Family therapy can help you find balance and rebuild healthy communication, no matter what challenges you’re facing. If your family is going through a difficult time, I’m here to provide a supportive, non-judgmental space where we can work together toward the best possible outcome for everyone. Contact me now to make an appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do You Offer Telehealth Counseling?
Yes. I am now offering mental health counseling services via telehealth, which means over the phone (landline), cellphone, (including face-to-face), and also over a HIPAA approved, secure platform, which will work over computer or smartphone as well. Learn more here.
How Much Does A Session Cost?
Privately paying offers some benefits, such as that an insurance company or other entity is less likely to obtain access to any information about you. I charge the average rate, which is $195.00 for an initial intake assessment session, $135 per session thereafter for individuals, or $145 per session hour for couples.
I am empaneled with most insurance companies and with a number of Employee Assistance programs. Thus, what you will pay depends upon your situation. EAPs often pay for a very limited number of sessions, 1-6 typically, and there is no out of pocket cost to the client. If you use your health insurance, you may pay about $15.00 up to about $40.00 copayment for each session.
A few insurances do not have copays at all. You can find out how yours works by calling the number on the back of you insurance card under “Mental Health Benefits”, or under “Customer Care”.Your health insurance company’s website may also explain your benefits to you.
Hypnosis packages available on request
What Happens In The First Session?
How Many Sessions Are Necessary?
I always review with my client when they feel that they are doing better, or when they have reached their hoped-for objective. Sometimes, my clients opt to move forward on working on another issue or try out the use of some other modality.