Family Therapy in Westwood, Los Angeles, CA
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Avi Stewart
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, LPCC
Verified Verified
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Life is a journey. Like any other journey, life has ups and downs. The road can be smooth and easy, sometimes, but rocky and hazardous at other times. In life, we celebrate times of happiness and endure challenges. Challenges are unique to the individual: whether it is our personality or our character; our family or other relationships; circumstances and events can be challenging. Therapy can help a person navigate one's own self and the way that we react to our life. Therapy can also help guide us in our relationships. Learning to respond to our circumstances, rather than being reactive is the key to success.
Life is a journey. Like any other journey, life has ups and downs. The road can be smooth and easy, sometimes, but rocky and hazardous at other times. In life, we celebrate times of happiness and endure challenges. Challenges are unique to the individual: whether it is our personality or our character; our family or other relationships; circumstances and events can be challenging. Therapy can help a person navigate one's own self and the way that we react to our life. Therapy can also help guide us in our relationships. Learning to respond to our circumstances, rather than being reactive is the key to success.
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Gary F. Brown
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, FAAMFT
Verified Verified
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024
You may be struggling in a situation that, for whatever reasons, is not improving as you had hoped it would. And now you might be experiencing unwanted emotions related to COVID-19; relationship struggles; parenting; marital difficulties; family conflict; a recent trauma; or something else that is painfully impacting you and one or more of your relationships. Are you losing sleep, feeling sad, anxious, depressed, confused, or feeling helpless right now? Feeling stuck? If so and you're here, you're probably tired of trying to figure all of this out by yourself. The good news is you don't have to be alone with all of this anymore.
You may be struggling in a situation that, for whatever reasons, is not improving as you had hoped it would. And now you might be experiencing unwanted emotions related to COVID-19; relationship struggles; parenting; marital difficulties; family conflict; a recent trauma; or something else that is painfully impacting you and one or more of your relationships. Are you losing sleep, feeling sad, anxious, depressed, confused, or feeling helpless right now? Feeling stuck? If so and you're here, you're probably tired of trying to figure all of this out by yourself. The good news is you don't have to be alone with all of this anymore.
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Amy Jaffe
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience, both in private practice and as the Senior Vice President at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services. My approach is supportive, collaborative, nonjudgmental, empathic, and strength based. I believe that it can be helpful to examine past family of origin issues to gain an understanding of the dynamics of your current relationships while also focusing on the present and reducing current symptoms. My goal is to help you feel better and fulfilled in your life.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience, both in private practice and as the Senior Vice President at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services. My approach is supportive, collaborative, nonjudgmental, empathic, and strength based. I believe that it can be helpful to examine past family of origin issues to gain an understanding of the dynamics of your current relationships while also focusing on the present and reducing current symptoms. My goal is to help you feel better and fulfilled in your life.
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Stan Kim
Marriage & Family Therapist, MBA, LMFT, ATR
Verified Verified
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Waitlist for new clients
With practice in many areas - MBA with corporate experience, Masters in Landscape Architecture, EMDR treatment for trauma, Registered Art Therapist, licensure as a Marital and Family Therapist, I am able to understand where most people come from and how to go about helping you find your way towards a healthy mental state.
I help clients find paths that nurture and grow parts of the self that can enhance one’s experience of life to be fulfilling and whole. People come to me wanting to find out why their life is not satisfying and what could be done to work towards that goal. Often times they are stuck in life situations that block creativity and paths to self defined success. Goals often include happiness, pain relief (physical, mental, spiritual, emotional), self-awareness, productivity, insight, improved socialization, healthy relationships (or finding one), meaning, and contentment with life.
With practice in many areas - MBA with corporate experience, Masters in Landscape Architecture, EMDR treatment for trauma, Registered Art Therapist, licensure as a Marital and Family Therapist, I am able to understand where most people come from and how to go about helping you find your way towards a healthy mental state.
I help clients find paths that nurture and grow parts of the self that can enhance one’s experience of life to be fulfilling and whole. People come to me wanting to find out why their life is not satisfying and what could be done to work towards that goal. Often times they are stuck in life situations that block creativity and paths to self defined success. Goals often include happiness, pain relief (physical, mental, spiritual, emotional), self-awareness, productivity, insight, improved socialization, healthy relationships (or finding one), meaning, and contentment with life.
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Antonia Cardona
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024
I'm passionate about the power of therapy! I use an integrative approach that draws on psychodynamic, relational, attachment and family systems modalities to bring about growth and wellbeing.
Are you feeling lost or stuck in a rut? Have you noticed that you often feel angry, guilty, or bitter and it's affecting your relationship with others? Or perhaps you feel ill equipped at managing your emotions and/or conflicts that arise with others. There are so many messages and beliefs being thrown at us on a constant basis, whether it's from others or ourselves, that can make us feel overwhelmed, stressed, depressed, or disingenuous. These feelings can often be debilitating and can sabotage our life and our relationships with others. Perhaps you're ready to feel more confident and want to start taking charge of your life.
I'm passionate about the power of therapy! I use an integrative approach that draws on psychodynamic, relational, attachment and family systems modalities to bring about growth and wellbeing.
Are you feeling lost or stuck in a rut? Have you noticed that you often feel angry, guilty, or bitter and it's affecting your relationship with others? Or perhaps you feel ill equipped at managing your emotions and/or conflicts that arise with others. There are so many messages and beliefs being thrown at us on a constant basis, whether it's from others or ourselves, that can make us feel overwhelmed, stressed, depressed, or disingenuous. These feelings can often be debilitating and can sabotage our life and our relationships with others. Perhaps you're ready to feel more confident and want to start taking charge of your life.
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Elham Shoa
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Online Only)
My approach to therapy is holistic - I take into account your culture, family history, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, etc - and tailor treatments to your individual needs.
If you are a person of color (POC), in the LGBTQ community, and/or are non-monogamous/poly, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve had the privilege of working with diverse populations for over 15 years. In working with a culturally competent therapist like me, you can focus on what brought you to therapy in the first place and not on explaining or “teaching” the nuances of your culture and sexuality. My expertise is in helping those who are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. I’m trained in EMDR, an evidence-based therapy that treats trauma and other difficulties.
My approach to therapy is holistic - I take into account your culture, family history, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, etc - and tailor treatments to your individual needs.
If you are a person of color (POC), in the LGBTQ community, and/or are non-monogamous/poly, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve had the privilege of working with diverse populations for over 15 years. In working with a culturally competent therapist like me, you can focus on what brought you to therapy in the first place and not on explaining or “teaching” the nuances of your culture and sexuality. My expertise is in helping those who are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. I’m trained in EMDR, an evidence-based therapy that treats trauma and other difficulties.
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Cathy Levenstein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90095 (Online Only)
I have a special passion for working with the LGBTQ+ community, with couples and with people who struggle with the disease of alcoholism and their friends and family members.
I truly look forward to meeting you. I feel excited every time I meet with a new client. It is the beginning of a journey we take together. It is an interpersonal and strengths based relationship in which it is safe for you to discover your fullest potential. I am kind and caring but wil also encourage you to look more deeply into your blind spots. I believe in respect, kindness and humor. I treat my clients as human beings, not as a diagnosis. I especially enjoy working with individuals feeling that something from their past is holding them back. And with couples who are feeling stuck. I love helping clients to find true happiness.
I have a special passion for working with the LGBTQ+ community, with couples and with people who struggle with the disease of alcoholism and their friends and family members.
I truly look forward to meeting you. I feel excited every time I meet with a new client. It is the beginning of a journey we take together. It is an interpersonal and strengths based relationship in which it is safe for you to discover your fullest potential. I am kind and caring but wil also encourage you to look more deeply into your blind spots. I believe in respect, kindness and humor. I treat my clients as human beings, not as a diagnosis. I especially enjoy working with individuals feeling that something from their past is holding them back. And with couples who are feeling stuck. I love helping clients to find true happiness.
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Eloisa Raho
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Online Only)
Ciao, I am Eloisa, and I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. I enjoy working supportively with you on healing by exploring the Mind, Body, and Soul connection. I look forward to helping you feel empowered and reconnected with your Self, your inner strengths, and your unique gifts. I also bring creativity into the work by encouraging you to explore your own creative expression. We will look at the power of your choices, small daily commitments, and increased self awareness to help you have a more authentic and fulfilling life.
Ciao, I am Eloisa, and I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. I enjoy working supportively with you on healing by exploring the Mind, Body, and Soul connection. I look forward to helping you feel empowered and reconnected with your Self, your inner strengths, and your unique gifts. I also bring creativity into the work by encouraging you to explore your own creative expression. We will look at the power of your choices, small daily commitments, and increased self awareness to help you have a more authentic and fulfilling life.
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Dr. Billie Weiser
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, PsyD
Verified Verified
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024
I am a Marriage, family, child therapist and have a PsyD in psychoanalysis. I have been in practice for 30+ years. Although I am well versed and trained in many techniques, including short term behavioral oriented ones, my orientation always leads me to a psychodynamic lens. By this I mean that I will always use the context, both current and historical, including family of origin, to inform the work and deepen my understanding of anyone I embark on a path of working in partnership with toward the general goals of reducing pain, increasing joy and broadening one's life choices.
I am a Marriage, family, child therapist and have a PsyD in psychoanalysis. I have been in practice for 30+ years. Although I am well versed and trained in many techniques, including short term behavioral oriented ones, my orientation always leads me to a psychodynamic lens. By this I mean that I will always use the context, both current and historical, including family of origin, to inform the work and deepen my understanding of anyone I embark on a path of working in partnership with toward the general goals of reducing pain, increasing joy and broadening one's life choices.
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Jon Schmidt
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90025
I also embrace the language of parts work as utilized in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and Gestalt Therapy.
Do you find yourself or your relationship stuck in the same never ending cycles? Despite your best efforts to change things, you keep getting tripped up in the same spots. You've run out of ideas, you're tired of throwing around blame, and you seem to have lost the plot. Strategies that may have served you well in the past now seem to be getting in the way. You're craving some creativity, curiosity, a fresh perspective to honor what's gotten you this far while crafting a new path forward. I want to move through this journey with you.
I also embrace the language of parts work as utilized in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and Gestalt Therapy.
Do you find yourself or your relationship stuck in the same never ending cycles? Despite your best efforts to change things, you keep getting tripped up in the same spots. You've run out of ideas, you're tired of throwing around blame, and you seem to have lost the plot. Strategies that may have served you well in the past now seem to be getting in the way. You're craving some creativity, curiosity, a fresh perspective to honor what's gotten you this far while crafting a new path forward. I want to move through this journey with you.
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Nancy White
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Online Only)
Using Family Systems theory, I encourage exploring relationship patterns experienced in our family, and learning how to break dysfunctional patterns.
I have been a therapist for over 20 years and use a method for helping others that is compassionate, collaborative, and goal oriented. I use a cognitive-behavioral model and will help you look at multiple aspects of problems: environmental factors, stressors, and the heart of cognitive therapy- your thinking patterns. Some might think that CBT doesn’t give credit to our emotions, but this isn’t the case! In fact, therapy starts with exploring the painful emotions that bring people to therapy. Before changes happen and goals are set, I want to fully understand what clients are going through by listening with empathy and compassion.
Using Family Systems theory, I encourage exploring relationship patterns experienced in our family, and learning how to break dysfunctional patterns.
I have been a therapist for over 20 years and use a method for helping others that is compassionate, collaborative, and goal oriented. I use a cognitive-behavioral model and will help you look at multiple aspects of problems: environmental factors, stressors, and the heart of cognitive therapy- your thinking patterns. Some might think that CBT doesn’t give credit to our emotions, but this isn’t the case! In fact, therapy starts with exploring the painful emotions that bring people to therapy. Before changes happen and goals are set, I want to fully understand what clients are going through by listening with empathy and compassion.
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Don ( Dr Don ) Etkes
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Verified Verified
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024
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IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT: STRESS MANAGEMENT by VIDEO, PHONE, OFFICE $65 and up Sliding Fee. Day/Eve/Weekend. "I offer YOU over 30 years of Experience in giving Warm Nurturing Nonjudgmental Guidance to 1000s of people, offering HELP in COPING with YOUR LIFE feeling out of control. My GOAL is your GETTING THE LIFE YOU WANT. " Author "Loving With Passion", Ph.D. in Psychology, life coach, hypnotherapist, UCLA certified Sex Therapist, professional speaker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, had a TV show "Love U." on TLC. Internationally recognized expert on TV and radio. Written about in Cosmopolitan to the Washington Post. Dr Don
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Roxy Diba
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90025
My training includes Hollygrove, a community-based mental and behavioral treatment program, Regional Center of Orange County, as well as Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Long Beach.
It takes courage to ask for help. If you're browsing through this site, you're probably wondering how you can make things better for yourself. That's a great first step. And you already took it. Life can be very challenging, and at times unbearable. As a Clinical Therapist, I want to help you find and develop life-enhancing qualities that you need in order to live the kind of life that you envision for yourself.
My training includes Hollygrove, a community-based mental and behavioral treatment program, Regional Center of Orange County, as well as Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Long Beach.
It takes courage to ask for help. If you're browsing through this site, you're probably wondering how you can make things better for yourself. That's a great first step. And you already took it. Life can be very challenging, and at times unbearable. As a Clinical Therapist, I want to help you find and develop life-enhancing qualities that you need in order to live the kind of life that you envision for yourself.
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I have over 20 years experience in working with children, adolescents and families with various backgrounds and socioeconomic status. My specialty and passion is in working with parents in helping them become the best parents they can be; including managing behavior problems at home and school, co-parenting, family therapy and Child-Parent dyadic Psychotherapy. I am able to provide therapy in both Hebrew and English. To accommodate the local Jewish community, I have available appointment times on Sunday, in addition to weekdays.
I have over 20 years experience in working with children, adolescents and families with various backgrounds and socioeconomic status. My specialty and passion is in working with parents in helping them become the best parents they can be; including managing behavior problems at home and school, co-parenting, family therapy and Child-Parent dyadic Psychotherapy. I am able to provide therapy in both Hebrew and English. To accommodate the local Jewish community, I have available appointment times on Sunday, in addition to weekdays.
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Dr. Cristen DeSantis
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024
I focus on a broad range of clinical issues and specialize in clients that struggle with anxiety, self-worth, depression, relational issues, and family conflict.
Being a human is hard! Managing relationships (familial, romantic, platonic, professional) with all kinds of different personalities, feeling comfortable and confident in our careers, finding healthy and lasting love, and feeling good about ourselves through it all can feel like an impossible task. We were never given a manual on how to do this! And while, as humans, we are incredibly resilient and have somehow found a way to get this far, some of the coping mechanisms we have developed throughout our lives may not be serving us anymore. I help clients gain insight into their thoughts & behaviors to help improve their outcomes.
I focus on a broad range of clinical issues and specialize in clients that struggle with anxiety, self-worth, depression, relational issues, and family conflict.
Being a human is hard! Managing relationships (familial, romantic, platonic, professional) with all kinds of different personalities, feeling comfortable and confident in our careers, finding healthy and lasting love, and feeling good about ourselves through it all can feel like an impossible task. We were never given a manual on how to do this! And while, as humans, we are incredibly resilient and have somehow found a way to get this far, some of the coping mechanisms we have developed throughout our lives may not be serving us anymore. I help clients gain insight into their thoughts & behaviors to help improve their outcomes.
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Marcela Rondani
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, CEDS, PsyD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90025
I am specialized in Teens, Families, Eating Disorders, Trauma, Relationship issues, life struggles, depression, anxiety, Panic Disorder and Family Conflict.
I believe that psychotherapy can be a tool to help someone to increase their self-awareness and promote healing and reparation to the life's pain and struggles. If you would like someone on your side to the new journey of rediscovering who you are and who you want to be, that is my goal. To provide support through this new path with the objective that life will unfold with more joy and happiness.
I am specialized in Teens, Families, Eating Disorders, Trauma, Relationship issues, life struggles, depression, anxiety, Panic Disorder and Family Conflict.
I believe that psychotherapy can be a tool to help someone to increase their self-awareness and promote healing and reparation to the life's pain and struggles. If you would like someone on your side to the new journey of rediscovering who you are and who you want to be, that is my goal. To provide support through this new path with the objective that life will unfold with more joy and happiness.
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Liora Pourati
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Online Only)
I received my Masters degree from Philips Graduate Institute in 2003, and have been providing services to children, couples, families, elders and adolescents in different settings such as Private Practice, hospitals, and Health Care centers. I use different approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Awareness Integration Model, Family systems and so on. Services: Life Coaching; Couple Therapy and Coaching; Family Therapy and Coaching; Hypnosis; Individual Therapy for Adolescents, Children, Elderly, Men and Women; Parenting; Family Therapy; Sex Therapy; Relationship and Intimacy; Stress Management, and so on.
I received my Masters degree from Philips Graduate Institute in 2003, and have been providing services to children, couples, families, elders and adolescents in different settings such as Private Practice, hospitals, and Health Care centers. I use different approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Awareness Integration Model, Family systems and so on. Services: Life Coaching; Couple Therapy and Coaching; Family Therapy and Coaching; Hypnosis; Individual Therapy for Adolescents, Children, Elderly, Men and Women; Parenting; Family Therapy; Sex Therapy; Relationship and Intimacy; Stress Management, and so on.
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I collaborate closely with my clients, and their affected family members to target what's important to them, and help them achieve their goals.
If you find yourself struggling with OCD, panic, social anxiety, or generalized anxiety, you're not alone, and there are ways to manage these symptoms. OCD and anxiety tend to latch onto our values and target what matter to us. This frequently leads to avoidance of these things, whether they be specific individuals, hobbies, spaces, tasks, etc, decreasing our quality of life. Although it may feel impossible, there are ways to manage these fears and get you back to living a fulfilling life.
I collaborate closely with my clients, and their affected family members to target what's important to them, and help them achieve their goals.
If you find yourself struggling with OCD, panic, social anxiety, or generalized anxiety, you're not alone, and there are ways to manage these symptoms. OCD and anxiety tend to latch onto our values and target what matter to us. This frequently leads to avoidance of these things, whether they be specific individuals, hobbies, spaces, tasks, etc, decreasing our quality of life. Although it may feel impossible, there are ways to manage these fears and get you back to living a fulfilling life.
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Alyssa Granata
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Online Only)
As a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed professional clinical counselor, I have experience helping individuals and families navigate life's challenges. My therapeutic approach is comprehensive and holistic, combining various modalities and viewpoints to provide customized solutions for each of my clients. I place a high priority on empathy, authenticity, and unconditional positive regard, and I strive to foster a collaborative, client-centered therapeutic environment.
As a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed professional clinical counselor, I have experience helping individuals and families navigate life's challenges. My therapeutic approach is comprehensive and holistic, combining various modalities and viewpoints to provide customized solutions for each of my clients. I place a high priority on empathy, authenticity, and unconditional positive regard, and I strive to foster a collaborative, client-centered therapeutic environment.
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Maggie Sennish
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, MS
Verified Verified
Westwood, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Guided into self understanding in a safe, illuminating therapeutic relationship- children with losses & mood issues, teens in crisis due to world & family events or social anxiety, and adults & couples struggling in relationship, parenting, and prior family of origin conditioning- gain healthier coping skills and capacity for a more generative life.
I am an experienced therapist with a compassionate, respectful approach to the growth of each person/family who enters psychotherapy. With over 20 years leading a full private practice of children, adolescents and adults, I have a deep understanding of developmental life stages, mood disorders, the effects of trauma, and the ways to psychological growth. I accompany each client in identifying painful issues and in creating a more generative life in an environment of curiosity, respect, and hope. In the interest of offering best care, I am committed to regular consultation and training with other professionals.
Guided into self understanding in a safe, illuminating therapeutic relationship- children with losses & mood issues, teens in crisis due to world & family events or social anxiety, and adults & couples struggling in relationship, parenting, and prior family of origin conditioning- gain healthier coping skills and capacity for a more generative life.
I am an experienced therapist with a compassionate, respectful approach to the growth of each person/family who enters psychotherapy. With over 20 years leading a full private practice of children, adolescents and adults, I have a deep understanding of developmental life stages, mood disorders, the effects of trauma, and the ways to psychological growth. I accompany each client in identifying painful issues and in creating a more generative life in an environment of curiosity, respect, and hope. In the interest of offering best care, I am committed to regular consultation and training with other professionals.
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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.