Family Therapy in Rochester, NY
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Jennifer Parr
Counselor, LMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Rochester, NY 14610
Waitlist for new clients
I look forward to having the opportunity to walk alongside your family on a path toward healing and hear your unique story.
Knowing how to support your child or adolescent when difficulties arise can feel overwhelming and daunting. Stressful life experiences and trauma can compound those feelings. Counseling can help children and their parents process these experiences and learn new ways to cope.
I look forward to having the opportunity to walk alongside your family on a path toward healing and hear your unique story.
Knowing how to support your child or adolescent when difficulties arise can feel overwhelming and daunting. Stressful life experiences and trauma can compound those feelings. Counseling can help children and their parents process these experiences and learn new ways to cope.
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Communication, relationship conflict, depression, anxiety, grief, family dynamics, parenting issues.
Therapy can only work if there is a connection between you and your therapist. If you give me a call we can talk by phone or set a brief meeting to make sure you feel comfortable and connected before embarking on what can be a great journey.
Communication, relationship conflict, depression, anxiety, grief, family dynamics, parenting issues.
Therapy can only work if there is a connection between you and your therapist. If you give me a call we can talk by phone or set a brief meeting to make sure you feel comfortable and connected before embarking on what can be a great journey.
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Laura Jean Solomon
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Rochester, NY 14624 (Online Only)
Hi. My Name is Laura Solomon. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have been practicing for 20 years. I also have a Master’s in Social Science and graduated from both the University of Albany and Binghamton University. I have worked with a wide range of clients including addiction, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, codependency, grief, and family issues to name a few. I believe in meeting people where they are at yet also healthily challenging them for growth purposes. I have worked with clients in person as well as virtually.
Hi. My Name is Laura Solomon. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have been practicing for 20 years. I also have a Master’s in Social Science and graduated from both the University of Albany and Binghamton University. I have worked with a wide range of clients including addiction, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, codependency, grief, and family issues to name a few. I believe in meeting people where they are at yet also healthily challenging them for growth purposes. I have worked with clients in person as well as virtually.
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Pam Spallacci
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MSEd, ADHD-, CCSP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Rochester, NY 14607
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and ADHD- Certified Clinical Services Provider. With a compassionate and understanding approach, I offer psychotherapy/psycho-educational therapy to individuals, couples, and families, whether they have with ADHD or not. Support I provide includes The Gottman Method for couples, Solution Focused Therapy, where instead of focusing on what is wrong, we'll highlight what is working and the tools you are already using. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy has been found to be effective in helping reduce ADHD, depression, and anxiety symptoms.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and ADHD- Certified Clinical Services Provider. With a compassionate and understanding approach, I offer psychotherapy/psycho-educational therapy to individuals, couples, and families, whether they have with ADHD or not. Support I provide includes The Gottman Method for couples, Solution Focused Therapy, where instead of focusing on what is wrong, we'll highlight what is working and the tools you are already using. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy has been found to be effective in helping reduce ADHD, depression, and anxiety symptoms.
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Clara Pitre-Chestnut
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Rochester, NY 14609 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Psychotherapist and I earned my masters in the Family Therapy Training Program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Since graduating, I have worked in community mental health, helping clients on issues including depression, anxiety, trauma and relationships. I specialize in grief work and am trained in Complicated Grief Treatment Level 2.
I am a Licensed Psychotherapist and I earned my masters in the Family Therapy Training Program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Since graduating, I have worked in community mental health, helping clients on issues including depression, anxiety, trauma and relationships. I specialize in grief work and am trained in Complicated Grief Treatment Level 2.
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My experience includes working with foster youth, addiction, family/couples therapy, trauma work and currently working with the adult population whom are looking to manage their mental health in a healthy way to be a better version of themselves.
I would like to first start with saying Congratulations to making the first step in prioritizing your mental health! It is a courageous decision to work on ourselves! Therapy can be the beginning of a life changing endeavor for many and it all begins with you. HI! My name is Erin and I, too, have made that same decision in my life to seek better understanding of myself as well as working through challenges that have gotten me “stuck” at times in my life. I share this because I feel it important for my patients to know that my own personal journey allows me to be empathetic and compassionate to patient’s needs and struggles.
My experience includes working with foster youth, addiction, family/couples therapy, trauma work and currently working with the adult population whom are looking to manage their mental health in a healthy way to be a better version of themselves.
I would like to first start with saying Congratulations to making the first step in prioritizing your mental health! It is a courageous decision to work on ourselves! Therapy can be the beginning of a life changing endeavor for many and it all begins with you. HI! My name is Erin and I, too, have made that same decision in my life to seek better understanding of myself as well as working through challenges that have gotten me “stuck” at times in my life. I share this because I feel it important for my patients to know that my own personal journey allows me to be empathetic and compassionate to patient’s needs and struggles.
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I have foundational training in Functional Family Therapy and experience with the adolescent and geriatric populations. I deeply value relationships and work to heal trauma and find understanding through a person centered and trauma informed perspective.
I have foundational training in Functional Family Therapy and experience with the adolescent and geriatric populations. I deeply value relationships and work to heal trauma and find understanding through a person centered and trauma informed perspective.
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Kristen Nowakowski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, Kristen, LCSW, CCATP, CCTP
Verified Verified
Rochester, NY 14612 (Online Only)
I love working with young people ages 12-24, as well as their families. Youth and families reach out when things become overwhelming with family or peer conflict, school issues, anxiety, depression, a trauma/loss, life/family transition, or something just isn't feeling quite right, and help is needed to identify what might be happening and how to start making progress towards feeling better.
I love working with young people ages 12-24, as well as their families. Youth and families reach out when things become overwhelming with family or peer conflict, school issues, anxiety, depression, a trauma/loss, life/family transition, or something just isn't feeling quite right, and help is needed to identify what might be happening and how to start making progress towards feeling better.
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Cheryl A. Bianchi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-R, ACSW, EAS-C
Verified Verified
Rochester, NY 14610
Specific areas of interest: couples/marital and family therapy, trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, self-esteem, ADD/ADHD, Addictions, gay/lesbian, transgender, first responders, caregivers or helping professionals, anger management, Domestic Violence and career and life coaching.
I have been helping individuals, couples and families for over 30 years. Clients & colleagues describe me as experienced, effective, direct, honest, kind, compassionate, genuine & caring. Strengths are my empathy & ability to connect with others in a therapeutic way as to help facilitate growth, change and movement in their lives & acceptance of self. I use an eclectic approach: cognitive-behavioral, experiential, relational, solution-focused, supportive, trauma informed, and insight-oriented psychotherapy. Expertise working with couples, families & adolescents. An Addiction Specialist and an OASAS-DMV Provider for drug & alcohol evaluations, assessment and treatment. I am also certified by EAPA as a Employee Assistance Specialist-Clinical(EAS-C).
Specific areas of interest: couples/marital and family therapy, trauma, abuse, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, self-esteem, ADD/ADHD, Addictions, gay/lesbian, transgender, first responders, caregivers or helping professionals, anger management, Domestic Violence and career and life coaching.
I have been helping individuals, couples and families for over 30 years. Clients & colleagues describe me as experienced, effective, direct, honest, kind, compassionate, genuine & caring. Strengths are my empathy & ability to connect with others in a therapeutic way as to help facilitate growth, change and movement in their lives & acceptance of self. I use an eclectic approach: cognitive-behavioral, experiential, relational, solution-focused, supportive, trauma informed, and insight-oriented psychotherapy. Expertise working with couples, families & adolescents. An Addiction Specialist and an OASAS-DMV Provider for drug & alcohol evaluations, assessment and treatment. I am also certified by EAPA as a Employee Assistance Specialist-Clinical(EAS-C).
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Has it been awhile since you have felt like yourself? Are you struggling with a romantic relationship, your friends or family members, or with depressive or anxious feelings? My goal is to help clients talk through whatever they are struggling with and find a happier and healthier place in their lives. My approach to counseling is down to earth, compassionate, and honest. I am unique in my approach offering a specialized combination of life-coaching, motivation, and problem-solving in hopes of helping my clients work through the heaviness in their mind and find stability and happiness once again.
Has it been awhile since you have felt like yourself? Are you struggling with a romantic relationship, your friends or family members, or with depressive or anxious feelings? My goal is to help clients talk through whatever they are struggling with and find a happier and healthier place in their lives. My approach to counseling is down to earth, compassionate, and honest. I am unique in my approach offering a specialized combination of life-coaching, motivation, and problem-solving in hopes of helping my clients work through the heaviness in their mind and find stability and happiness once again.
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Whether I am working with an individual, a family, or couple, the process always focuses on looking beyond the surface.
Engaging in therapy is a vulnerable and sometimes scary process. I specialize in working with couples in a committed relationship. Working on relationships I often find the thing that brings couples together initially, gets lost after the "honeymoon" period is over. It is easy to get complacent with all of life's stressors. Being a strength-based therapist, I believe that anything is possible if both people are willing to work. And to be honest, therapy is work! I view my clients as the experts in their life and work together with them to create positive change.
Whether I am working with an individual, a family, or couple, the process always focuses on looking beyond the surface.
Engaging in therapy is a vulnerable and sometimes scary process. I specialize in working with couples in a committed relationship. Working on relationships I often find the thing that brings couples together initially, gets lost after the "honeymoon" period is over. It is easy to get complacent with all of life's stressors. Being a strength-based therapist, I believe that anything is possible if both people are willing to work. And to be honest, therapy is work! I view my clients as the experts in their life and work together with them to create positive change.
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Danielle Petrella
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Rochester, NY 14620 (Online Only)
I bring extensive experience working with diverse populations, including those facing family dysfunction, attachment wounds, anxiety, and depression, as well as clients who deal with frequent feelings of disconnection, rejection, and abandonment. My approach centers on fostering self-awareness, promoting personal growth, and empowering clients to create meaningful connections with yourself and others. I've helped individuals, couples, and families feel less stuck, find meaning, and improve their relationships. I have a special interest in working with the LGBTQ+ community, men, first-time therapy goers, and those with BPD traits.
I bring extensive experience working with diverse populations, including those facing family dysfunction, attachment wounds, anxiety, and depression, as well as clients who deal with frequent feelings of disconnection, rejection, and abandonment. My approach centers on fostering self-awareness, promoting personal growth, and empowering clients to create meaningful connections with yourself and others. I've helped individuals, couples, and families feel less stuck, find meaning, and improve their relationships. I have a special interest in working with the LGBTQ+ community, men, first-time therapy goers, and those with BPD traits.
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I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Therapy offers a space to verbalize your experiences, sort through them, and connect them to feelings. This begins the process of change and self awareness. My priority is to provide a space where you can do this without judgment and feel safe, heard, and understood. I am also the kind of therapist who offers helpful insight and doesn't just sit back and listen, who can help you to see the role you play in your own life and help you grow.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Therapy offers a space to verbalize your experiences, sort through them, and connect them to feelings. This begins the process of change and self awareness. My priority is to provide a space where you can do this without judgment and feel safe, heard, and understood. I am also the kind of therapist who offers helpful insight and doesn't just sit back and listen, who can help you to see the role you play in your own life and help you grow.
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Rachel Bowen, LMHC. {Growing in Care Counseling}
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Rochester, NY 14626
We offer individual, sibling, and family sessions.
Hello! We're so glad you’re here. Seeking counseling for yourself or your loved one takes strength and compassion, and can be the first step in creating a brighter future. At Growing in Care Mental Health Counseling PLLC, we work with children, adolescents, adults, and families, and our experience includes supporting youth and adults with various diagnoses including (but not limited to), anxiety, depression, & autism. We utilize CBT and strength based approaches, while meeting clients where they are at in their growth and healing. We support with needs across settings, including school, employment, and with families.
We offer individual, sibling, and family sessions.
Hello! We're so glad you’re here. Seeking counseling for yourself or your loved one takes strength and compassion, and can be the first step in creating a brighter future. At Growing in Care Mental Health Counseling PLLC, we work with children, adolescents, adults, and families, and our experience includes supporting youth and adults with various diagnoses including (but not limited to), anxiety, depression, & autism. We utilize CBT and strength based approaches, while meeting clients where they are at in their growth and healing. We support with needs across settings, including school, employment, and with families.
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Do you struggle with anxiety/depressive-like symptoms? Do you have changes within your workplace or relationships? You may have goals to improve communication within the workplace and social/ family relationships, develop coping skills such as mindfulness and distress tolerance, and reframe thinking and response effectively within interpersonal settings. Achieving these goals would benefit you by improving self-esteem and attachment issues and obtaining a better quality of life.
Do you struggle with anxiety/depressive-like symptoms? Do you have changes within your workplace or relationships? You may have goals to improve communication within the workplace and social/ family relationships, develop coping skills such as mindfulness and distress tolerance, and reframe thinking and response effectively within interpersonal settings. Achieving these goals would benefit you by improving self-esteem and attachment issues and obtaining a better quality of life.
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Morgan Kennell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Rochester, NY 14618
Hello and welcome! If you’ve landed here, you’ve taken the first step in seeking support for yourself or a loved one, and that effort should be celebrated. The idea of sharing details about personal lives with a stranger can be scary. Many people make the choice to connect with a trained therapist and end up finding value in having an unbiased person outside of their friend/family group listen, validate, and share helpful strategies. I have been practicing as a licensed therapist since 2016 and I find great meaning in being able to partner with people as they move closer towards healing and growth.
Hello and welcome! If you’ve landed here, you’ve taken the first step in seeking support for yourself or a loved one, and that effort should be celebrated. The idea of sharing details about personal lives with a stranger can be scary. Many people make the choice to connect with a trained therapist and end up finding value in having an unbiased person outside of their friend/family group listen, validate, and share helpful strategies. I have been practicing as a licensed therapist since 2016 and I find great meaning in being able to partner with people as they move closer towards healing and growth.
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I have over 34 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing individual and family therapy to clients with a wide range of life struggles.
Life can be challenging and difficult at times. Whether it is the daily stress of parenting, balancing work and home demands, family relationship issues, work problems, grief, anxiety, depression or a number of other stressors. I can help you look at how your past experiences and behaviors have impacted your current life situation. Therapy can help you sort through your thoughts and feelings and develop new coping strategies to allow you to become your most authentic self.
I have over 34 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing individual and family therapy to clients with a wide range of life struggles.
Life can be challenging and difficult at times. Whether it is the daily stress of parenting, balancing work and home demands, family relationship issues, work problems, grief, anxiety, depression or a number of other stressors. I can help you look at how your past experiences and behaviors have impacted your current life situation. Therapy can help you sort through your thoughts and feelings and develop new coping strategies to allow you to become your most authentic self.
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Erin O'Toole
Counselor, MS, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Rochester, NY 14618 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I have experience in addiction/substance abuse counseling, managing anxiety and depression, and OCD, as well as exploring and understanding difficult family dynamics.
Hi, I’m Erin! While life can be absolutely beautiful, it can also be difficult to feel contentment and notice the joy when you are overwhelmed with anxiety, doubt, and negative beliefs about yourself. It can feel comfortable to stay stuck in a pattern that is not serving you, but I’m betting that you’re becoming more uncomfortable with staying the same than you have in the past. While working together, you will learn how to navigate difficult thoughts that promote hard feelings. You will obtain skills to self regulate and accept things outside of your control, while becoming familiar with healthy boundaries that promote balance.
I have experience in addiction/substance abuse counseling, managing anxiety and depression, and OCD, as well as exploring and understanding difficult family dynamics.
Hi, I’m Erin! While life can be absolutely beautiful, it can also be difficult to feel contentment and notice the joy when you are overwhelmed with anxiety, doubt, and negative beliefs about yourself. It can feel comfortable to stay stuck in a pattern that is not serving you, but I’m betting that you’re becoming more uncomfortable with staying the same than you have in the past. While working together, you will learn how to navigate difficult thoughts that promote hard feelings. You will obtain skills to self regulate and accept things outside of your control, while becoming familiar with healthy boundaries that promote balance.
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Hello. If you are on this site, it is likely things are not going well for your child at school, at home or with friends. You're worried, frustrated and possibly angry. When our children suffer, parents want to make it better. Sometimes, it can feel overwhelming. There is hope and there is help. I am a clinical psychologist specializing in work with children. I have extensive experience addressing the developmental, behavioral and emotional needs of children in diagnostic, school and family settings.
Hello. If you are on this site, it is likely things are not going well for your child at school, at home or with friends. You're worried, frustrated and possibly angry. When our children suffer, parents want to make it better. Sometimes, it can feel overwhelming. There is hope and there is help. I am a clinical psychologist specializing in work with children. I have extensive experience addressing the developmental, behavioral and emotional needs of children in diagnostic, school and family settings.
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I believe in a strengths based, person-centered approach that is holistic, eclectic and guided by the individual needs of the client and their family.
I believe the therapeutic process is about relationship and connection. I love supporting people through the difficulties of life. In doing so, I love to laugh, joke, connect, be real, and down to earth. I have an audacious and thought provoking approach to treatment. My approach allows me to directly connect with clients in a manner that is comfortable and authentic. Through treatment I provide my clients with healthy challenges, and autonomy in guiding their own treatment. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment for clients.
I believe in a strengths based, person-centered approach that is holistic, eclectic and guided by the individual needs of the client and their family.
I believe the therapeutic process is about relationship and connection. I love supporting people through the difficulties of life. In doing so, I love to laugh, joke, connect, be real, and down to earth. I have an audacious and thought provoking approach to treatment. My approach allows me to directly connect with clients in a manner that is comfortable and authentic. Through treatment I provide my clients with healthy challenges, and autonomy in guiding their own treatment. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment for clients.
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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.