Family Therapy in San Antonio, TX
Stillwater Counseling & Coaching Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78228
We also offer couples counseling, pre-marital counseling, marriage counseling, family counseling and group sessions.
Are you searching for ways to reduce anxiety, depression or trauma-related symptoms? Are you searching for counselors who are kind, positive and open to your experiences? Our office offers an ethnically diverse and multi-dimensional team that can work together to meet your needs for therapy. We have a mix of military veterans, former educators, former school counselors, licensed social workers, life coaches and licensed chemical/dependency counselors with a wide range of experience and specialties. We can work with your therapeutic needs and match you up the counselor that can help you gain a better sense of well-being.
We also offer couples counseling, pre-marital counseling, marriage counseling, family counseling and group sessions.
Are you searching for ways to reduce anxiety, depression or trauma-related symptoms? Are you searching for counselors who are kind, positive and open to your experiences? Our office offers an ethnically diverse and multi-dimensional team that can work together to meet your needs for therapy. We have a mix of military veterans, former educators, former school counselors, licensed social workers, life coaches and licensed chemical/dependency counselors with a wide range of experience and specialties. We can work with your therapeutic needs and match you up the counselor that can help you gain a better sense of well-being.
Pernicano Professional Psychology PLLC
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78217
I bring to my clients over 40 years of clinical experience, working with Veterans as the retired Chief of Mental Health at the VA in Lexington, KY and in as a clinician in other military and private practice settings. I am Board Certified in Counseling Psychology (ABPP). I am a generalist and use cognitive, behavioral and neurobiological approaches to treat a wide range of problems from anxiety, depression and trauma to couples’ and family issues. I look forward to getting down to the hard work of helping you to overcome whatever personal adversity you may have.
I bring to my clients over 40 years of clinical experience, working with Veterans as the retired Chief of Mental Health at the VA in Lexington, KY and in as a clinician in other military and private practice settings. I am Board Certified in Counseling Psychology (ABPP). I am a generalist and use cognitive, behavioral and neurobiological approaches to treat a wide range of problems from anxiety, depression and trauma to couples’ and family issues. I look forward to getting down to the hard work of helping you to overcome whatever personal adversity you may have.
I specialize in treating infidelity, post-infidelity stress, trauma, complex PTSD, PTSD, mood disorders, emotion dysregulation, borderline personality disorder, anger issues, lack of assertiveness, family dysfunction, anxiety, faith-based issues, marital sex-based issues, substance use, sex abuse, stress, domestic violence, etc.
I truly believe that while you may come in broken, by faith, you can leave healed! I approach therapy in a collaborative manner with my clients. To effectively collaborate, I have a "no walking on eggshells" policy in our therapeutic space. Hold on, Faith! What does a “no walking on eggshells” policy mean? This policy empowers my clients to present what they may think are the “icky” parts of themselves without fear of being unrighteously judged in therapy. I will work to earn your trust so have faith in me, yourself, and the process as part of your healing journey.
I specialize in treating infidelity, post-infidelity stress, trauma, complex PTSD, PTSD, mood disorders, emotion dysregulation, borderline personality disorder, anger issues, lack of assertiveness, family dysfunction, anxiety, faith-based issues, marital sex-based issues, substance use, sex abuse, stress, domestic violence, etc.
I truly believe that while you may come in broken, by faith, you can leave healed! I approach therapy in a collaborative manner with my clients. To effectively collaborate, I have a "no walking on eggshells" policy in our therapeutic space. Hold on, Faith! What does a “no walking on eggshells” policy mean? This policy empowers my clients to present what they may think are the “icky” parts of themselves without fear of being unrighteously judged in therapy. I will work to earn your trust so have faith in me, yourself, and the process as part of your healing journey.
Northside Family Counseling Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-S
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78258
Our students and associates provide both individual and couple/ family sessions to children, adolescents, and adults at a rate that is affordable allowing more frequent visits to ensure that you have the therapy you need for as long as necessary.
No insurance? Limited income? No problem. Counselors at NFCC believe that Jesus Changes Everything. While therapists are trained to encourage and motivate change, we realize that this happens best with Christian counseling. When both the therapist and client work together under the guidance of the Holy Spirit through Biblical-based counseling, you can experience real and lasting transformation. God's love pouring through the counselor offers hope and empathy in a shame and guilt free environment making it safe to practice vulnerability and transparency, which is a giant step toward recovery. Come share your emotional burdens.
Our students and associates provide both individual and couple/ family sessions to children, adolescents, and adults at a rate that is affordable allowing more frequent visits to ensure that you have the therapy you need for as long as necessary.
No insurance? Limited income? No problem. Counselors at NFCC believe that Jesus Changes Everything. While therapists are trained to encourage and motivate change, we realize that this happens best with Christian counseling. When both the therapist and client work together under the guidance of the Holy Spirit through Biblical-based counseling, you can experience real and lasting transformation. God's love pouring through the counselor offers hope and empathy in a shame and guilt free environment making it safe to practice vulnerability and transparency, which is a giant step toward recovery. Come share your emotional burdens.
Genevieve A Compean
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78232
Every now and then life can sure throw some curveballs. From everyday stress to life changing events, things at times can seem to become a little more difficult to manage. If you or someone you love is going through a difficult time please feel free to contact me. I have day and evening availability to help meet your needs. My background includes helping children and adolescents (ages 5-18) learn how to process and cope with various types of trauma such as family separation, abuse, pregnancy, and anxiety. I also work with adults and couples who are affected by stress, anxiety, and grief.
Every now and then life can sure throw some curveballs. From everyday stress to life changing events, things at times can seem to become a little more difficult to manage. If you or someone you love is going through a difficult time please feel free to contact me. I have day and evening availability to help meet your needs. My background includes helping children and adolescents (ages 5-18) learn how to process and cope with various types of trauma such as family separation, abuse, pregnancy, and anxiety. I also work with adults and couples who are affected by stress, anxiety, and grief.
Tammy Clark
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78266
I have spent over 20 years raising a family in San Antonio, TX, while proudly holding onto my Florida roots.
My passion is to support individuals and couples as they navigate the challenges of everyday life, including depression, anxiety, fear, infidelity, boundary-setting, parenting, ADHD, and relationship issues. By walking alongside them on their journey, I aim to help them confront their struggles and take meaningful steps toward healing. Through my own experiences, I have seen how life's trials can be transformed into opportunities for growth, healing, hope, joy, and freedom, with God's guidance.
I have spent over 20 years raising a family in San Antonio, TX, while proudly holding onto my Florida roots.
My passion is to support individuals and couples as they navigate the challenges of everyday life, including depression, anxiety, fear, infidelity, boundary-setting, parenting, ADHD, and relationship issues. By walking alongside them on their journey, I aim to help them confront their struggles and take meaningful steps toward healing. Through my own experiences, I have seen how life's trials can be transformed into opportunities for growth, healing, hope, joy, and freedom, with God's guidance.
Fit Therapy of Texas
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCDC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78254
Previous experience includes group, adolescent, and family therapy, stress management, addiction & recovery therapy, and much more.
I am so happy that you’re looking into making your mental and emotional health a priority. Reading this shows a commitment to yourself to seek positive change in one or multiple facets of your life. I use my clinical skills to provide person-centered, holistic treatment to meet people where there are at & accomplish their goals. Everyone has the capacity for change and finding personal, sustainable ways to do so is the key to success. Previous experience includes group, adolescent, and family therapy, stress management, addiction & recovery therapy, and much more.
Previous experience includes group, adolescent, and family therapy, stress management, addiction & recovery therapy, and much more.
I am so happy that you’re looking into making your mental and emotional health a priority. Reading this shows a commitment to yourself to seek positive change in one or multiple facets of your life. I use my clinical skills to provide person-centered, holistic treatment to meet people where there are at & accomplish their goals. Everyone has the capacity for change and finding personal, sustainable ways to do so is the key to success. Previous experience includes group, adolescent, and family therapy, stress management, addiction & recovery therapy, and much more.
Teresa Tribett
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78230 (Online Only)
Often our work to address your current challenges will also involve some exploration of your family dynamics and childhood.
Living with purpose, authenticity, and aligned values is the way out of anxiety, shame, and depression. I want to help you find your way to a more joyful life. I believe in a holistic, human-centered approach that acknowledges the real challenges of the world today, the complexities of each person's experience, and the limited usefulness of one size fits all labels and diagnosis. I believe the therapeutic space should be a safe one, but also one that challenges and encourages growth. Some of my specialties include working with trauma, anxiety, perfectionism, poor boundaries/codependency, and life transitions.
Often our work to address your current challenges will also involve some exploration of your family dynamics and childhood.
Living with purpose, authenticity, and aligned values is the way out of anxiety, shame, and depression. I want to help you find your way to a more joyful life. I believe in a holistic, human-centered approach that acknowledges the real challenges of the world today, the complexities of each person's experience, and the limited usefulness of one size fits all labels and diagnosis. I believe the therapeutic space should be a safe one, but also one that challenges and encourages growth. Some of my specialties include working with trauma, anxiety, perfectionism, poor boundaries/codependency, and life transitions.
Michele Flores
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78228 (Online Only)
My ideal client navigates the complexities of life within the queer or kink communities, or in nontraditional relationships like polyamory. They might be a parent, like me, raising a non-binary or special needs child, seeking balance and understanding. They need a safe, non-judgmental space to explore their identity and relationships. As a Latina, part of the LGBTQIA+ community, and a therapist with degrees in Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy, I bring empathy and experience, using modalities like EFT and Gottman to help them thrive and embrace their authentic selves.
My ideal client navigates the complexities of life within the queer or kink communities, or in nontraditional relationships like polyamory. They might be a parent, like me, raising a non-binary or special needs child, seeking balance and understanding. They need a safe, non-judgmental space to explore their identity and relationships. As a Latina, part of the LGBTQIA+ community, and a therapist with degrees in Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy, I bring empathy and experience, using modalities like EFT and Gottman to help them thrive and embrace their authentic selves.
Dennis Doke
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78254 (Online Only)
I completed my Master's Degree in Agency Counseling from the University of Nebraska in Kearney in 1987. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. I trained in cognitive therapy and in the Gottman Couple's Method (I completed Levels 1 & 2). I use the Gottman Couples Method in relationship and marriage counseling. Doctors John and Julie Gottman conceptualize a healthy relationship as a "Sound Relationship House" with seven floors that need attention throughout a relationship history.
I completed my Master's Degree in Agency Counseling from the University of Nebraska in Kearney in 1987. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. I trained in cognitive therapy and in the Gottman Couple's Method (I completed Levels 1 & 2). I use the Gottman Couples Method in relationship and marriage counseling. Doctors John and Julie Gottman conceptualize a healthy relationship as a "Sound Relationship House" with seven floors that need attention throughout a relationship history.
Relationships are an essential component of life, yet the fact remains that they can get complicated. Whether it is a relationship with yourself, your partner, work, or family, therapy can be the catalyst to moving from complication to cultivation. Certainly time will pass, as it does, allow it to find you in better relationship with yourself and those in your life. Whether you are managing a life transition/adjustment, relationship trauma, marriage plateau, or family and life distress, you are welcome here.
Relationships are an essential component of life, yet the fact remains that they can get complicated. Whether it is a relationship with yourself, your partner, work, or family, therapy can be the catalyst to moving from complication to cultivation. Certainly time will pass, as it does, allow it to find you in better relationship with yourself and those in your life. Whether you are managing a life transition/adjustment, relationship trauma, marriage plateau, or family and life distress, you are welcome here.
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Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78257
With this amount of time, we have come to specialize in EMDR, DBT, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment and Family Systems.
Do you find yourself bottling things up and believe others would not understand? Do you become so stressed at times that you cannot concentrate at work or school, even to point of avoiding loved ones? Periods of uncertainty and trials come into our lives, but its how we choose to deal with that change that impacts our quality of life. If you're feeling confused, overwhelmed, depressed, anxious or lacking a sense of direction, therapy can help you build the strength you need to get through it and be prepared for whatever life throws your way.
With this amount of time, we have come to specialize in EMDR, DBT, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment and Family Systems.
Do you find yourself bottling things up and believe others would not understand? Do you become so stressed at times that you cannot concentrate at work or school, even to point of avoiding loved ones? Periods of uncertainty and trials come into our lives, but its how we choose to deal with that change that impacts our quality of life. If you're feeling confused, overwhelmed, depressed, anxious or lacking a sense of direction, therapy can help you build the strength you need to get through it and be prepared for whatever life throws your way.
Maile Giles
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, EMDR
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78212
I have been a practicing Marriage and Family Therapist for 15 years.
Let's collaborate and explore what your internal roadblocks are to feel fully alive! What do you want your experience of life to be? What is unconscious that is stopping you from understanding and connecting with yourself, others, life? We can work together to identify blocks and blindspots, gain new awareness and tools. I utilize different types of therapy depending on your needs. NARM- which combines attachment theory and a somatic approach, EMDR, Brainspotting, Emotionally Focused Couple's and Gottman for Couples,Mindfulness and Positive Psychology. I strongly believe in a mind-body approach and lots of psychoeducation.
I have been a practicing Marriage and Family Therapist for 15 years.
Let's collaborate and explore what your internal roadblocks are to feel fully alive! What do you want your experience of life to be? What is unconscious that is stopping you from understanding and connecting with yourself, others, life? We can work together to identify blocks and blindspots, gain new awareness and tools. I utilize different types of therapy depending on your needs. NARM- which combines attachment theory and a somatic approach, EMDR, Brainspotting, Emotionally Focused Couple's and Gottman for Couples,Mindfulness and Positive Psychology. I strongly believe in a mind-body approach and lots of psychoeducation.
Waterloo Counseling Center
LCSW, LPC, LMSW
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78201 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Waterloo Counseling Center is a nonprofit organization offering high quality, affordable therapy. We welcome the entire community and have an expertise in serving the LGBTQIA+ population, people living with HIV/AIDS, veterans and people experiencing trauma. Waterloo accepts many forms of insurance and has a sliding scale based on income for people who are uninsured. We offer individual, couples and family therapy, as well as support groups for bisexual and gay men, trans women and trans men. Waterloo offers web-based therapy over a HIPAA-compliant connection (licensing requirements limit this service to residents of Texas).
Waterloo Counseling Center is a nonprofit organization offering high quality, affordable therapy. We welcome the entire community and have an expertise in serving the LGBTQIA+ population, people living with HIV/AIDS, veterans and people experiencing trauma. Waterloo accepts many forms of insurance and has a sliding scale based on income for people who are uninsured. We offer individual, couples and family therapy, as well as support groups for bisexual and gay men, trans women and trans men. Waterloo offers web-based therapy over a HIPAA-compliant connection (licensing requirements limit this service to residents of Texas).
CHART Counseling Services, Candace Thurman, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78203
Your happy mask won’t cover up your unresolved trauma, family issues, stress, mental health and/or substance abuse issues.
If you are exploring therapy options for you and/or your loved one, then I guess it is safe to say that you are at the point where you feel you’ve tried and tried to fix the same issues only to gain limited to no success. Our goal at CHART Counseling Services is Creating Hope And Restoring Trust. I specialize in helping individuals; young and old, families, and couples gain the necessary tools/skills to be an effective communicator, become assertive, set boundaries, increase confidence and self-esteem, and more importantly become overall mentally fit to face day to day life challenges.
Your happy mask won’t cover up your unresolved trauma, family issues, stress, mental health and/or substance abuse issues.
If you are exploring therapy options for you and/or your loved one, then I guess it is safe to say that you are at the point where you feel you’ve tried and tried to fix the same issues only to gain limited to no success. Our goal at CHART Counseling Services is Creating Hope And Restoring Trust. I specialize in helping individuals; young and old, families, and couples gain the necessary tools/skills to be an effective communicator, become assertive, set boundaries, increase confidence and self-esteem, and more importantly become overall mentally fit to face day to day life challenges.
Laura C McLaughlin
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CPT
Verified Verified
San Antonio, TX 78212
Internal Family Systems helps us to get to know the parts of ourselves we feel disconnected from.
I have been a therapist for 20 years now and have had the privilege and honor to be a helper and guide to countless individuals and couples as they heal and pursue their true Self. "You are the one you have been waiting for,” you have what you need already inside of you, and it is finding the connection to the authentic self that allows us to be connected to others. If you want to find peace within yourself so that you can have peace in your relationships I can help you (and your partner). Through mindfulness and self-compassion we learn to be present with ourselves and others.
Internal Family Systems helps us to get to know the parts of ourselves we feel disconnected from.
I have been a therapist for 20 years now and have had the privilege and honor to be a helper and guide to countless individuals and couples as they heal and pursue their true Self. "You are the one you have been waiting for,” you have what you need already inside of you, and it is finding the connection to the authentic self that allows us to be connected to others. If you want to find peace within yourself so that you can have peace in your relationships I can help you (and your partner). Through mindfulness and self-compassion we learn to be present with ourselves and others.
Through extensive training with Virginia Satir, mother of family therapy, I learned, long ago, that all people come equipped with internal resources for growth. My goal: to help the people who come to me to become aware of those resources – to actualize their unique self. Often, this involves our ferreting out wrong information, gathered while growing up. Generally, this "dated" information is transmitted from parents who, themselves, did not know any better. My intent is to create safe contexts in which a person may discover their strengths while learning how to cope with their perceived "weakness."
Through extensive training with Virginia Satir, mother of family therapy, I learned, long ago, that all people come equipped with internal resources for growth. My goal: to help the people who come to me to become aware of those resources – to actualize their unique self. Often, this involves our ferreting out wrong information, gathered while growing up. Generally, this "dated" information is transmitted from parents who, themselves, did not know any better. My intent is to create safe contexts in which a person may discover their strengths while learning how to cope with their perceived "weakness."
Dr. Kineta Forte
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PhD, LCDC, QCC, QMHP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78209
I am here for you and your family.
Dealing with addiction can be very difficult and overwhelming to deal with alone. Addiction doesn't look the same for everyone but anyone can overcome addiction. Drug abuse and addiction problems can be devastating, not only to the individual but to the family as well. Knowing that you are not alone is the first step to ease your mind. Everyone with an addiction problem has their own story that should be individualized not judged but heard. Identifying the biological, environmental, behavioral, and social causes and consequences of drug use and addiction is just some of the steps that we will face together.
I am here for you and your family.
Dealing with addiction can be very difficult and overwhelming to deal with alone. Addiction doesn't look the same for everyone but anyone can overcome addiction. Drug abuse and addiction problems can be devastating, not only to the individual but to the family as well. Knowing that you are not alone is the first step to ease your mind. Everyone with an addiction problem has their own story that should be individualized not judged but heard. Identifying the biological, environmental, behavioral, and social causes and consequences of drug use and addiction is just some of the steps that we will face together.
My experience ranges from individual, family, and group therapy and I possess the experience necessary to work with children, adolescents, and adults with varying physical and cognitive disabilities, however, the bulk of my client population centers around adolescents and adults.
Hello, my name is Anna G. Gomez and I am currently a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Texas. I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2014 from the University of Texas-Pan American and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling in 2018 from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. My counseling services address concerns including, but not limited to depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, substance use disorders, and anger management. I am bilingual and able to provide services in both English and Spanish.
My experience ranges from individual, family, and group therapy and I possess the experience necessary to work with children, adolescents, and adults with varying physical and cognitive disabilities, however, the bulk of my client population centers around adolescents and adults.
Hello, my name is Anna G. Gomez and I am currently a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Texas. I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2014 from the University of Texas-Pan American and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling in 2018 from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. My counseling services address concerns including, but not limited to depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief, substance use disorders, and anger management. I am bilingual and able to provide services in both English and Spanish.
Jacy Adams
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RPT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Antonio, TX 78229
I work collaboratively with parents as an active participant in therapy to provide education, support, and tools to best help the child and family as a whole.
Hi there! My name is Jacy. As a licensed clinical social worker and registered play therapist, I have found my passion in working with children and families. My therapeutic approach utilizes a strengths-based perspective and honors each child’s unique gifts and needs. My expertise is working with children (ages 3 and up) and providing parenting training and support. I serve children with an array of mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief/loss, chronic/terminal illness, as well as highly sensitive children.
I work collaboratively with parents as an active participant in therapy to provide education, support, and tools to best help the child and family as a whole.
Hi there! My name is Jacy. As a licensed clinical social worker and registered play therapist, I have found my passion in working with children and families. My therapeutic approach utilizes a strengths-based perspective and honors each child’s unique gifts and needs. My expertise is working with children (ages 3 and up) and providing parenting training and support. I serve children with an array of mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief/loss, chronic/terminal illness, as well as highly sensitive children.
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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.