What is family therapy?
Family therapy helps families resolve conflicts and strengthen their relationships. It is led by qualified mental health professionals like psychologists, licensed professional counselors (LPCs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) who have extensive training in family dynamics and group communication.
How does family therapy work?
Thriveworks family therapists in Germantown, MD usually begin by asking what everyone’s goals are for family counseling. Family members may need help with very specific issues or with general relationship functioning. But there are three main purposes in family counseling: to educate, to counsel, and to strengthen. Thriveworks also offers online family therapy and in-person services, so you may all meet in an office together or join a video call from your home depending on everyone’s location and availability.
What is the most effective family therapy?
The most effective form of Family therapy will often depend on the family itself, as there are many types of family therapy for therapists to use as they see fit in order to best meet the needs of their clients. However, one of the most commonly used types of family therapy is structural family therapy (SFT). SFT focuses specifically on family dynamics and interactions, looking at how they shape the relationships and structure present in the family. It can be effectively used to treat a variety of concerns.
How do I know if my family needs therapy?
This answer often looks different to each family that starts family therapy. However, some signs that your family might need to consider family counseling include frequent fights or misunderstandings, constant tension, experiencing loss, behavioral issues, marital issues, divorce, and blended family issues, among others.
What is included in family therapy?
In family therapy, therapists will often start by asking questions and assessing individual and family dynamics. From there, they may employ therapeutic techniques such as structured family therapy, CBT, strategic family therapy, and more depending on the present concerns and conflicts. From there, a therapist will work to open lines of communication between family members and facilitate emotional healing and growth.
What is the success rate of family therapy?
Family therapy can be incredibly successful, with some studies reporting a success rate of almost 90% for improving participants’ emotional and mental health, and around 66% for improving their physical health.
Is family therapy conducted in person or online?
Thriveworks therapists in Germantown, MD offer both online family therapy and in-person family therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
How long does family therapy last?
Family therapy is usually short term and solution-focused, with most families accomplishing their goals in 12 sessions or fewer. However, it can also last for longer if the probles at hand are more complex — and that’s okay, too.
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Family Therapy in Germantown, MD—Montgomery Therapists, Counselors
For many of us, family is what makes the world go ‘round. We couldn’t imagine life without our family members and, frankly, we don’t want to. Family can shape everything about us, from what we eat to what we wear to our very purpose and identity.
When trouble strikes a family, the aftermath can be gruesome if not tackled head-on. Family therapy can help: The therapists work to evaluate all aspects of the family and help members resolve or at least manage conflict. The counselors and psychologists at Thriveworks Germantown in Montgomery County know that facing challenges is a normal part of being a family. They work to provide families with support and guidance to allow families to grow closer together through every obstacle they face. Through family therapy, our clients understand their families better and learn to relate to one another in healthy ways.
What Can Family Therapy Help?
One of the main goals of family therapy is for each member to be equally supported and have their voice heard: our clinicians want to see families growing together. Maybe your family is experiencing multiple challenges and they keep piling up one on top of another, or maybe there has been one occasion that your family can’t overcome. Here are examples of challenges that families have faced and overcome through family therapy at Thriveworks:
- Unforeseen crises such as family death, job loss, or loss of home
- Permissive parenting and uncontrollable children
- Domineering parenting and disobedient children
- A marriage that lacks connection
- Hormonal changes or growing pains within a child that may be causing or increasing conflict
- A family member (or members) with unmet needs
- Unresolved tension/strain in family relationships
- A family member facing a mental illness diagnosis
How Can Family Therapy Help?
If your family has undergone or is currently undergoing one or more of these challenges, family therapy could be just what you need. Sometimes extra guidance and support while working through your issues can be that helping hand your family needs to start your path toward a happier life as a unit. In family therapy, our clinicians can assist by:
- Opening or reopening communication lines
- Equipping each family member with the tools they require to articulate their needs
- Providing guidance on how to healthily support your family members
- Teaching how to use calming techniques to resolve differences or tension between individual family members.
Schedule Family Therapy at Thriveworks Germantown in Montgomery County Today
Do you feel like your family is chartering in unknown and/or unwanted territory and can’t find a way out? At Thriveworks, we know that growing closer as a family is challenging, but it is possible. Our counselors can provide guidance and support throughout your journey.
Are you ready to get your family back on track? Our goal at Thriveworks is to offer a safe space for families to work together. We have a “no waiting list” policy, and you and your family can have your first session within the week. Also, we partner with a variety of insurance companies. We strive to provide exceptional services to all of our clients.
If you are ready to meet with one of our family therapists, give Thriveworks Germantown a call today at (240) 949-6808.
