Our therapists provide family therapy in Vancouver, WA

Family therapists at Thriveworks in Vancouver, WA have the expertise to identify underlying patterns, roles, and conflicts within family units. These professional counselors serve as educators, mediators, and problem-solvers during sessions. They’re trained to understand how families might operate as their own system or unit, and how individual members function within those same families. If your family is facing hardship, dysfunction, or just needs a little TLC, a licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT) at Thriveworks in Vancouver, WA is here to help. Contact us today.

How Can a Family Counselor Help My Family?

A family therapist’s primary objective really depends on what you and your loved ones are looking for. Different family members may approach therapy with specific goals in mind. A family therapist at Thriveworks in Vancouver, WA is going to ask a lot of questions in order to understand what everyone wants to get out of therapy. Here are some examples of needs that might motivate one or many of you to seek relationship counseling:

• I want to build trust.
• I want to establish healthy boundaries.
• I want to learn how to be a better parent.
• I want to build consistency in my parenting.
• I want to address past confusions and misunderstandings.
• I want to learn how to resolve conflicts better.
• I want to stop having the same fights over and over.
• I want to understand my loved ones better.
• I want my loved ones to understand me better.
• I want to learn to manage my anger.
• I want to forgive.
• I want to reduce tension at home.
• I want my kids to grow up in a safe, secure environment.
• I don’t want my kids to repeat my mistakes.
• I want to feel loved and appreciated.
• I want to learn to harness my family’s strengths.

What to Expect from Family Therapy

In family therapy, you can expect short-term, solution-focused therapy aimed at addressing communication issues, conflicts, or whatever else you bring to the session. What you shouldn’t expect is a counselor telling you that you’re right and your partner/kid/father-in-law is wrong, or vice versa. Family therapy isn’t about blame or punishment. It’s about solving family problems in a safe, secure, supportive environment—with a top-rated family counselor at Thriveworks who knows exactly what they’re doing.

So what do these specialized counselors do? Well, family therapy can sometimes work like this:

1. You notice a problem in your family.
2. Your efforts to fix said problem are a dismal failure. In fact, you might just be making things worse.
3. You schedule an initial session with a family counselor at Thriveworks in Vancouver, WA.
4. The counselor asks you all about the problem, and about its background and context.
5. The counselor asks you about your feelings about the problem.
6. Your counselor uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to gain further insight into the problem.
7. Your counselor proposes a treatment plan—concrete steps you can take—to resolve the problem.
8. You resolve the problem in fewer than 12 sessions and family harmony is restored. You also learn ways to prevent further problems.

Book Thriveworks Family Therapy for You and Your Loved Ones

Thriveworks family therapists in Vancouver, WA don’t give reluctant family members time to change their minds—clients often see their counselors for the first time within the same week. In addition, we offer evening and weekend sessions, and we accept most major insurances.

Call us today to find out how Thriveworks can help your family.