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 Cedar Park, TX 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 Cedar Park, TX 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 and Counseling in Cedar Park, TX
Every family faces challenges that knock it off balance, and seeking an outside perspective can help regain equilibrium. Family therapy has supported many families through such challenges, helping each member grow together.
At Thriveworks Cedar Park, our therapists are dedicated to supporting families through life’s difficulties. We believe families can face their problems together—simply call our office at (512) 975-2978 to start working with a family therapist today.
Could Therapy Help Your Family?
Family counseling often utilizes family structural therapy and family systems therapy. These techniques focus on how a family provides comfort, sets expectations, copes with stress, and defines values. Understanding these functions helps families understand each member and fosters unity and peace. Therapists may also explore personality types, birth order, and love languages to achieve this understanding.
The goal of family therapy is interdependence, where each member’s unique needs and talents are respected, and everyone works together and supports each other. Healthy, interdependent families experience many benefits, including:
- Less risk of poverty through shared income potential
- More comfort and emotional connection between family members
- Better attachments between children and parents
- Less risk of depression and anxiety disorders
- Greater coping skills for hardship, stress, and challenges
- Fewer cases of abuse and neglect
When Is the Right Time for Family Therapy?
Consider family therapy if multiple people in your family are affected by a challenge and the way forward will affect everyone. Family therapy can provide a safe space to work through issues together. Common situations that may benefit from family therapy include:
- Hormonal changes in parents or adolescents leading to conflict
- Lack of premarital or marriage maintenance counseling
- Abuse, neglect, or addiction
- Overbearing or lax parenting styles
- Unequally distributed care for a special-needs family member
- Unmet needs of family members
- Strained spousal, parent/child, or in-law relationships
- Crises such as death, job loss, loss of home, or illness/injury
- A marriage lacking intimacy
These challenges don’t have easy fixes, but with time, empathy, and humility, families can learn to work together.
Scheduling Family Therapy at Thriveworks Cedar Park, TX
Let’s get started. Contact Thriveworks Cedar Park today to build a stronger, healthier family at (512) 975-2978.
