Family Therapy

Family therapy can involve an entire family or specific members of a family, with the goal of addressing specific concerns or patterns that have negatively impacted relationships within a family system. 

 How do we start family therapy

Necessary forms, including the consent, a safe harbor and payment information is provided since this the family members are “the client,” and this service isn’t billed to insurance.   When the parents of a minor are no longer in a relationship and have joint custody, then two sets of forms will need to be completed.  Payment responsibility is communicated to APS, and is billed accordingly. 

Family therapy begins by completing intakes with parents, followed by the children.   After the intakes have been completed, Dr. Anderson works with the family to develop therapy goals based on the presented concerns and requested assistance from the individuals.  Session frequency is discussed, and sessions are scheduled regularly.  Sessions may alternate between family sessions and individual sessions.  Individual sessions with different family members are requested in an effort to support participants, check-in on their response to a given session, and to prepare for an upcoming family therapy session.  

Is family therapy the same as Parent-Child Relationship Repair (PCRR)

No, family therapy is different from PCRR.  Family therapy is generally not intended for resist-refuse dynamics that involves often times a large period when a parent has not had parenting time with a child.  Family therapy does not require coparenting work, nor does it require both parents to be involved in therapy.   Family therapy may involve one or both parents.  For example, some families have parents who are no longer in a relationship, and therefore live in separate households.  If the concern is primary related to one parent of household, then the other parent may not be participating in sessions.