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Counseling for families
Boedecker Counseling Services offers family therapy to help families communicate more openly, understand the patterns in their relationships, navigate challenges together, and strengthen their connections.
Family therapy is one of the counseling formats the practice offers, alongside individual and couples counseling. If you are considering counseling as a family, a consultation is a good place to talk about what you are hoping for.
Family therapy is counseling that focuses on relationships and the ways family members interact with one another. Rather than centering on one person, it looks at the patterns between people: how you talk, listen, solve problems, and respond to stress.
In family therapy, family members can work toward healthier communication, a better understanding of one another, and new ways of handling disagreements. Counseling may also help a family navigate conflict, stress, and life changes together.
Family therapy differs from individual counseling, which centers on one person’s experience and goals, and from couples counseling, which focuses on the relationship between partners. Who takes part in sessions can vary; it is discussed and decided together, based on your family’s goals and clinical considerations. Everyone who takes part in family therapy must be 14 or older.
Exploring the roles, patterns, and expectations that shape how your family interacts, and how they developed over time.
Practicing ways to express needs and to listen to one another more clearly and respectfully.
Looking at how disagreements unfold and finding steadier ways to handle conflict, stress, and transitions.
Building on your family’s strengths and finding ways for family members to feel more understood and connected.
Families come to counseling for many reasons. Some common ones include:
The first step is reaching out. Call or email the practice to schedule a free 15-minute consultation, or use the “Schedule an Appointment” link to book through Headway, the separately operated platform the practice uses for appointment scheduling and intake. Please do not include sensitive health information in email.
In early conversations, you can talk about what your family is hoping for, which family members might take part, and whether family therapy feels like a good fit. Goals and participation are discussed collaboratively, and arrangements depend on your family’s needs and clinical considerations.
Questions about cost or coverage? See insurance and fees or contact the practice.
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Telehealth counseling for individuals, couples, and families ages 14 and older throughout Florida.
Everyone who takes part in family therapy must be 14 or older. Beyond that, who takes part depends on your family’s goals and on what is clinically appropriate. It is discussed during a consultation and in early sessions, so please ask about your family’s specific situation when you reach out.
Not necessarily. Participation is discussed together and may vary with your family’s goals and clinical considerations. Your counselor can talk with you about what makes sense for your family.
Couples counseling focuses on the relationship between two partners. Family therapy looks more broadly at the relationships and interactions among members of a family. If you are unsure which is a better fit, a consultation is a good place to talk it through.
Families seek counseling for many reasons, including communication difficulties, recurring conflict, major life transitions, changes in family roles, strain in relationships, and difficulty understanding one another’s needs. Whether family therapy is a good fit for your family’s concerns can be discussed during a consultation.
Call or email the practice to schedule a free 15-minute consultation, or use the “Schedule an Appointment” link to book through Headway. Please do not include sensitive health information in email.
More answers about insurance, fees, and getting started are on the frequently asked questions page.
Building healthier ways of connecting with others.
Guidance through change — expected or not.
Working together on connection, communication, and conflict.
Reach out by phone or email to talk about what your family is looking for and whether family therapy feels like a good fit. Ready to get started? Schedule an appointment online.
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