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532 people sought family therapy help at Chesterfield in the last year

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Hello, I'm Shelby Pearce, a compassionate ally on your journey dedicated to providing a safe and understanding space where, together, we can navigate ... Hello, I'm Shelby Pearce, a compassionate ally on your journey dedicated to providing a safe and understanding space where, together, we can navigate life's challenges with empathy and perseverance. Read more

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By providing a person-centered, strengths-based, holistic therapeutic experience, I hope to help you make positive, long-lasting changes for a happy a... By providing a person-centered, strengths-based, holistic therapeutic experience, I hope to help you make positive, long-lasting changes for a happy and fulfilling life. Read more

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As an LPC-Resident with 20 years of experience in the mental health field, I would like to help you move past barriers that keep you from being the be... As an LPC-Resident with 20 years of experience in the mental health field, I would like to help you move past barriers that keep you from being the best you can be, through our work together you will be empowered to make the changes needed to live a more satisfying and fulfilling life. Read more

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What is your go-to approach for family therapy?

In family therapy, my priority is to establish a comfortable and supportive environment that fosters a strong clinical relationship. I believe this partnership enables clients to leverage their individual strengths and capabilities effectively.

What tools do you teach in family therapy?

A range of tools, techniques, and resources is utilized during family therapy to support families. For example, I often share strategies for fostering healthy communication patterns among family members.

How do you know when a client is making meaningful progress in family therapy?

I recognize meaningful progress in therapy when families report improvements in issues identified during their initial intake. This demonstrates their successful application of therapeutic strategies to their daily lives.

What can clients do in their personal time to supplement family therapy?

To enhance the therapy experience, family members are encouraged to complete therapeutic homework and hold each other accountable for commitments made during sessions. This approach reinforces learning and fosters collective progress.

What should someone do to prepare for starting family therapy?

Before the intake session, I advise checking with your insurance company to understand your mental health benefits fully. The intake process includes discussing a variety of questions to understand your biological, psychological, and social factors, your reasons for seeking therapy, and your mental health goals. This helps determine if I am the right fit for your needs or if a referral to another professional is necessary.

Starting Family therapy

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 Chesterfield, VA 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 Chesterfield, VA 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.

Need more help deciding?

Family Therapy and Counseling – Therapists and Counselors in Chesterfield VA

Family therapy is simply counseling for the whole family. Instead of a single family member experiencing a problem and seeking individual therapy, the family as a whole may be in distress, as in the example above. Or if one member is facing a problem, such as alcoholism, the entire family may seek counseling to learn how to best help that family member.

If you think you could benefit from family therapy, reach out to Thriveworks Chesterfield. Our family therapists are here to help and look forward to meeting you.

How Does Family Therapy Work?

During family therapy, the participating members of the family come together with a counselor to discuss whatever difficulties they are facing. The therapist will help the family strengthen communication skills and identify barriers to good communication, including any underlying issues that have not been addressed. Most of the time all of the family members will attend, though there may be instances in which only certain members come to a session.

Most of the time, unpleasant episodes pass by and life returns to normal. For others, life as they once knew it spirals downward, causing situations and relationships to deteriorate still further. When life becomes intolerable, someone in the family might reach out and seek help from a counselor in Chesterfield. They may pursue the services of a family counseling service or a qualified family therapist. Quite often other family members are reluctant to join in, though most tend to partake eventually. When this happens, the disquiet has the potential to recede and the family can again embrace life together.

Thriveworks Chesterfield family therapy has a simple goal: to help family members improve communication and resolve conflicts. If your family is struggling, or just needs a little help coping with a particular situation, give us a call. We’ve worked with quite a few families in distress. They got back on track and so can your family.

Who Needs Family Counseling?

The typical benchmark for determining when to seek counseling is true also in family counseling. If disruption is occurring regularly or is particularly traumatic, it is appropriate to seek professional help. Whether the impact is currently felt by the entire family or just a single member, family counseling can help.

For example, if one member of the family is alcoholic, the entire family may seek counseling to learn skills for helping the family member without enabling them. Or, a family member diagnosed with ADHD may result in the entire family attending counseling for a period of time. Family members may need help understanding the diagnosis and how it will impact their relationships, but they may also need help in learning how to support the family member. Or, as in the first example, perhaps a change in relationships, a new family member, or a major move have impacted the health of the entire family’s relationships.

What Issues Can Be Addressed in Chesterfield Family Counseling?

Life is fluid insomuch as it’s always changing and presenting us with new challenges. For the most part, we adapt to whatever life throws our way and move ahead with the times. Unfortunately, changes and challenges can sometimes be too much to handle. This is especially so when negative changes materialize in us or our loved ones. Challenges that can prove disruptive to family life can include some of the following:

  • Academic underachievement
  • Alzheimer’s
  • Behavioral disorders in children ADD/ADHD
  • Codependency
  • Domestic abuse
  • Emotional disturbance
  • Family conflicts
  • Peer relationships

Whether or not you see your family’s specific situation on the list above, if you sense your family would benefit from seeing a therapist, give us a call. We can help your family define the problems it is facing and develop the skills to move through them.

Scheduling Family Therapy at Thriveworks Chesterfield

Perhaps you and your family are at a place where there’s more disharmony in the home than harmony. If so, our therapists may be able to help reset your lives so that you can move back toward the light. Give us a call today, explore your options, and see how we may be able to assist. You can look forward to many benefits: We offer evening and weekend sessions, provide same-week appointments, and accept most major insurances.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 585+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
Learn more about pricing for therapy and counseling services at Thriveworks.

Our Chesterfield therapists and counselors accept 28 insurance plans

  • Aetna

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia Medicare Advantage

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia | BCBS HMO

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia | BCBS PPO

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia | Exchange

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • CareFirst Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia | BCBS PPO

  • Carelon

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Cigna | Evernorth EAP

  • Cigna | Evernorth Medicare Advantage

  • Compsych

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Self-pay costs at Chesterfield
Talk therapy

Talk therapy

Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Talk therapy

Psychiatry

Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management

First session

$1

Ongoing sessions

$1

Hear from our clients

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Sarah Hawkins is a very compassionate person. She always encouraged me to try my hardest to solved my problems using her advise. I am bless for having her as my therapist.
Read more Sarah Hawkins is a very compassionate person. She always encouraged me to try my hardest to solved my problems using her advise. I am bless for having her as my therapist.
Sarah Feb 2024
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Ms. Brenda, is a outstanding MHP, she takes times to listen and gives outstanding advice. She always give suggested reading and the reading has helped tremendously.
Read more Ms. Brenda, is a outstanding MHP, she takes times to listen and gives outstanding advice. She always give suggested reading and the reading has helped tremendously.
ROBERT Feb 2024
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I had reached out to several therapists to find one that would fit. My therapist Noel, reached out and explained on what methods she uses to help with certain issues. She is a great fit for me and I am looking forward with working with her.
Read more I had reached out to several therapists to find one that would fit. My therapist Noel, reached out and explained on what methods she uses to help with certain issues. She is a great fit for me and I am looking forward with working with her.
Lynn Feb 2024
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I have looked so long for a new counselor and finally found a wonderful therapist through thrive works… Rhiannon Price has been working with me and has helped me so much
Read more I have looked so long for a new counselor and finally found a wonderful therapist through thrive works… Rhiannon Price has been working with me and has helped me so much
Michelle Feb 2024
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I really like my therapist Patricia Colby. She is so easy to talk to, and has a flexible schedule. She is understanding and really puts you at ease.
Read more I really like my therapist Patricia Colby. She is so easy to talk to, and has a flexible schedule. She is understanding and really puts you at ease.
Danielle Feb 2024
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My view with Dr. Young was a real eye opener.
Randy Feb 2024
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My therapist has helped me a lot and I'm going to continue with my session to approve myself even more
Read more My therapist has helped me a lot and I'm going to continue with my session to approve myself even more
Natasha Feb 2024
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I was very satisfied with first session/consultation with my therapist. I feel confident she will address my needs and look forward to working with her.
Read more I was very satisfied with first session/consultation with my therapist. I feel confident she will address my needs and look forward to working with her.
Marjorie Feb 2024
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Where to find us

Getting here

Across the street is Simple Intervention and Huff Poole & Mahoney PC legal services. Next door is Branches of Life and the office of dentist Sasala Albert. There is also a Starbucks in the parking lot, as well as First Watch restaurant and TowneBank.

Phone number

(804) 375-5195

Languages spoken by VA providers

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