Family therapy can be helpful for most families, and is generally used to address problems within a family dynamic or within a relationship. Family therapy is often shorter term than individual. Following is a list of reasons families often take part in family therapy:

• Aging – the effects on family
• The effects of addiction on the family
• Anger management/Conflict resolution
• Blended and stepfamily challenges
• Caregiving issues
• Co-parenting, single parenting and visitation
• Cultural and multicultural issues
• Divorce
• Families of the chronically mentally ill
• Family challenges with children with developmental variations or physical limitations
• Families with children and adolescents/teens and all of the complexities involved in parenting
• Job loss or retirement
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (LGBTQ) issues
• Life stage transitions – birth of a child, separation, divorce or remarriage
• Loss & grief
• Parent-child relationships throughout the life course
• Parenting for individuals with past trauma
• Single parent/teen conflict
• Stress from illness, disability, or death

Though not exhaustive, this list includes many of the reasons families are often seen together in therapy. Based on your family’s current circumstances, a unique treatment plan will be created to fit your needs. The length of family therapy will vary from family to family.