A family's patterns of behavior influence the individual and therefore may need to be a part of the treatment plan. In marriage and family therapy (also referred to as psychotherapy), the unit of treatment isn't just the person - even if only a single person is interviewed - it is the set of relationships in which the person is embedded.

Marriage and family therapy is:

  • Brief
  • Solution-focused
  • Specific, with attainable therapeutic goals
  • Designed with the "end in mind"

Marriage and family therapists treat a wide range of serious clinical problems including:

  • Depression
  • Marital problems
  • Anxiety
  • Individual psychological problems
  • Child-parent problems

Research indicates that marriage and family therapy is as effective, and in some cases more effective than standard and/or individual treatments for many mental health problems such as:

  • Adult schizophrenia
  • Affective (mood) disorders
  • Adult alcoholism and drug abuse
  • Children's conduct disorders
  • Adolescent drug abuse
  • Anorexia in young adult women
  • Childhood autism
  • Chronic physical illness in adults and children
  • Marital distress and conflict

About half of the treatment provided by marriage and family therapists is one-on-one with the other half divided between marital/couple and family therapy, or a combination of treatments.

 

Source: The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

The Center for Creative Therapy: Individual, Couple, and Family Counseling, Inc.

 Psychotherapy and Creative Arts Therapy Servicing the Santa Clarita Valley

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