Something in the family has shifted and everyone feels it, even if no one is saying it clearly. Maybe there's a teenager who has stopped talking. Maybe the same fight keeps happening and nobody knows how to stop it. Maybe a big change has left everyone struggling to find their footing.
Olive Branch Family Therapy offers family counseling in Denton, TX for families dealing with ongoing conflict, parent-teen tension, blended family challenges, co-parenting difficulties, and transitions like divorce or remarriage. Our team of LMFTs, LPCs, and LCSWs works with the whole family system, not just one person at a time. Sessions are available in person at our Dallas Drive office and via telehealth throughout Texas. Private pay rates run $95 to $150 per session, and most families are seen within a week of reaching out.
The family counseling work at Olive Branch starts from the premise that what looks like one person's problem is usually a pattern the whole family is caught in together.
Families where the same argument keeps happening and nothing ever resolves often find that family conflict therapy Denton TX is where the cycle itself gets examined rather than just the most recent episode.
When the relationship between a parent and teenager has broken down to the point where communication has almost stopped, parent-teen relationship counseling Denton TX works on that specific relationship rather than the family as a whole.
Families formed through remarriage often carry a different set of tensions than families in conflict, and blended family therapy Denton TX addresses the specific dynamics of stepfamily relationships, parenting differences, and loyalty binds that come with that structure.
Family Systems therapy is the foundation here. Sessions focus on the patterns between family members: how people respond to each other, the roles that developed over time, and the cycles that keep conflict alive.
Your therapist will help clarify who should be in the room and for what purpose, and that may shift as the work progresses. Not every member needs to attend every session.
When the tension between parents is driving the family's difficulties, some families split the work between family sessions and couples counseling so each level of the system gets addressed.
Families dealing with a specific crisis or transition rather than ongoing conflict often find that family therapy addresses that distinction and helps clarify which type of support fits the situation.
Moriah Barr, Marshal Maiwald, and Laura Staples are among our therapists with specialized training in family sessions, adolescent work, blended families, and parenting, giving families a range of clinicians to match their specific situation.
Moriah Barr, LMFT and EMDR Trained, specializes in adolescents, family sessions, parenting, and grief, with experience in infertility and life transitions. Marshal Maiwald, LMFT Associate, focuses on blended families, young adults, and family conflict, and is available via telehealth for families across North Texas. Laura Staples, LMFT Associate, works with families and individuals on growth and healing, with Enneagram-informed insight into how personality shapes family dynamics.
If you're not sure who would be the right fit, the receptionist will talk through your situation and help match you with the right clinician.
Sessions run $95 to $150. Olive Branch is out of network with insurance, and most major plans don't reimburse for family counseling since it doesn't require an individual psychiatric diagnosis. Superbills are available if you'd like to submit for possible reimbursement through your plan.
Payment is accepted by cash, check, HSA, and all major credit cards. The practice also has third-party payer arrangements with local churches for families who need financial support to access care.
No. Who attends each session depends on what the family is working through at a given point. Your therapist will help you think through who should be in the room and when, and that can shift as the focus changes.
Family counseling can still move things forward even when not everyone is willing to come in. Working with the members who are present often creates enough change in the family system that it affects everyone, including those who aren't in the room.
Individual therapy focuses on one person's internal experience. Family counseling looks at the patterns between people and what's happening in the system as a whole. For many situations both can be useful at the same time, and your therapist can help you think through which fits best given what your family is dealing with.
The first session is mostly a conversation. Your therapist will ask about what's been happening, how long it's been going on, and what each person is hoping for. You won't be asked to resolve anything that first day, and you'll leave with a clearer sense of what the work ahead looks like.
Getting started doesn't require having it all figured out first. Most new clients are seen within a week, and reaching out through the contact us page is where it starts, with someone from the office following up to talk through your situation and match your family with the right therapist.
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