Something is off, and everyone in the house feels it. Maybe the same fight keeps happening with no resolution. Maybe your teenager has shut down completely and you don't know how to reach them. Maybe a major change has left everyone struggling to find their footing again.
Olive Branch Family Therapy offers family therapy in Denton, TX for families dealing with conflict, communication breakdown, parent-teen tension, blended family challenges, 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.
Families rarely come in because everything is fine. They come in because someone is hurting, or because a pattern has taken hold that nobody knows how to break.
Conflict that keeps cycling through the same arguments, where everyone feels blamed and nothing actually resolves, is exactly what family conflict therapy Denton TX is designed to interrupt.
When a teenager's anxiety is pulling the whole household into a state of tension, adolescent counseling for anxiety Denton TX works with the adolescent directly while helping the family understand what's driving it.
Families working through separation or divorce often need support that holds the whole picture, and family therapy for divorce Denton TX helps parents and children navigate that transition without anyone carrying it alone.
The family counseling work at Olive Branch uses Family Systems Therapy to look at what's happening between family members, not just what any one person is struggling with on their own.
Sessions focus on patterns, the roles that developed over time, and the cycles that keep conflict alive. Understanding the pattern is what makes it possible to change it.
Your therapist will help clarify who should be in the room and why, and that may shift as the work progresses. Not every family member needs to attend every session.
Families dealing with ongoing conflict, communication breakdown, or a specific crisis often find that family counseling addresses the pattern driving the conflict rather than just the most recent argument.
When the strain between parents is part of what's affecting the family as a whole, some families move between family sessions and couples counseling depending on what needs attention at a given point.
Both services are available at Olive Branch, so families don't have to piece together care from multiple providers or start over when the focus shifts.
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. 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, with Enneagram-informed insight into how personality shapes family dynamics.
If you're not sure who would be the best 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 therapy 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 change as the focus shifts.
Family therapy can still move things forward even when not everyone participates. Working with the members who are willing to engage often creates enough change in the system that it affects the whole family, including those who aren't in the room.
Individual therapy focuses on one person's internal experience. Family therapy looks at the patterns between people and what's happening in the system as a whole. For many adolescent struggles, both can be helpful at the same time.
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 in that first meeting, and you'll leave with a clearer sense of what the work ahead looks like.
You don't need to have it all figured out before you call. Most new clients are seen within a week, and reaching out through the contact us page is where it starts — someone from the office will follow up to talk through your situation and match you with the right therapist for your family.
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