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Family Therapy in Las Vegas
Systemic, evidence-based family therapy that works with the patterns connecting family members, not just the presenting problem. In person at Downtown Summerlin and via teletherapy throughout Nevada.
Our Approach
The Family as a System
Family therapy starts from a different premise than individual therapy. Rather than understanding one person's symptoms or behavior in isolation, it looks at the patterns of interaction within the family system that shape how each member experiences themselves and each other.
We draw from Virginia Satir's communication model, which focuses on how family members express and receive emotional experience, alongside structural family therapy approaches that address hierarchies, boundaries, and the organizational patterns that either support or undermine family functioning.
The goal is not to assign fault or identify a "problem person." It's to help the family develop healthier ways of relating: more honest communication, clearer boundaries, and greater capacity to support each member's emotional needs.
Satir Model
Focuses on how family members communicate, express emotional needs, and experience their worth within the family system.
Structural
Addresses family hierarchy, boundaries, and organizational patterns that shape roles and relationships across generations.
Narrative
Helps families examine the stories they tell about themselves (who carries the problem, who is the helper) and open space for new ones.
What We Address
Common Reasons Families Seek Therapy
Parent-Child Conflict
Recurring conflict, power struggles, disconnection, and the breakdown of communication between parents and children at any developmental stage.
Adolescent Difficulties
Behavioral changes, emotional dysregulation, school problems, withdrawal, or concerning behaviors in teenagers, understood within the family context rather than in isolation.
Blended Family Adjustment
The complex relational dynamics of stepfamilies, including loyalty conflicts, establishing authority, and building new family identity alongside existing bonds.
Family Transitions
Divorce and co-parenting, relocation, loss of a family member, serious illness, and other disruptions that reorganize the family system and challenge established roles.
Communication Breakdown
Families where members feel unheard, misunderstood, or unable to navigate conflict without escalation. Building new communication patterns that allow for genuine exchange.
Grief and Loss
Loss affects every family member differently and can create disconnection just when closeness is most needed. Family therapy creates a shared container for grief that honors each person's experience.
Las Vegas & Nevada
Begin Family Therapy
We offer family therapy at our Downtown Summerlin office and via teletherapy throughout Nevada. Reach out to discuss whether family therapy is the right fit for what your family is navigating.
Common Questions
About Family Therapy
What is family therapy and how does it work?
Family therapy works with the relational patterns connecting family members rather than treating one person in isolation. Sessions address communication, boundaries, and the dynamics that shape how everyone in the family experiences each other.
Who attends sessions?
It depends on the presenting concerns. Some sessions include all family members; others work with specific dyads (parent and child, co-parents, siblings). We discuss the most effective structure at the outset.
What issues does family therapy address?
Parent-child conflict, communication breakdown, blended family adjustment, adolescent difficulties, family transitions, grief and loss, and any concern that is understood most fully at the level of the family system.
Is teletherapy available?
Yes. Family therapy is available via secure video for families throughout Nevada. Multiple family members can join from the same location or separate locations.