PARENT & FAMILY

Therapy & Coaching

Providing practical tools that help parents and children improve family life through stronger relationships, better communication and healthier behavior patterns.

Parent and Family Therapy is both educational and practical. It is action-oriented and focuses on solving the immediate challenges that families face. Our therapists can support parents or an individual family member to learn research-based theories, techniques and skills that help move families forward toward their goals. We help families assess strengths and weaknesses, understand family behaviors, set actionable and attainable goals, and implement new family practices and communication patterns that help to meet those goals.

 
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Parent & Family Therapy is for any family group or family member who…

 

  • Would like a professional sounding board to sort through family life struggles

  • Is unable to maintain a positive and connected familial relationship

  • Deals frequently with power struggles around family rules, homework, screen time, bedtime, sibling conflicts or other challenges

  • Sees behavior in their children they would like to improve

  • Feels that their family life is out of balance and is looking for more simplicity or a different family lifestyle

  • Is facing the complexities of blended families or the painful transitions that come with divorcing parents

  • Feels stress and contention with tweens, teenagers or young adults, unable to communicate and connect

  • Would like to improve their relationship with their parents, siblings, friends or classmates

  • Wants to be a better parent, but is uncertain of how to improve

 
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Each session is between 50 to 55 minutes in length. We see single parents, couples and the whole family when appropriate. We often see clients anywhere from one session to a number of months, depending on what it is we are working on together. There are no pre-determined number of sessions and the length of your treatment truly is dependent on your circumstance.

 

LOVE FROM OUR CLIENTS

Testimonials

Thank you so much for meeting with me today. You gave me so much insight into my family that I have been too stressed and overwhelmed to actually sit and think about. Our time together was so helpful!

B.F.

After we met, I went home and asked my daughter to help me solve the problem we were experiencing. We had a very emotional and sweet discussion that opened my eyes to all that was troubling her. My empathy increased and we started moving forward, working together.

A.D.

Meeting all together was amazing and I think it really helped to open the dialogue between us and our son. It has also given us peace about how to move forward as parents.

L.C.

OUR PARENT + FAMILY THERAPISTS

 
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Meet Catherine.

Catherine Schmacher, MS, ALMFT
Parent + Family Therapist

Relationships are vital to our experience as humans and how we find our place in this great big world of ours. When we take the time to care for relationships with our friends, families, peers, and ourselves we can begin to open ourselves up to lead fulfilling and happy lives.

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Meet Pam.

Pam Caine, MA, MSW
Parent + Family Therapist

I love working with parents and families. My primary focus is to strengthen family relationships, knowing that every family is made up of distinct individuals, each with their own special gifts and strengths.