family therapy

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the psychotherapeutic treatment of more than one member of a family simultaneously at the same session, based on the assumption that problems can best be understood and corrected by observing the interaction of family members and identifying methods for improving their interrelationships.

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Origin of family therapy

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby family therapy

family practice, family room, family skeleton, family style, family support, family therapy, family tree, family-tree theory, family values, family way, famine

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How to use family therapy in a sentence

If the Huddlestons were accepted, Ronie, Elizabeth and their children would stay at a private mountain retreat for a week, dividing their time between fun activities and intensive, professionally led family therapy.
In the shadow of the towers: Five lives and a world transformed|Joby Warrick, Souad Mekhennet|September 2, 2021|Washington Post
During a family therapy session, Nicky confronts his father.
‘Web Junkie’ Is a Harrowing Documentary on China’s Internet Addiction Rehab Clinics|Marlow Stern|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Marriage or family therapy is ideally an educational experience.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett
Often, family therapy can provide more effective help to a troubled individual than therapy that treats the individual alone.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett

Paradoxical intention, discussed in Chapter 11, can also be very helpful in marriage and family therapy.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett
Marriage therapy and family therapy are not magic wands that can be waved over trouble to make things better.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett
Marriage and family therapy treats emotional disorders in terms of the interdependent relationships among members.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for family therapy

family therapy

noun

a form of psychotherapy in which the members of a family participate, with the aim of improving communications between them and the ways in which they relate to each other

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