Treatments · Therapies
Family and couples therapy
AAMFT on the systems-oriented therapies that treat the relationship as the patient.
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy6 min read
Family and couples therapy treat patterns inside a relationship system rather than symptoms inside one person. AAMFT's overview lays out the major schools (Bowenian, structural, strategic, emotionally-focused, Gottman), the typical course of treatment, and how to verify a clinician's training.
Especially relevant for adolescent mental health, where family-based treatments often outperform individual therapy.
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