What to Expect from Couples Counseling
A couples counseling center is a place that families or individuals can receive counseling and assistance with various situations which will affect them as a unit, or as an individual. The kind of counseling provided at these places could include marital, family, and substance abuse help, in addition to trauma therapy. Also, therapy provided at family counseling centers may offer services like housing help, home evaluations for adoption or custody cases, and unwanted pregnancies or drug abuse prevention programs for young people.
In the first initial contact with a family counseling center, a person will provide information on the specific problems they are suffering from, how it could affect their family, and what they hope to achieve by going to an individual counseling session. Therapists are fully trained to listen, be compassionate, and know what kind of information they need to obtain in order to properly extend their services to individuals and their family. The staff will be also able to explain any charges which are associated with therapy, payment plans and time tables, and offer recommendations for other services, should they be unable to help with a certain situation within their facility.
Marital and family therapy are 2 common kinds of therapy that are provided at these counseling centers. A family which is suffering through a divorce, death, remarriage, or other such circumstances may need counseling in order to help ease the transition better. Should a husband and wife be experiencing problems with their marriage, counseling centers could be able to provide counseling to help them work through their issues.
Substance abuse help is yet another kind of counseling which is offered at marriage counseling centers. Some may not be able to offer medical treatment, however, they could provide referrals and help individuals and their families work through their situation in combination with a medical expert. These services could be split between children and adult family members.
Call Koepke Marriage And Family & Mental Health Counseling, PLLC, at (716) 688-5002 today to find out more about the individual and couples counseling we offer. We are based in Erie County, NY.