Family Therapy in Columbus, Ohio

When one person in a family is struggling, the whole household feels it. Family therapy brings everyone into the same room so that the work is not left resting on one person's shoulders. Serving Youth Ohio provides family therapy in Columbus and across Central Ohio, in person and by telehealth.

What this looks like

Family sessions are structured but not formal. Your therapist will meet with the family together, and sometimes with individual members separately, to understand how the household actually functions: who talks to whom, where conflict starts, what everyone is already doing to hold things together.

From there the work is practical. Families learn how to raise hard subjects without it escalating, how to set expectations that hold, and how to repair after a conflict rather than moving past it in silence. Sessions can include parents, children, siblings, grandparents, foster parents, or anyone else in a caregiving role.

Who this is for

• Ongoing conflict between a parent and a child or teenager
• Behavior concerns at home that are not responding to consequences
• Communication that has broken down or turned into avoidance
• Blended families, kinship care, or foster placements adjusting to a new structure
• Families navigating separation or divorce
• Households affected by a member's mental health diagnosis or substance use
• Supporting a child who is also in individual therapy

How this is covered

We are in-network with Molina Healthcare, Buckeye Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, and CareSource. For clients covered by these Ohio Medicaid plans, services are typically provided at little to no out-of-pocket cost. Private pay is welcome, and a limited number of reduced-rate spots are available for clients experiencing financial hardship.

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