Couples/Family Therapy Treatment Report

Category: Psychotherapy

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Generic Name: Couples/Family Therapy

What is Couples/Family Therapy?

An example of Couples/Family Therapy

Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy and family systems therapy, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
A recent event or problem in the couple or family 18 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Improve communication 11 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Support mental / emotional health 8 0
Substance abuse in family 4 1 Efficacy_slight
Mood 4 0
Emotional changes 2 0

See all 91 patients currently participating in Couples/Family Therapy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 1
None
 20

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Couples/Family Therapy

Stress 3
Feelings of hopelessness 2
Despair 2
Rage 1
Therapist bias against me 1
Feeling of alienation 1
See all 12 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently participating in Couples/Family Therapy. See all 23 dosages ►

  45 min monthly 50 min monthly 60 min monthly 150 min monthly 100 min monthly 120 min monthly 45 min weekly 50 min weekly 60 min weekly 90 min weekly
  3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 16 Number of Patients: 16 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 9 Number of Patients: 9 5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 23 Number of Patients: 23 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Couples/Family Therapy(multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 23   Other: 61%
Felt finished with this treatment 10   Felt finished with this treatment: 26%
Expense 7   Expense: 18%
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help 6   This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help: 16%
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help 6   This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help: 16%
Found another therapist or program I preferred 3   Found another therapist or program I preferred: 8%
No convenient appointments available 3   No convenient appointments available: 8%
I didn't have enough time 2   I didn't have enough time: 5%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 3%

See all 38 patients who’ve stopped participating in Couples/Family Therapy

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been In Couples/Family Therapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped participating in Couples/Family Therapy

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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Couples/Family Therapy

Always
 11 44%
Usually
 10 40%
Sometimes
 2 8%
Never
 2 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Couples/Family Therapy

Very
 2 8%
Somewhat
 9 36%
A little
 6 24%
Not at all
 8 32%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Couples/Family Therapy

$200+
 5 28%
$100-199
 4 22%
$50-99
 4 22%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 5 28%

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6 patient evaluations for Couples/Family Therapy

Purpose: A long-term problem in the couple or family (Started Apr 10, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 31, 2011 50 min Monthly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate NeverNeverNeverNeverNever SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Feb 24, 2011 50 min Monthly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
May 21, 2010 50 min Monthly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Aug 21, 2008 120 min Monthly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Side effects:
Exposing our true feelings
Date
May 31, 2011
Advice & Tips
We tried quite a few couples therapists over the years but they just didn't work for us. Finally one of my old therapists realized how close we were to divorcing (mainly because of my depression, PTSD, and the length of my illness and severity of my condition that led to four suicide attempts) and recommended we see Jill before we did one more thing. She was amazing. Truly a gifted therapist and human being. We all pretty much thought our marriage was pretty hopeless but the fact that we were willing to commit to trying to see if there was any hope of salvaging and healing was enough for Jill to encourage us to come. Otherwise, if we hadn't of said, "Yes, we are committed to trying," she would have said, "I'm sorry. I just can't work with couples that are not committed." Five years later much has happened. I also found a new individual psychologist (thanks to Jill) so I was finally getting the help I needed individually, and in May of 2010, Laura, my therapist, saw how frustrated I was with all the bad psychiatrists I had had at Kaiser... that she called an old acquaintance who still worked there and it took nine months of haggling with Kaiser but I finally "was allowed" to see him and he got my meds straightened out for the first time in 10 years. So a lot has contributed to our marriage life improving but most of all, it's like Jill said: You have to be committed and work hard.
Cost
$100-199 monthly
Date
Feb 24, 2011
Advice & Tips
Couples therapy with this therapist has been nothing short of miraculous. We were on the edge of despair, hopelessness, no communication and obviously divorce. This past five years has been a roller coaster ride all the way but we have all benefitted and learned from it. There is much less despair and hopelessness. Communication has improved but mostly because we have had to accept that we are two very different people who do not have anything in common in terms of how we problem solve, deal with stress, etc. When I say "accept" this is an ongoing process that is still very hard to adhere to. Now my husband wants us to stop therapy all together. I do not want to. I think we need this space to continue to figure out whether we can live as "room mates" or whether we have the strength and desire to be happier and go our separate ways. I think both of us wish there was still hope to re-kindle what we had physically when we met 36 years ago but there has been too much water under our bridge and it just isn't going to happen. So I shall report in a month or so to see if we will try to see this therapist once a month still. I think we (I) deserve at least that much.
Cost
$100-199 monthly
Date
May 21, 2010
Advice & Tips
Jill K. has literally helped us save our marriage. It's hard work and one has to really trust that it's worth the time and effort it takes not only in therapy but at home. Unexpected benefits is real life changes in our attitudes, understanding of ourselves, our relationship and how we affect each other, our history and how it affected us long term, etc. Our daily life now is so much more relaxed and we are able to deal much more effectively the big and little stresses and problems that arise in any marriage. And if there is something we feel we can't handle by ourselves we have learned to shelve it until we have therapy -- even if that means waiting three weeks.
Cost
$100-199 monthly
Date
Aug 21, 2008
Advice & Tips
Good marriage counselors are hard to find so keep looking and don't give up. If one of the SO's are resistant to getting help I am not sure what to say other than if you know other couples who are in therapy then make sure your SO knows that. Often, people feel embarassed or that it's not "normal" to seek help for such personal problems. Being vulnerable with one's SO as well as a trained professional is not easy but it does get easier as time goes on and if the therapist is worth her weight in gold!
Cost
$200+ monthly
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Purpose: A long-term problem in the couple or family (Started Jun 30, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 13, 2010 110 min Monthly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: A long-term problem in the couple or family (Started Dec 01, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 02, 2010 120 min Monthly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Aug 20, 2008 120 min Monthly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks
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