Everyone who shares a table
Family therapy
For households that came together by marriage, adoption, kinship or foster placement, and are working out how to be one table.
A new adult, a new house and a new set of rules rarely arrive at the same pace for everyone. Family sessions give each person a turn, and a way to hear the others without taking sides.
Anibal sees families in English, in Spanish or in both in the same hour.
What to expect
Sixty minutes, every week or every other week
Siblings and stepsiblings, as the family chooses
English, Spanish or both
How family therapy works
What a session looks like
Each person gets a turn to say what is working and what is hard. Anibal keeps the room even, and ends with one thing each person will try at home.
How we work
Anibal uses family therapy: he looks at how the household talks and decides together, not at who is to blame. He explains each step first.
What this is not
It is not a custody evaluation and not a place to build a case. We do not write letters for court about who should have a child.
How often, and how it is paid
Your clinician sets the pace with you. Fees, insurance and receipts are on the fees page.
How fees work
Three questions
Who has to come?
Whoever is part of the daily life of the household and is willing. Some sessions have two adults, some have everyone. We plan it with you.
What if the adults disagree?
That is part of the work. We ask each adult what they hope for and look for the places where those hopes meet.
Can both homes take part?
Yes, with the consent each parent holds under the court order or parenting plan. We ask to see it.
Ready to start?
Write to us and say who lives in your home. We suggest who comes to the first session.