Therapies · Family Therapy · Phoenixville · Philadelphia · Avondale
Family sessions are part of treatment at our Phoenixville, Center City Philadelphia and Avondale offices, and can be held by secure video for families spread across Pennsylvania and beyond.
Addiction happens inside relationships, and recovery has to as well. Partners, parents, adult children and chosen family are welcome in the work.
Family therapy is not a session where everyone lists what the client did wrong. It is structured clinical work on the patterns the whole system fell into while trying to survive: secrecy, rescuing, monitoring, walking on eggshells, exploding, going numb.
Those patterns were adaptations. They made sense at the time. They also tend to keep the cycle running after someone gets sober — which is why we treat them directly.
Sessions cover boundaries that are real and enforceable, how to talk about money and trust, what to do about a relapse before it happens, and how to stop organizing every conversation around substance use.
Family members also get education: what withdrawal looks like, what our program actually does each day, what medication does and does not do, and what to expect in the first ninety days after discharge.
Clinically reviewed by Andrea Kiotis, MA, LPC, CAADC — Clinical Director.
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Family involvement is coordinated by your individual therapist, with your written consent, at whatever pace is clinically appropriate.
Structured sessions with the people who matter most — partners, parents, adult children, siblings, chosen family.
Concrete agreements everyone can actually keep, replacing ultimatums nobody follows through on.
Practicing hard conversations in the room, with a clinician present, before having them at the kitchen table.
What addiction is, what our program does, what medication does, and what recovery realistically looks like month by month.
A written plan made calmly in advance for what everyone does if use resumes — decided before the crisis, not during it.
Referrals to Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, family support groups and individual therapy for family members who need their own.
Want to know if family therapy is right for you?
Call (610) 233-4342Choose the right schedule
Start with the support you need now, then step down as recovery becomes more stable.
About 6 hours a day · 5 days a week
Our most structured outpatient level of care, with a full clinical day at our Phoenixville, Philadelphia or Avondale office while you continue living at home.
Explore our PHP program →9–15 hours a week · Day or evening
A flexible in-person schedule for people who need substantial addiction treatment while balancing work, school, family or a step down from PHP.
Explore our IOP program →Secure online care · Statewide access
Clinically appropriate Pennsylvania residents can join structured groups and therapy from home without traveling to one of our three offices.
Explore our statewide virtual IOP →Family therapy is often the difference between a good discharge and one that unravels in three weeks.
SAMHSA's protocol on family therapy in substance use treatment describes family involvement as improving engagement, retention and outcomes across levels of care.[1]
NIDA's principles also name the surrounding social environment as a factor treatment must address, not ignore.[2]
Because our care is outpatient, you go home to your family every night. That makes family work more urgent here than in a residential program, not less.
Nothing is shared without your written consent. You decide who is involved and what they are told.
Want to know if family therapy is right for you?
Call (610) 233-4342We track every client from admission to discharge with the BARC-10 recovery capital scale and the PHQ-9 / GAD-7 mental health screens. These are our own program results.
53%
of clients complete our PHP and IOP programs — vs. a national average near 26% for similar outpatient programs.
+9
point average gain on the BARC-10 recovery capital scale from admission to discharge.
-5.95
point average drop in combined PHQ-9 / GAD-7 anxiety and depression scores during treatment.
2215 Kimberton Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460
Serving Phoenixville, Kimberton, Royersford, Collegeville, Spring City, Pottstown, King of Prussia, Norristown, Malvern, Exton, Downingtown and West Chester.
Learn about our Phoenixville office →1026 Winter Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Serving Center City, Chinatown, Washington Square West, Rittenhouse, South Philadelphia, Fishtown, Northern Liberties, University City and the Main Line.
Learn about our Philadelphia office →1284 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale, PA 19311
Serving Avondale, Kennett Square, West Grove, Oxford, Landenberg, Coatesville and the Route 41 corridor of southern Chester County.
Learn about our Avondale office →In person at Phoenixville, Center City Philadelphia and Avondale, with video sessions available when family live farther away.
family therapy is one part of a treatment plan built around you. These are the other approaches your therapist may combine with it.
The backbone of our groups and individual sessions — mapping triggers, thoughts and behavior.
Learn more about CBT — Cognitive Behavioral Therapy →Distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal skills for high-intensity emotions.
Learn more about DBT — Dialectical Behavior Therapy →Trauma reprocessing for the memories driving cravings, panic and nightmares.
Learn more about EMDR Therapy →Present-focused group model for PTSD and substance use, treated at the same time.
Learn more about Seeking Safety →Brain-based training for focus, sleep and nervous-system regulation in early recovery.
Learn more about Neurofeedback →Two one-on-one sessions a week with your own therapist — not one a month.
Learn more about Individual Therapy →Insurance accepted
Don't see your plan? Call (610) 233-4342 — we'll check your benefits.
Need detox or inpatient first?
If you need medical detox or a residential stay before outpatient care, call us — we'll help coordinate placement with trusted partners and plan your step-down into our PHP or IOP when you're ready.
No. Nothing is disclosed without your written consent. You control what is shared and with whom.
We still work on the relationships in your individual sessions, and we can offer family education separately if they are willing later. Their participation is welcome, not required.
Yes. Secure video sessions are common when relatives live outside the area or work incompatible schedules.
Yes — call (610) 233-4342. We talk with families every day about how to raise it, what an evaluation involves, and how to avoid the approaches that backfire.
It is provided within our PHP and IOP programs, which most major insurance plans cover. Call us and we will verify your benefits.
Want to know if family therapy is right for you?
Call (610) 233-4342Citations link to the original government and research sources. This page is educational and is not medical advice.
Confidential assessment, family sessions coordinated with your consent, and honest guidance for the people who love you. Our phones are answered 24/7.