Family Therapy

Heal Together, Not Alone

Family therapy brings everyone into the room, however your family is shaped, to work through what's affecting all of you together. 

online therapy also available

Online Therapy

Family therapy brings everyone into the room, however your family is shaped, to work through what's affecting all of you together. 

Sound Familiar?

Every family gets stuck sometimes

Conflict that keeps circling back

The same argument, different day, without ever really getting resolved.

A big change threw things off

Divorce, blending families, a move, a shift nobody's quite adjusted to yet.

Supporting one person is affecting everyone

A family member going through something hard, and the ripple effects reaching the whole household.

Conversations feel like walking on eggshells

What used to be easy now takes careful navigation, or gets avoided entirely.

how we help

What family therapy can help with

Father and child enjoying a playful moment outdoors

Working through conflict

Healthier ways to disagree, so tension doesn't just build up between conversations. The goal isn't to stop disagreeing entirely, it's to argue in a way that actually leads somewhere.

Parenting & co-parenting

Getting on the same page, together or across two households, especially after a separation. Kids do better when the adults around them are working from the same playbook, even if that playbook looks different than it used to.

Adjusting to big changes

A new baby, a blended family, a move, a loss, support through the transition, not just after it. Big changes affect everyone differently, and therapy gives each person room to process it at their own pace.

Rebuilding communication

Learning to actually say what you mean, and hear what someone else means, without it turning into a fight. Most family conflict isn't really about the thing being argued over, it's about not feeling heard.

why LifeQuest

Family therapy isn't a side specialty here

Most of our licensed therapists are LMFTs, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, meaning family systems work is what they specifically trained for, not a general skill stretched to fit a family in the room.

Family smiling together, representing LifeQuest's family therapy

what to expect

Everyone gets a seat at the table

Getting started doesn't require everyone to agree on what's wrong first, or even agree on whether something's wrong at all. Some family members show up ready to dig in, others come along reluctantly, and both are perfectly fine starting points.

First session

Everyone gets a chance to share their side, without anyone being cast as "the problem." Undoing that assumption is often where real progress starts.

A Shared Plan

Built around what your specific family needs, not a one-size template. What works for one family rarely works the same for another.

Real Progress

Sessions typically run 53 minutes, with frequency depending on what your family's going through. Some start weekly, then space out as things settle.

meet your therapists

Family therapy is offered by nearly every therapist on our team, each with their own style, background, and areas of focus. We'll help match you with someone who fits, and if the first match isn't right, we'll help you find someone who is.

Senida DeLosSantos LMFT

Senida DeLosSantos

LMFT
Reno Office

Anne Haupt LMFT

Anne Haupt

LMFT
Reno Office

Jordan Holmes MFT-Intern

Jordan Holmes

MFT-Intern
Reno Office

Geoffry Kettling LMFT

Geoffry Kettling

LMFT
Reno Office

Candice Sa

Candice Sa

LCSW
Carson City Office

Molly McGregor CSW-Intern

Molly McGregor

CSW-Intern
Carson City Office

Tara Swartz

Tara Swartz

LCSW
Carson City Office

Jeffrey Davis LCSW

Jeffrey Davis

LCSW
Carson City Office

PS: Nobody Expects You to Know What LCSW Means

LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. A therapist trained specifically in relationships, whether that's individual work, couples, or the whole family.

LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker. A therapist trained in both mental health and the practical, real-life side of things, family, community, day-to-day circumstances.

LMSW

Licensed Master Social Worker. A social worker with a master's degree, licensed and working toward the next level of clinical licensure.

LADC

Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Specializes specifically in substance use and addiction.

LCPC

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Licensed to diagnose and treat mental health conditions through therapy.

APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. A nurse with additional training who can diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication.

PMHNP

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. An APRN who specializes specifically in mental health, this is the credential behind medication management.

Intern

CPC-Intern
MFT-Intern
CSW-Intern

Someone still completing their supervised training hours on the way to full licensure. They're working directly under a licensed clinical director, real, qualified care, just not yet independently licensed.

ready to talk?

Finding the right therapist matters

questions about family therapy

A few things people usually ask

Do all family members need to be in the room?


Ideally, the people most involved attend, but sessions can flex around who's actually able to be there. Family therapy still works even if one person can't make every session.

That's common, and it doesn't mean therapy can't move forward. Sometimes progress with the people who do show up shifts the whole family dynamic, and a reluctant family member often becomes more open once they see things starting to change.

No. Your therapist's job is to help the family communicate better, not to decide who's right. Every family session is built around a neutral perspective, so no one walks in worried about being ganged up on.

Yes, this is actually one of the more common reasons families come in. Whether it's co-parenting, helping kids adjust, or navigating a blended family, sessions can be shaped around exactly what your situation needs.

That's still worth bringing to family therapy. Sometimes the most useful sessions involve just the two people at the center of things, with others joining in later once there's more common ground.

If what's going on affects how people in the household relate to each other, family therapy is usually the better starting point. If it's more about one person's internal experience, individual therapy might make more sense, and it's also fine to do both at once.

insurances we accept

Aetna

Anthem BCBS

Anthem BCBS Commercial 

Anthem BCBS Medicaid/Amerigroup

Anthem BCBS Medicare Advantage

Benefit Plan Administrators
(BPA)- Trust Funds

Caresource Commercial and Medicaid

Cigna

Hometown Health Plan (HHP)

Medicaid

Medicare

Molina

Prominence Health Plan 

Sierra Health Services BHO

Health Plan of Nevada Medicaid

Health Plan of Nevada Commercial

Silver Summit Health Plan

Allwell Medicare

AM Better Commercial

Silver Summit Medicaid

OPTUM/ United Health Care (UHC) 

UHC Oxford

UMR 

TriCare/TriWest

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