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94.42. MeSH. D005196. [ edit on Wikidata] Family therapy (also referred to as family counseling, family systems therapy, marriage and family therapy, couple and family therapy) is a branch of psychotherapy focused on families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development. It tends to view change in terms of the systems ...
David Epston (born 30 August 1944) is a New Zealand social worker and therapist, formerly co-director of the Family Therapy Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, formerly visiting professor at the John F. Kennedy University, formerly an honorary clinical lecturer in the Department of Social Work, University of Melbourne, and formerly an affiliate faculty member in the Ph.D program in Couple and ...
Structural family therapy (SFT) is a method of psychotherapy developed by Salvador Minuchin which addresses problems in functioning within a family. Structural family therapists strive to enter, or "join", the family system in therapy in order to understand the invisible rules which govern its functioning, map the relationships between family members or between subsets of the family, and ...
Virginia Satir (June 26, 1916 – September 10, 1988) was an American author, clinical social worker and psychotherapist, [ 1] recognized for her approach to family therapy. Her pioneering work in the field of family reconstruction therapy [ 2] honored her with the title "Mother of Family Therapy". [ 3][ 4] Her best known books are Conjoint ...
Jay Douglas Haley (July 19, 1923 – February 13, 2007) [ 1] was one of the founding figures of Problem-solving brief therapy and family therapy in general and of the strategic model of psychotherapy, and he was one of the more accomplished teachers, clinical supervisors, and authors in these disciplines. [ 2][ 3]
Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn. Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn is an American reality television series starring psychotherapist Dr. Jenn Mann and her staff. The series premiered on March 16, 2016, on VH1. Family Therapy is a spin-off of Couples Therapy, that chronicles famous families as they receive relationship counseling.
Lynn Hoffman ( Paris, France, September 10, 1924; December 21, 2017) [ 1][ 2] was an American social worker, family therapist, author and historian of family therapy. Her mother, Ruth Reeves was a painter, Art Deco textile designer and an originator of the American Index of Design. She graduated summa cum laude in English literature in 1946 ...
The Ackerman Institute for the Family is a training institute for family and couple therapy. The Institute was founded in 1960, in New York City, by Nathan Ackerman, who became its first president and from whom the Institute derives its name. It is located at 936 Broadway, New York City. Ackerman Institute's function is to provide: