Family Therapy in Arvada CO

When One Person Struggles, the Whole Family Feels It.

Family life often feels messy. However, at 70 West Counseling, we understand a core truth: When one person struggles, the whole family feels it. Because of this, we provide specialized family therapy in Arvada to help you restore balance. Rather than blaming one person, we treat the whole system to resolve conflict and improve communication. Ultimately, whether you face a difficult transition or daily tension, we help you build a home where everyone feels safe.

Systemic Family Therapy to resolve conflict, improve communication, and restore peace to your home.

Is Your Home a Sanctuary or a Battleground?

Family life is messy, but there is a difference between “normal chaos” and a home filled with constant tension. You might feel like you are walking on eggshells in your own living room, or that every conversation turns into a shouting match (or icy silence).

You might be dealing with:

The “Identified Patient”: It feels like one person (a rebellious teen, a struggling parent) is causing all the stress, and you don’t know how to help them without breaking everyone else.
Communication Breakdown: You talk at each other, not to each other.
Role Confusion: Who is in charge? Who is the peacemaker? Who is the scapegoat?
Transitions: A move, a death, a divorce, or a new marriage has shaken your foundation.

You love each other, but you don’t like living like this. We help you find a new rhythm.

OUR APPROACH

A dual Perspective

We Treat the System, Not Just the Person.

Think of a family like a hanging mobile or a delicate machine. If you tug on just one piece, the whole thing spins and wobbles. At 70 West Counseling, our Psychotherapists use two specific, evidence-based frameworks to restore balance to your home:

Family Systems Theory (The Emotional Web)

At 70 West we view the family as an emotional unit. We don’t bring you in to point fingers or decide who the “bad guy” is. Instead, we look at the patterns and loops of interaction you get stuck in.

The Ripple Effect: We help you understand how one person’s anxiety or rebellion triggers a reaction in everyone else.
Generational Patterns: We identify “unspoken rules” passed down from grandparents that might be influencing how you parent today.

Structural Family Therapy (The Architecture)

Love isn’t enough; a family needs a healthy structure to function. We look at the “architecture” of your household:

Hierarchy: Are the parents in charge, or have the children taken over? We help re-establish a healthy parental unit so kids can feel safe being kids.
Boundaries: Are you enmeshed (no privacy, over-involved) or disengaged (living separate lives)? We help you build boundaries that allow for closeness and independence.
Subsystems: We ensure the “Spouse” relationship is distinct from the “Parent” relationship, strengthening the foundation of the home.

The Result

By adjusting the system and repairing the structure, the daily conflicts often resolve themselves.

Navigating Complex Family Dynamics

Blended Family Therapy & Step-Parenting The “Brady Bunch” is a myth. Blending two families is incredibly hard. We help you navigate loyalty binds (“You’re not my real dad!”), discipline differences, and establishing a new family culture that respects everyone’s history.

Divorce Counseling & Co-Parenting When a marriage ends, the family does not; it just changes shape. We provide a neutral space to navigate the transition, establish healthy co-parenting boundaries, and ensure the children feel safe in both homes.

Military Family Reintegration Support Proudly serving TriCare families. When a service member returns from deployment or leaves the service, the whole family has to re-learn how to live together. We help you bridge the gap between “military mode” and “family mode.”

Parent-Child Conflict (Adult or Teen) Whether you are navigating the stormy teen years or are an adult trying to set boundaries with aging parents, we mediate difficult conversations to heal old wounds and build a mature relationship.

Did You Know?

Family Therapy doesn’t always mean “Everyone in the room at once.” While we often start with the whole group, we may break out into smaller sessions (just the parents, just the siblings, or father-son) to work on specific dynamics before bringing the whole group back together. We customize the plan to your needs.

FAQ

Will this turn into a “blame game”?

No. Our therapists are trained to interrupt the “blame cycle.” If the session turns into everyone yelling at one person, we stop it immediately. We create a safe structure where people have to listen, not just attack.

Can we use insurance?

Yes. Family therapy in Arvada (CPT Code 90847) is covered by most insurance plans, including TriCare, Aetna, Cigna, and BCBS. Typically, one family member is identified as the “primary client,” but the focus remains on the family unit.

My teenager refuses to come. Can we still do family therapy?

Yes. In fact, changing the way the parents and siblings interact with the teen can often shift the teen’s behavior, even if the teen never steps foot in the office. We call this “Parenting Support” or systemic work.

Joyful family sitting back-to-back showing connection in family therapy

Reclaim Your Home

Stop the shouting. Stop the silence.

Let’s build a home where everyone feels safe to be themselves.

Blended Families | Co-Parenting | TriCare Accepted