Family Therapy

Family Therapy

What is family therapy?

Even healthy families experience situations where they can benefit from guidance to regain positive connection. If this is happening to your family, we can help. Experienced therapists at Fox Valley Institute can help you see how your family system works, how the individual family members within the system are interconnected and how each person’s patterns of relating affects the whole.


Families are interconnected like the pieces of a puzzle. Each member influences and is influenced by the others, creating a dynamic system. If one piece is out of place or trying to bear too much weight, the entire system becomes imbalanced and ineffective. Understanding each family member's role and relationship within the family is essential to understanding the family as a whole. Issues within the family cannot be attributed to just one person, but rather to the functioning of the system as a whole.

Why families seek counseling

  • Families are going through a time of transition or change
  • Divorce, Remarriage or Death has affected your family system
  • The family is not functioning and feels constantly drained of energy
  • Presence of continual and disruptive communication breakdowns
  • Exhibition of extreme emotions from one or many family members
  • Distancing, cutting off or isolation of one or more family members
  • Sudden changes in child/children’s behavior at home or at school
  • A traumatic experience within or affecting the family
  • One or more family members is struggling with mental illness
  • One or more family members is struggling with substance abuse

Get in touch with a therapist

Our therapists understand that each child and family unit is unique, so therapy will be customized to best fit your needs. In addition, for your convenience we offer after school and weekend appointments.

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Get in touch

As experienced, licensed and professional therapists, our goal is to help you resolve your challenges.  Our door is always open to help you through any crisis.

  • Where to find us

    Our office is located at 640 N River Rd #108

    Naperville, IL 60563

  • What to expect

    We understand that making this type of request is often a difficult step, so we will do our best to guide you through the process.


    Your contact will be handled by one of our Client Care Specialists. Once we connect with you, we will ask you for some information. Questions may include:


    How can we help?

    What is your availability for an appointment time?

    What is your health insurance?


    Once your appointment is scheduled, you will be sent an email confirmation with new client paperwork.

  • How to contact us

    Call us at 630-718-0717 ext. 240 or email us at clientcare@fvinstitute.com.

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