Does the whole family have to attend every session?

No. Family work is flexible — some sessions include everyone, others just parents, siblings, or one family member. Your counselor will recommend a structure based on what the family is working on.

What if one family member refuses to participate?

Start anyway. Families are systems — when the members who do attend change how they respond, the whole pattern shifts, and holdouts frequently join once they see sessions aren't a blame exercise.

Is family counseling covered by insurance?

Family therapy is a standard covered service under most plans we accept, billed under the family member whose treatment it supports. We'll help you verify your specific coverage before the first session.

Who we help · All ages together

Family Counseling in Spokane Valley, WA

Child, Marriage & Family Counseling provides family counseling in Spokane Valley, WA, working with the whole household — not just the "identified problem" — to reduce conflict, improve communication, and help families through divorce, blending, and other transitions.

The family is the client

Our practice is built on a family systems orientation: when one person in a household is struggling, the whole system feels it — and often, the whole system is part of both the problem and the solution. Family counseling treats the connections between people, not just the person carrying the symptom.

What we help families with

Ongoing family conflict and communication breakdown
Divorce, separation, and co-parenting
Blended-family adjustment
Parenting differences and power struggles
A child’s diagnosis, behavior, or school crisis rippling through the household
Adoption and foster care transitions
Grief and loss affecting the whole family

What sessions look like

A family session is structured — the counselor’s job is to keep it safe, interrupt the usual spiral, and make sure the quietest person in the room gets heard. Expect concrete communication practices to take home, not a weekly referee.

Getting started

Meet our counselors or send us a message — we’ll suggest the right configuration for a first session.

Common questions

Does the whole family have to attend every session?: No. Family work is flexible — some sessions include everyone, others just parents, siblings, or one family member. Your counselor will recommend a structure based on what the family is working on.
What if one family member refuses to participate?: Start anyway. Families are systems — when the members who do attend change how they respond, the whole pattern shifts, and holdouts frequently join once they see sessions aren't a blame exercise.
Is family counseling covered by insurance?: Family therapy is a standard covered service under most plans we accept, billed under the family member whose treatment it supports. We'll help you verify your specific coverage before the first session.