Family Counseling

We understand that family relationships can be complex and challenging. Our family counseling services can help you and your loved ones navigate conflicts, improve communication, and strengthen your relationships.

Families can become caught in patterns where everyone is trying to be understood and no one feels heard. Changes, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, trauma, addiction, or mental health challenges can affect the whole family system. Counseling offers a place to slow those interactions down and listen for what each person is experiencing.

HOPE welcomes families of many shapes, including blended families and LGBTQ+ families. The work is not based on one picture of what a family should be. Your therapist can help clarify the concerns bringing you together and make room for different viewpoints, roles, strengths, and needs within the family.

When you reach out, you can briefly describe who would attend and what the family would like support with. You do not need to share clinical details in email or voicemail. Our team can use the information you provide to help identify a therapist whose experience and client groups align with your request.

Family counseling is available in person at the Roseville office and by secure video when everyone receiving care is located in California. The therapist can explain how they structure the work and answer questions about participation before counseling begins.

Counseling at HOPE is collaborative and shaped around the person, couple, or family in the room. We do not begin with a preset definition of success. Instead, your therapist makes space for what matters to you, helps you identify personal goals, and works with your experiences and strengths. You can talk about what feels difficult, notice patterns, and decide together where to focus.

Our therapists bring different backgrounds and approaches to this work. Some draw from attachment-based, relational, psychodynamic, parts-informed, somatic, emotion-focused, or cognitive behavioral perspectives. Trauma-informed approaches available within the practice include EMDR, Brainspotting, and Trauma-Focused CBT. Work with children and families may also include play therapy and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. The approach used depends on the therapist, the client, and the goals you discuss together.

A first step does not require having everything figured out. You can read our therapist profiles, or call or email us and we will help you find a good starting point. If you have a therapist preference, let us know. If you do not, we can help identify a good starting point based on the concern, who will attend, the way you would like to meet, and any language preference.

HOPE offers counseling in person at our Roseville office and by secure video for clients who are located in California during the session. Wendy offers counseling in English and Spanish. A therapist will contact you within 48 hours, Monday through Friday. Before beginning, you can ask questions and learn what to expect so that the next step feels clear.