Family Therapy
Family Therapy in Bozeman, MT
Family therapy at Bozeman Therapy & Counseling is attachment-based, EFT-informed therapy for the whole family system, offered in person in downtown Bozeman, MT and online across Montana. If home feels tense, disconnected, or stuck in the same argument on repeat, we help your family slow things down, understand what is happening underneath, and rebuild the connection between you.
Family therapy at a glance
- What it is: Therapy for the whole family system to improve communication, ease conflict, and strengthen connection.
- Best for: Families navigating conflict, transitions, or supporting a struggling child or teen.
- Approach: Systemic and attachment-based, focused on patterns and emotional safety, not blame.
- Where: In person in Bozeman; secure telehealth across Montana.
Last updated: August 19, 2026.
What is family therapy?
When a family is under stress, everyone feels it. Conflict may increase, communication may break down, emotions may escalate quickly, or one family member's struggle may begin affecting the whole system. Family therapy offers a place to slow things down, better understand what is happening within the family, and begin creating more connection, clarity, and stability. At Bozeman Therapy & Counseling, we provide family therapy for families who want help improving communication, working through conflict, navigating major transitions, and supporting one another more effectively as they move through them together.
When one part of the family hurts, everyone feels it. Therapy helps the whole system heal.
What can family therapy help with?
Family therapy can support families who are experiencing:
- Ongoing conflict or tension at home
- Communication patterns that leave family members feeling misunderstood
- Parent-child strain or disconnection
- Stress related to transitions, divorce, blending families, or changing routines
- Emotional overwhelm affecting the family system
- Difficulty supporting a child or teen who is struggling
- A desire for stronger connection, teamwork, and understanding
Families we work with in Bozeman
Every family arrives with a different story. These are some of the situations we see most often.
Blended and step-families. New household rules, divided loyalties, and step-parent relationships that have not found their footing yet. We help blended families build shared expectations without asking anyone to pretend the past did not happen.
Foster and adoptive families. Children who have experienced disruption or loss often bring survival strategies into a safe home. We work with foster and adoptive families on attachment, trust, and the long work of helping a child come to believe this placement is different.
Co-parenting after separation or divorce. Whether you are in the same room or coordinating across two households, we help co-parents lower conflict and keep children out of the middle. This work can include both parents together, or one parent on their own.
Sibling conflict. When fighting between siblings has become the organizing stress of the household, we look at what each child is protecting and help the family shift the pattern.
Grandparents and multigenerational households. Grandparents raising grandchildren, or three generations living under one roof, face real strain. We support the whole system, including the caregivers holding it together.
Parents and teens. When conversations with a teenager have turned into slammed doors, we help both sides get heard without making the teen the identified problem. If the primary concern is your adolescent's own well-being, teen therapy in Bozeman may be the better starting point.
New parents. The transition to parenthood reshapes every relationship in a family. Our new-parent and perinatal support is Circle of Security-informed and available alongside family work.
What is our approach to family therapy?
Our approach to family therapy is attachment-based and often informed by Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), which looks at family struggles through the lens of connection and emotional safety rather than blame. Family therapy focuses not only on one person's behavior or emotions, but on the patterns, relationships, and emotional dynamics affecting the family as a whole. We help families understand how they are interacting, what each person may need underneath their reactions, and how to move toward healthier ways of relating. Our work may include identifying cycles of conflict, distance, or misunderstanding; improving communication; helping caregivers respond with more steadiness and clarity; and supporting emotional safety, regulation, and connection in the family system. We work with a wide range of families — parents and children, blended and multigenerational households, and families supporting a child or teen through a difficult season — tailoring the pace and structure of sessions to what each family needs. The goal is not to blame one person; it is to help the family function in a way that supports greater understanding, responsiveness, and connection.
The therapists who do this work
Family therapy at our practice is done by clinicians with specific training in attachment and Emotionally Focused Therapy, not general practitioners adding family sessions to a full caseload.
- Sarah Marsh, SWLC — child and family therapist and Family Support Specialist, focused on family therapy and developmental support. Read Sarah's bio
- Allison Floyd, PCLC — child and family therapist, working with emotional regulation, behavior challenges, and connection at home. Read Allison's bio
- Micah Leach, SWLC — EFT and trauma-informed care for adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. Read Micah's bio
If you are not sure who would be the best fit, we will help you decide when you reach out. You can also meet our full clinical team.
What can you expect in family therapy?
Family therapy creates a space where the family can begin to understand not only what is going wrong, but what is happening underneath the stress and reactivity. Rather than focusing only on behavior, therapy helps families look at the emotional and relational patterns shaping life at home. Families often begin to notice the cycles that keep conflict going, better understand each person's emotional experience, communicate more clearly, reduce blame and increase responsiveness, and strengthen connection between parents, children, and teens. Family therapy is not only for high-conflict situations; you do not have to be in crisis for it to be valuable.
Is family therapy right for my family?
Family therapy may be a good fit if your family is getting stuck in recurring conflict, feeling disconnected or emotionally strained, struggling to support a child or teen who is having a hard time, navigating a major transition or stressful season, or simply wanting to improve communication and connection. Sometimes the most meaningful work begins when a family wants to be more intentional and supportive of one another, before patterns become more painful.
Do you offer online family therapy in Montana?
Yes. We offer family therapy in person in Bozeman and online for families located anywhere in Montana, with the same quality of care as in-person sessions.
What to expect when you start
A warm first session
We start by getting to know you and what brings you in — no pressure to have it all figured out.
A plan that fits you
Together we shape an approach around your goals, your pace, and what actually helps.
Steady, real support
Ongoing sessions help you work with the patterns underneath the distress and notice real change.
What does family therapy cost in Bozeman?
Our private-pay rates range from $200 to $250 per 60-minute session and vary by clinician. If you are using insurance, your out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible, copay, coinsurance, and whether your clinician is in-network with your specific plan. We are in-network with several carriers, and for out-of-network plans we provide a Superbill you may be able to submit for reimbursement.
We also offer sliding-scale and reduced-fee options across our services when availability allows, including family therapy. If you are uninsured or choosing not to use insurance, you may request a Good Faith Estimate of expected charges before beginning care. See family therapy costs and insurance for current rates and the carriers we accept.
Family therapy in Bozeman and across the Gallatin Valley
Our office is at 321 E Main St, Suite 418, Bozeman, MT 59715, in downtown Bozeman. Families travel to us from Belgrade, Four Corners, Manhattan, Three Forks, Gallatin Gateway, Livingston, and Big Sky.
If getting the whole family into one room at the same time is the hard part — and it often is — we offer secure online family therapy anywhere in Montana, with the same clinicians and the same approach. Ready to start, or have a question first? Contact our Bozeman office and we will help you find the right starting point.
Looking for more specific support?
Because families come in with different needs, one of these pages may be a better fit.