Family Therapy in Thousand Oaks
I’m Emily Chane, LMFT. I help parents, teens and young adults work through family conflict, rebuild trust and better understand each other, including in neurodivergent families. Family therapy is available in Thousand Oaks and online across California; sessions are $210 for 60 minutes and private pay.
Helping parents and kids understand each other.
What looks like defiance is often overwhelm. What looks like not caring is often shutdown. By the time a family reaches out, home often feels like a battleground, and everyone has a version of the story where they’re the one being misunderstood. That gets more tangled when someone in the family is neurodivergent and takes in the world differently. We make room for all of those versions, then look at what keeps the family stuck in them.
Who I work with
- Parents and kids misreading each other
- Conflict between parents and teens
- Ruptures in family relationships
- Divorce, blended families, and co-parenting
- Life transitions
- Grief and loss
Neurodivergence in families
Neurodivergence often runs in families. Sometimes a child’s diagnosis helps a parent recognize themselves for the first time. I help families make sense of how different brains live under one roof. That includes mismatched needs around routine and noise, and the stress that builds around school, meltdowns, and daily life. A child who needs space or communicates differently isn’t showing an attachment problem. We learn to read each other accurately, then repair what’s been strained.
My approach
I’m warm and direct with every member of the family, and I make sure each person gets heard. Drawing on a family-systems perspective, we’ll look at how each person’s role, history, and reactions fit together. We’ll also explore how your family has adapted to stress over time. Parents often gain new insight into their teen’s behavior. Teens get a space where their perspective is taken seriously. I’m also trained in Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), an approach designed to help teens and parents repair ruptures and rebuild trust. We mix time with your teen, time with parents and time together. I also offer parent coaching on its own.
Common questions
Who comes to family sessions?
It depends on what’s going on. We often start with separate time for parents and for the teen or young adult, then come together. Siblings sometimes join later.
What is Attachment-Based Family Therapy?
A structured, research-supported approach built to repair the relationship between parents and teens. How ABFT works →
Do you work with parents and adult children?
Yes. The same ideas apply when a parent and a young adult want to repair their relationship, whether the young adult lives at home or not.
How much does family therapy cost?
Family sessions are $210 for 60 minutes and are private pay. I provide a monthly superbill you can submit to your plan for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Ready to take the first step?
Book a free 15-minute call. We'll talk through what you're looking for and see if we're a fit.