Private, pressure-free. Teens (12+) & adults.

Family Counseling in Manassas, Virginia

Families are essential resources for individual and community wellness—but individual and collective challenges strain our relationships, and we end up feeling disconnected and frustrated under the same roof. Dinner-table silence, the same argument on repeat, a teen who's pulled away, or a household reorganizing after divorce, loss, or a move: these are the moments family counseling was made for.

Each member of the family plays a vital role in the functioning of the whole. Working together—rather than sending one person to "get fixed"—is often what actually brings the change you're looking for at home.

Family counseling at Cedar Spring Counseling:

  • Families of all types and configurations welcome
  • Flexible formats: whole-family sessions, parent sessions, or parent-and-teen together
  • In-person in Manassas, VA or telehealth across Virginia & Maryland
  • In-network with Optum, United Healthcare, GEHA, Cigna/Evernorth, Anthem, BCBS/CareFirst, Aetna, and Sentara
Reach Out Privately

No pressure. Ask a question or request a free 15-minute consultation.

When Families Reach Out

The same conflict keeps cycling and nobody feels heard
A teen's struggles are pulling the whole household off balance
Divorce, remarriage, or blending families has reshuffled every relationship
A loss, illness, move, or deployment has everyone coping differently—and separately
Communication has gone quiet, sharp, or through-the-other-parent
You love each other but can't seem to live together peacefully

How Family Counseling Works

We work with individuals and families of all types to decrease family conflict, improve communication, and nurture healthy relationships. Depending on your family's needs, that looks like:

  • Communication that lands: learning to say hard things—and hear them—without the conversation becoming a fight
  • Breaking the conflict cycle: seeing the pattern the whole family is caught in, and each person's exit from it
  • Parenting support: practical strategies, consistent boundaries, and a united front—including through separation or co-parenting
  • Repair after rupture: rebuilding trust and connection after conflict, distance, or a family crisis
  • Support around one member's struggles: when a teen or parent is working through anxiety, trauma, or grief, the family learns how to help—not walk on eggshells

Sessions flex to fit: sometimes everyone in the room, sometimes parents alone, sometimes a parent and teen together. Many families combine this work with individual counseling for their teen.

Who You'll Work With

Kathleen A. Otero, M.A.Ed, LPC/LCPC began her career providing in-home therapy to children, adolescents, and their families, and is trained in Functional Family Therapy (FFT), attachment, and parenting approaches. She's seen firsthand what families go through when one or more members are struggling—and how much changes when the family works as a team.

Start with a free 15-minute consultation to talk through what's happening at home, or meet all of our therapists.