Teen and Family Counseling in West Chester, Pennsylvania

Our Center for Families programs in West Chester are designed to help teens build strong relationships, learn and practice healthy coping skills, grow their self-worth, and reestablish trust and connection with themselves and their loved ones. 

Each client has an individualized treatment plan developed by a multidisciplinary team that includes:

• Board-certified psychiatrist
• Licensed therapists
• Registered dietitians
• Experiential therapists
• Coordination of care with professional referral sources
• Teachers and academic tutors

Our Experiential Therapies

Our integrated approach to treatment acknowledges that restoring healthy, authentic connection does not always take the form of traditional therapy. That’s why every teen’s tailored treatment plan includes experiential activities like improv theater, yoga, community service, horticulture therapy, and outdoor adventure therapy. Our West Chester teen outpatient programs are just down the road from Fernhill Lake and close to the beautiful Stroud Preserve.

Family as the Key to Successful Treatment

Parent engagement in treatment is the single highest positive outcome indicator. As a teen goes through one of CFF’s programs in West Chester, parent involvement strengthens the family dynamic and creates mutual empathy. Our family programming includes:

• Ongoing family therapy, using the empirically supported Attachment-Based Family Therapy model, to restore trust and communication
• Our Foundations for Parents group, a peer-facilitated psychoeducation program led by parents who have experience with challenges in both mental health and substance use
• A discharge plan created in collaboration with the teen and their parents, to create a roadmap for continued positive movement and greater family harmony