Wheat Ridge, CO · Serving Greater Denver
Family Therapy in Wheat Ridge, Colorado
For adult families. Change the communication patterns that keep you stuck, and learn to talk without your defenses up, with licensed marriage and family therapist Vicki Madden, MA, LMFT.
01 · When to consider family therapy
When family therapy can help
I grew up in a divorced family, so I know how painful family conflict can be, and how it can shape the way you see yourself. Reaching out together is a positive and courageous step.
Tap any that feel familiar. of 6 feel familiar — you’re not alone. This is exactly what we work on together.
02 · The process
How family therapy works
Family therapy with adult families starts from a simple premise: find the patterns that keep your family stuck, and change them together.
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Name the patterns
Identify the cycles that keep your family stuck in unpleasant interactions.
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Open up, creatively
Creative activities build connection and help everyone open up to their own and each other’s experience.
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Build new skills
Explore deeper feelings and practice communicating effectively, together.
03 · Goals of family counseling
Where your family can go from here
When each person feels seen and understands their own experience, they can understand the people they love, and talk without their defenses up.
- Everyone feels seen
- Each member is recognized for what makes them unique.
- Deeper understanding
- Make room for each other’s experience, not just your own.
- Less defensiveness
- Communicate openly, with your defenses down.
Who is family therapy for?
Family therapy is for adult families who want to heal patterns of communicating that are no longer working.
Families often reach out when the same conflicts keep repeating, conversations turn defensive, or someone feels unseen. Family conflict can be painful, and it can even shape how each person sees themselves. I grew up in a divorced family, so I know that firsthand.
My practice is inclusive of all backgrounds and experiences, and queer-allied.
What happens in a family session?
Sessions combine conversation with creative activities. Together we:
- Identify the patterns that keep your family stuck in unpleasant interactions.
- Use creative activities to build connection and help everyone open up to their own and each other’s experience.
- Explore deeper feelings and build effective communication skills.
We move at a pace that feels tolerable for everyone, not overwhelming.
Can we meet virtually?
Yes. Sessions are available in person at my Wheat Ridge office or virtually anywhere in Colorado.
Virtual sessions can make it easier for adult family members who live in different places to join, so everyone can be part of the conversation.
What will our family get out of it?
- Everyone feels seen: each member is recognized for what makes them unique.
- Deeper understanding: when you understand your own experience, you can understand the experience of the people you love.
- Less defensiveness: you learn to communicate openly, without your defenses up.
Reaching out together is a positive and courageous step.
How do we get started?
- Reach out: request a consultation online, text (720) 506-1512, or email bettertogethercolorado@gmail.com.
- Free consultation: a no-cost conversation to see if I’m a good fit for your family.
- Schedule sessions: book through the online client portal.
Sessions are held at 9605 W 49th Ave., Suite 201, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, serving the greater Denver area. For fees and policies, see Rates & Policies.
05 · Your next step
Take the first step together.
Your first consultation is free. Sessions in person at 9605 W 49th Ave., Suite 201, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, or virtually anywhere in Colorado.