Family therapy is for the times when the problem is not really about one person. The same conflict keeps repeating. The same child ends up in the middle. The work is on the patterns rather than just the people.
Riverhead is the county seat of Suffolk: more diverse than most of the East End, with a strong working-class and immigrant population, the county courts and government services, and a long stretch along the Peconic River. The therapy concerns we see in Riverhead families overlap with the rest of the East End, but with more variety: more bilingual households, more shift workers, more single-parent households, more access concerns.
How family therapy works here
We draw on structural and strategic family therapy, Bowen family systems, emotionally focused family therapy, and parent management training depending on what the family is dealing with. Sessions are 60 minutes. Who comes depends on the work; the first session is usually parents only to set goals.
What it costs
Practically: Riverhead residents use a wider range of insurance plans, including some that are less common further east. We are in network with most major commercial plans and verify your specific plan in writing before the first session. With most in-network plans (Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Northwell Direct), the typical out-of-pocket cost is between $0 and $40 per session, depending on your specific plan. Coverage may vary; we check your specific benefits in writing before your first session at no cost. Send your insurance information here.
If we are not in network with your plan, you may still have out-of-network benefits that reimburse a portion. See the payment options page for the Mentaya tool to check that quickly. Self-pay rates are listed there too.
Same-week openings, most weeks
We hold intake capacity so most weeks we can get you in within days, not months. Sessions are in person at our Long Island office or by secure video anywhere in New York State.
How to start
Three options:
- Call or text 631-371-2718.
- Send a note via the contact form.
- Verify your insurance first on the verify insurance page.
For more on the clinical side and the approaches we use, see the full family therapy guide.