family therapy

/ˌfæm(ə)li ˌθɛrəpi/
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Definitions of family therapy
  1. noun
    any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is treated as a whole
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    type of:
    group psychotherapy, group therapy
    psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic
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