How we work
The whole family in one room, working on communication, trust, and how to support a loved one through recovery.
For families and loved ones
When someone you love is struggling,
you are part of the way back.
Support for the people who sit with a loved one on the hard days, from family therapy to family involvement woven into treatment. The Lovett Center brings the household into the work, in person in Montrose and by secure video across Texas.
In person in Montrose, and online anywhere in Texas.
Who this is for
If you are the one holding things together
while someone you love struggles.
When a person you love is facing addiction or a mental health condition, the weight is rarely theirs alone. Roles shift, communication frays, and the people closest often feel powerless to help.
You do not have to wait for your loved one to be ready before you do something. Learning what is happening, how to respond, and where the line between helping and enabling sits can change the whole household. The National Institute of Mental Health keeps a plain guide to finding help and supporting someone, and SAMHSA has a steady hub on helping families cope with mental health and substance use.
At The Lovett Center, that work is part of the plan, not a favor we squeeze in. Family therapy and structured family involvement run alongside the care a loved one is already getting, and we make room for the people doing the supporting too. This is one of the specialties we shape care around, built and delivered by our licensed clinical team.
- Someone you love is struggling, and it is touching everyone at home
- You want to help without losing yourself, and the line is hard to find
- The same conversations keep ending the same way, and trust has worn thin
- You are a parent, partner, or adult child trying to support recovery, not enable it
What makes it fit
Care that holds the family,
not just one person in it.
The same clinical depth as the rest of Lovett, arranged so the people around a loved one are part of the work.
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Family therapy as part of the plan
When a loved one is in care, family therapy gives everyone a place to be heard, repair trust, and learn to support each other. It is led by a clinician and built around your household, not added as an afterthought.
How family therapy works -
Loved ones in the room, not the waiting room
Family work is woven into our programs rather than left at the door. When it helps, partners, parents, and adult children are brought into the treatment a loved one is already in.
Inside our IOP -
Support for the person doing the supporting
Carrying a loved one through a hard season is its own weight. We help you set boundaries, step out of enabling patterns, and protect your own footing, so you can keep showing up.
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When addiction is in the household
Substance use reshapes the whole family. We help you understand how addiction works, rebuild trust where it has frayed, and become a steadier part of recovery rather than a casualty of it.
Dual diagnosis care -
Communication and trust, rebuilt
When the same arguments repeat and no one feels heard, a clinician helps you find healthier ways to talk and to actually listen, so the patterns that keep you stuck can finally shift.
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Built around the household's week
Daytime and evening options, in person in Montrose or by secure video anywhere in Texas, so the work fits the lives of everyone taking part instead of asking the family to stop.
Couples therapy
The care behind it
Where family care
connects.
Whatever brought your family here, this is the care it links to.
How we work
For the conflict that lives between two people, not inside one of them. The conversation you have been avoiding.
How we work
A facilitated space where people facing similar struggles learn from each other alongside their own care.
Levels of care
Structured group and individual therapy several days a week, with family work built in, while a loved one lives at home.
Levels of care
Integrated care when mental health and substance use are tangled together, with the family included in the plan.
What we treat
When a family member is weighed down by depression or a mood disorder, we help you respond without losing your footing.
Common questions
Family care,
answered.
It is the same outpatient care, shaped to include the people around the person in treatment. In practice that means family therapy when it helps, family involvement woven into programs like intensive outpatient, and support for loved ones who are carrying their own weight. Recovery rarely stays contained to one person, so we do not treat it as if it does.
See all our specialtiesA clinician guides the conversation so everyone can speak and be heard. It usually starts with getting to know your family and setting shared goals, then moves into the specific patterns that keep you stuck, and finally into keeping the progress going at home. It can include the whole family or only the members ready to take part.
How family therapy worksYou do not have to wait until they are ready to do something yourself. Reaching out to talk through the situation, understanding the options, and learning how to respond at home can shift things. A real person at The Lovett Center will listen and help you find a next step. SAMHSA also runs a free, confidential helpline at 1-800-662-HELP for families navigating this.
Talk to someoneThat line is one of the hardest parts of loving someone in trouble, and it is exactly the kind of thing family work is for. We help you set boundaries that protect both of you, recognize patterns that quietly keep the struggle going, and stay a steady source of support, especially when substance use is part of the picture.
Dual diagnosis careIn many cases, yes. The Lovett Center is in network with major insurers including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Magellan, and TriWest, and we also work with out-of-network benefits and self-pay. Because coverage depends on your plan, the surest way to know is to verify your benefits with us.
Verify your insuranceThen we start there. If the strain lives mostly between two people, couples therapy may fit better than whole-family work. And if you are the one who needs support, our adult outpatient track is built for exactly that. There is no wrong door, and you do not need everyone else on board to begin.
Adult outpatient careBuilt for families
You do not have to
carry this alone.
One conversation is all it takes to start. Tell us what is going on, and we will help you find the right care for your loved one and the right support for you, in person in Montrose or by secure video across Texas.
- Family therapy
- Family involvement
- Couples therapy
- Dual diagnosis
If you are in crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or 911 in an emergency.