Functional Family Therapy

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an evidence-based model of family therapy. Research has shown it to be successful in helping youth and their families overcome delinquency, substance abuse, and violence. All therapists are trained by FFT, LLC, the model’s training and dissemination organization.

FFT provides in-home family therapy that works to build positive family relational patterns and reduce youths’ disruptive behaviors. FFT is sensitive to families’ individual culture. Therapy duration is flexible but typically lasts 3 to 6 months. Specific family problems vary but may include mental illness, emotional or physical abuse, family conflict and/or violence, delinquency, truancy, and parenting concerns.