Welcome
to the Center for Family and Couple Therapy (CFCT) at Colorado State University
(CSU).
The CFCT provides high-quality
therapy services to families, couples, individuals, adolescents, and children.
Affiliated with CSU's Marriage and Family Therapy Program, the Center offers
services to both CSU students and community members.
The CFCT is dedicated to
empowering families, couples, and individuals to strengthen their
relationships, resolve troubling issues, and achieve personal well being.
The CFCT is committed to
creating a safe environment that honors diverse backgrounds, family forms, and
experiences. The CFCT does not discriminate or refuse services to anyone on the
basis of age, culture, ethnicity, gender, physical disability, race, religion,
or sexual orientation.
For more
information or to schedule an appointment, call (970) 491-5991.
What services
does the CFCT provide?
Family, Couple, and Individual Therapy
Counseling is available for a
wide variety of issues, including:
Couple and relationship
enhancement
Family enrichment
Parenting children and
adolescents
Family violence and abuse
Grief and loss
Divorce, remarriage and
building step-families
School difficulties · stress
management
Life transitions and decisions
Caring for aging parents
Extended family relationships
Premarital Program
Our 10-week premarital program
helps couples develop effective skills and a shared vision for their marriage.
The program focuses on philosophy of marriage or intimate partnerships,
decision-making, the influence of gender socialization, balancing work and
family, finances, division of household labor, conflict resolution, and much
more. This program also is relevant for gay and lesbian couples.
Couple's Enrichment
Our 10-week couple's enrichment
program helps couples refresh their relationship skills. This program focuses
on building deep friendship and intimacy, philosophy of relationships, extended
family relationships, conflict resolution, finances, and much more.
What are the fees for
services?
Fees for Community Members
Therapy services: based on a
reasonable sliding-fee scale, starting at $20 per session. The sliding-fee
scale is based on yearly income and the number of people dependent on that
income. Students pay $15 per session.
Premarital Program: $165 per
series
Couple's Enrichment Program:
based on the sliding-fee scale
Fees for Full-time Students
Therapy services: $15 per
session
Premarital Program: $165 per
series
Couple's Enrichment Program:
$15 per session
Will anyone
know that we are coming to therapy?
All information provided by you
during therapy sessions is legally confidential to persons or agencies outside
of therapy. Such information can only be shared with your written permission.
Information provided during
therapy sessions will be available to the treatment team, including other
therapists at the CFCT, Center assistants, and therapist-supervisors.
There are certain situations in
which your therapist is legally bound to reveal information obtained during
therapy to other persons or agencies without your permission. These situations
are as follows:
If your therapist believes that
you are in imminent danger to yourself.
If you threaten grave bodily
harm or death to another person or directly endanger the life of another.
If your therapist suspects
abuse or neglect of any child(ren).
If your therapist is ordered to
release information by a court of law.
If you pose a threat to national security.
How long does the
therapy last?
Each therapy session is
approximately 50 minutes. The CFCT offers an unlimited number of therapy
sessions to our clients. This means that there is no minimum or maximum number
of sessions that you are required to attend. Because we understand the
commitments of time, finances, and energy, we work from a brief therapy model.
How do I make
an appointment?
To arrange an appointment, call
(970) 491-5991. The Center coordinator will be able to answer your questions,
provide further information, and schedule an appointment for you with a
therapist. Messages left on our answering machine are confidential and are
returned promptly by the Center coordinator.
Therapy sessions are typically
scheduled within one week of the initial phone call. All inquiries are treated
confidentially.
Who are the
Therapists and Supervisors?
Therapy services are provided by
graduate students of the CSU Marriage and Family Therapy Program.* Selected
from a competitive national pool, each student-therapist possesses unique
experiences and clinical competencies.
Therapists are supervised by
faculty of the CSU MFT Program who are licensed family therapists holding
approved supervisory status in the American Association of Marriage and Family
Therapy.
Our clients benefit from the
focused attention and combined experiences of their therapist and their
therapist's clinical supervisors.
* The CSU MFT Program is
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy
Education of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, 1133 15th
Street, NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC, 20005, (202) 452-0109.
Where is the
Center located?
The CFCT is located on the CSU
campus, just north of Prospect Road in the Gifford building on Lake Street (see
map below)
Parking
Client parking is available
behind the Gifford Building.
Waiting Room Location
Our waiting area is in Room 119
of the Gifford Building. Enter at the northwest entrance that is adjacent to
client parking. Walk straight down the hall to Room 119.
