The mission of the Center for Families and Relationships is to strengthen and build resiliency in families by providing individual, family and couples counseling utilizing a holistic approach to treatment. We are partners in parenting, empowering members of the family to make a permanent, positive change towards becoming productive members of their own family and of our community as a whole.
Center for Families and Relationships is a non-profit community mental health center located in Northeast Philadelphia. We specialize in understanding relationships and how those relationships have impacted our lives. Whether treating an individual or a family, CFAR therapists are trained to include family members in treatment especially when working with children.
We work with people to explore faulty patterns they may be stuck in, helping give them the tools they need to create the change they want to see in their life. CFAR therapists are specifically trained in Marriage and Family Therapy, Art Therapy and/or Evidenced Based Trauma Therapies.
Center for Families and Relationships is a non-profit community mental health center located in Northeast Philadelphia. We specialize in understanding relationships and how those relationships have impacted our lives. Whether treating an individual or a family, CFAR therapists are trained to include family members in treatment especially when working with children.
We work with people to explore faulty patterns they may be stuck in, helping give them the tools they need to create the change they want to see in their life. CFAR therapists are specifically trained in Marriage and Family Therapy, Art Therapy and/or Evidenced Based Trauma Therapies.
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CFAR was founded in 1994 under the name, Center for Growth and Development by Maryann C. Volk.
Maryann was a former teacher and principal with the Archdioceses of Philadelphia.
During her tenure she became acutely aware of a growing vacuum between struggling children in school and families struggling to survive in the community.
She witnessed families first hand facing serious issues, ones that required greater support than she was able to provide in the context in which she served them.
Maryann in her 50's decided to go back to school to obtain a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Maryann was a former teacher and principal with the Archdioceses of Philadelphia.
During her tenure she became acutely aware of a growing vacuum between struggling children in school and families struggling to survive in the community.
She witnessed families first hand facing serious issues, ones that required greater support than she was able to provide in the context in which she served them.
Maryann in her 50's decided to go back to school to obtain a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.
CFAR is the only non-profit agency in Philadelphia in which all of our therapists are trained specifically in Marriage and Family therapy.
We work off the belief that the whole of a family is greater than the sum of its parts.
We do not see one person in the family as the problem but instead view the person acting out as the symptom barrier, acting out as a result of what is going on within the family system.
We believe that a change in one part of the family affects the entire family.
We at CFAR are dedicated to our work as family therapists and include everyone in therapy that is willing to be involved including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, foster parents, etc to help support the family so that they are able to have more healthy interactions and alleviate symptoms of the individual with the presenting problem.
We work off the belief that the whole of a family is greater than the sum of its parts.
We do not see one person in the family as the problem but instead view the person acting out as the symptom barrier, acting out as a result of what is going on within the family system.
We believe that a change in one part of the family affects the entire family.
We at CFAR are dedicated to our work as family therapists and include everyone in therapy that is willing to be involved including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, foster parents, etc to help support the family so that they are able to have more healthy interactions and alleviate symptoms of the individual with the presenting problem.
Lisa Dugan has a long career working with non-profit and government agencies with particular expertise in communications, strategic planning and resource development.
She currently serves as the Director of Communications and Advancement at Wonderspring, a nonprofit provider of high-quality early childhood education.
She previously ran a consulting business for more than 20 years serving clients including the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, the Philadelphia Department of Health's AIDS Activities Coordinating Office, United Way of Southeastern PA, JEVS Human Services, Fairmount Ventures, University of Pennsylvania School of Public Policy and Practice, The Philadelphia Education Fund, Philadelphia FIGHT, Bebashi, the Union Benevolent Association.
She currently serves as the Director of Communications and Advancement at Wonderspring, a nonprofit provider of high-quality early childhood education.
She previously ran a consulting business for more than 20 years serving clients including the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, the Philadelphia Department of Health's AIDS Activities Coordinating Office, United Way of Southeastern PA, JEVS Human Services, Fairmount Ventures, University of Pennsylvania School of Public Policy and Practice, The Philadelphia Education Fund, Philadelphia FIGHT, Bebashi, the Union Benevolent Association.
Cheryl is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been working with families in distress for over 20 years.
She is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor in Pennsylvania and is working toward a specialization in Early Childhood Trauma.
Cheryl's approach to therapy is warm, positive, and empathetic.
She believes that most often the negative experiences we have in childhood corrupts our true sense of being.
Cheryl's personal mantra is derived from a quote by philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche that states "What does not kill you will make you stronger."
She is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor in Pennsylvania and is working toward a specialization in Early Childhood Trauma.
Cheryl's approach to therapy is warm, positive, and empathetic.
She believes that most often the negative experiences we have in childhood corrupts our true sense of being.
Cheryl's personal mantra is derived from a quote by philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche that states "What does not kill you will make you stronger."
CFAR, Center for Families and Relationships is a Non Profit organization.
We solely rely on grants and outside funds to keep this wonderful organization going.
Without the support of so many we would not be where we are today.
We want to take this time to thank all of our Sponsors from our many fund raising events as well as Companies and Individuals that support us throughout the year.
This will take you directly to a Pay Pal link where you can submit your donation directly to us.
The Center for Families and Relationships is a not for profit counseling center serving the needs of individuals, couples, families and children.
We solely rely on grants and outside funds to keep this wonderful organization going.
Without the support of so many we would not be where we are today.
We want to take this time to thank all of our Sponsors from our many fund raising events as well as Companies and Individuals that support us throughout the year.
This will take you directly to a Pay Pal link where you can submit your donation directly to us.
The Center for Families and Relationships is a not for profit counseling center serving the needs of individuals, couples, families and children.
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