 The Family Counseling Center
Fostering Hope, Change and Solutions
The Family Counseling Center at Fairfield University's Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions provides effective therapeutic services to individuals, couples and families, and trains professional marriage and family therapists. Since 1988, the Family Counseling Center has provided counseling and psychotherapy to clients from many walks of life. As a training facility, we are able to offer a sliding fee scale based on family income. Our marriage and family therapist interns, supervised by a faculty team in the Marriage and Family Therapy master's program, provide a wide range of clinical services and work cooperatively with other medical and mental health professionals to ensure comprehensive treatment and client care.
For appointments, please call
(203) 254-4000, ext. 2306.
Services
 The Family Counseling Center seeks to assist individuals, couples, and families with problems such as:
• Interpersonal relationship concerns
• Pre-marital concerns or issues
• Breakdown in family communication
• Childhood developmental concerns
• Parent/child conflict
• Child/adolescent behavior management
• Marital conflict
• Sexual difficulties
• Separation or divorce issues
• Coping with aging parents
• Problems related to illness or loss
• Depression
• Anxiety
Fees
Charges for services at the Family Counseling Center are based on a sliding scale according to family income and circumstances. No one will be denied services due to financial constraints.
Confidentiality
The ethical principles and standards of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) as well as state laws regarding confidentiality and professional practice are rigorously adhered to by all therapists.
Policies
Therapy is provided by advanced graduate students in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program in Fairfield University's Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions. All sessions are observed by a supervisory team to ensure that clients receive the best services possible. Supervisors are Connecticut state licensed marriage and family therapists who are credentialed to treat and deliver services to individuals, couples and families through the professional application of family systems approaches. Clients are requested to give their written consent to these procedures at the onset of therapy.
Staff/Clinical Supervisors
Dr. Rona Preli
Marriage and Family Therapy Director
AAMFT Approved Supervisor
AAMFT Clinical Member
Connecticut State Licensed Marriage and Family Counselor
Dr. Ingeborg Haug
Clinical Director
AAMFT Approved Supervisor
AAMFT Clinical Member
Connecticut State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Dr. Anibal Torres
AAMFT Approved Supervisor in Training
AAMFT Clinical Member
Connecticut State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Renee Strainge, M.S.
AAMFT Approved Supervisor
AAMFT Clinical Member
Connecticut State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Connecticut State Licensed School Psychologist
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