Strategic Family Therapy is based on the idea that the family is a system in which all members are interconnected and interdependent. This means that changes in one member of the family will affect all other members of the family.

The goal of Strategic Family Therapy is to change the family's behavior. This can be done by changing the family's communication patterns, structure, or beliefs and values.

Circular questioning, reframing, and enactment are all common techniques used in Strategic Family Therapy. Circular questioning is a technique in which the therapist asks questions that encourage family members to talk to each other. Reframing is a technique in which the therapist helps family members to see their problems in a new light. Enactment is a technique in which family members act out their problems in the therapy session.

The therapist in Strategic Family Therapy is a directive leader. This means that the therapist takes an active role in guiding the family towards change. The therapist may use a variety of techniques to do this, such as circular questioning, reframing, and enactment.

Strategic Family Therapy can help to improve communication within the family, resolve conflicts within the family, and improve the family's overall functioning.

Strategic Family Therapy can be expensive, time-consuming, and may not be effective for all families.

Strategic Family Therapy can be appropriate for families with young children, adolescents, and elderly members.

The typical length of Strategic Family Therapy is 12-18 sessions.

The typical cost of Strategic Family Therapy is $150-200 per session.

The therapist should obtain informed consent from all family members, maintain confidentiality, and avoid dual relationships with family members.

Eating disorders are not typically addressed in Strategic Family Therapy.

The family is a system is a key concept in Strategic Family Therapy.

Circular questioning, reframing, and enactment are all common techniques used in Strategic Family Therapy to change family dynamics.

To improve communication within the family, to resolve conflict within the family, and to improve the family's overall functioning are all common goals of Strategic Family Therapy.

It can be expensive, it can be time-consuming, and it may not be effective for all families are all limitations of Strategic Family Therapy.