Our family counselling services involve you and your family working with one of our mental health practitioners in a safe, caring, and confidential environment.

Some common reasons people make seek family counselling include poor relationships within the family system; adapting to major changes or transitions in life; coping with a chronic illness or death in the family; family members having difficulties communicating or expressing emotions with other members; substance abuse or similar behaviours by a family member; marital problems; conflicts between siblings and/or parents; stress & burnout; family of origin issues; divorce; parenting; cultural and systemic oppression differences; and more.

Family counselling can provide many benefits, including but not limited to resolving dysfunctional interaction patterns, improving communication, developing healthy boundaries, improving familial problem solving abilities, clarifying roles within the family, improving overall family dynamics, improving relationships within the family, developing better coping strategies within the family system, and more.

What can you expect?

In the initial session (intake session), the mental health practitioner will with you and your family to discuss what you can expect from treatment; likely benefits and risks of treatment; confidentiality; rights & responsibilities; telephone and emergency procedures; payment for services; cancellations and missed appointments; frequency, duration, and number of sessions in group; group format (open or closed); and any other questions either of you may have.

During this first session, the mental health practitioner will also work with the family members to understand your presenting concerns and goals for therapy.  To assist with this, the mental health practitioner may use a variety of assessment tools to better understand your family’s therapy needs.

After the first session, your family and your mental health practitioner will discuss a counselling plan that works for everyone. There is no one-size-fits-all solution because every family is unique. This means that the frequency, duration, and number of sessions will differ for everyone.