Family Therapy at FP Counselling
Essential Resources for Families
Conflict in families is natural and unavoidable—but the way you choose to communicate can have profound outcomes. When you need help improving your dynamic, we’re here to help.
What to Expect from Family Therapy
Family therapy is most effective when all participants approach it with an open mind. At FP Counselling, we create a structured and welcoming environment where all members of your family can experience the benefits this important work offers.
When you begin family therapy with us, you and your family enter a space where everyone’s voice is valued and no one is under attack. Our counsellors help to break down emotional barriers to facilitate open and honest communication so that you can resolve challenges effectively.
Proven Effectiveness
Reputable medical associations, including the Mayo Clinic and the US National Library of Medicine, have found that family therapy is an effective tool.
Structured Sessions
Our therapists are here to guide you and your family through the hard conversations, using established methodologies tailored to your specific needs.
What We Can Help With
Our family therapy services can help to resolve a wide variety of challenges, including:
Grief & Loss
Grieving is a deeply personal and complex process. We offer compassionate support and strategies to help families navigate the emotional landscape of loss, fostering healing and understanding within the family unit.
Divorce
Navigating a family through the complexities of divorce can be challenging. Our therapy provides guidance and support to families during this transition, helping manage emotions, improve communication, and facilitate healthy adjustments for all involved.
Trauma can have a profound impact on families, affecting each member differently. Our therapy focuses on understanding these effects, providing a safe space for healing, and developing strategies to strengthen family resilience and coping mechanisms.
Trauma
We can also provide meaningful support for families experiencing:
Parent-child conflict
Sibling conflict
Illness
External stressors (pandemics, world events, natural disasters)
Parenting skills
Psychoeducation
Emotional awareness and understanding
School issues
Behavioural issues
And more
How Family Therapy Works
Choosing to Attend Family Therapy
You’ve made the courageous step to begin working with a therapist creating the opportunity for your family to navigate challenges together with professional guidance. You’re probably wondering what that will look like going forward. Family therapy begins with allowing one of our therapists into your family’s dynamics and helping to address ongoing conflicts or issues.
Initial Sessions
During the first few sessions of family therapy, your therapist will focus on understanding your family's unique background, history, and current dynamic. They will observe interactions, body language, and even tone of voice to build a comprehensive picture of your family's relationships, identifying key areas for intervention.
Long-Term Strategies & Tools
As therapy progresses, your therapist will develop key strategies and tools tailored to your family's specific needs. You can expect to participate, with your therapist guiding you to view issues through a different lens. Family therapy often involves activities and 'homework' to practice skills outside of sessions, fostering lasting change and improvement in your family dynamic.
Special Considerations for Families with Young Children
Families with young children face unique challenges in therapy, as these members may not have the verbal skills to express their thoughts and emotions fully. In these cases, therapists often employ child-friendly techniques involving play or art to facilitate communication. These methods allow children to express themselves in a language they understand, enabling therapists to gain valuable insights into their perspectives and feelings.
Additionally, when working with young children, therapists place a strong emphasis on the parental role in the therapeutic process. We encourage parents to understand and respond to their children's behaviours and needs effectively, which may involve learning new parenting strategies or modifying existing ones to foster a more supportive and nurturing home environment.
Meet Our Therapists
Our family therapists have unique credentials and experience that allow them to provide exceptional care for all clients.
PREET SANDHU, MC.
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Preet focuses on growth and fulfillment, providing family therapy for a wide range of relationship concerns. Her approach to therapy is client-centred, holistic, eclectic, evidence-based, and culturally inherent.
Preet believes that the most important driver for change is the therapeutic relationship. She is passionate about working with diverse populations, and is fluent in both English and Punjabi.
VANESSA SISO, MC
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Vanessa creates a safe, confidential environment for clients. Inside the counselling room, she aims to establish a safe and confidential counselling environment where everyone feels safe, heard, valued and understood.
Vanessa’s provides family therapy for a wide range of concerns. She is also fluent in both English and Spanish.
JESSICA LOW, MC.
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Jessica values trust and understanding in therapy. She offers family counselling services across multiple areas of concern, including anxiety, depression, anger management, stress management, conflict management, guilt/shame, self-esteem, trauma, and suicide.
Jessica recognizes that therapy is most effective when it is individualized according to client needs. She aspires to provide a safe space for her clients to express themselves freely, and to support them on their journey to and through happiness.
NOOR CHAUDHRY, MC.
Counsellor
Noor is anchored in a client-centred, strength-based, and trauma-informed perspective. She tailors each session to best serve the specific needs and goals of her clients.
Noor utilizes an integrative therapeutic approach that draws from a range of modalities, including Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy (NT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Practices.
Free
20-minute phone consultation.
Speak with a qualified family therapist and find out if we’re the right fit for you.
$190
Up to 1 hour in-person or online.
Book a session with an experienced family therapist. Pricing can sometimes be adapted depending on financial need and individual circumstances.
Find the Support Your Family Deserves
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Giving your family the tools and strategies needed to communicate more effectively can improve these core relationships for the rest of your lives. Connect with a therapist who can pave the way for your future growth and development together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most common questions we receive about family therapy below.
How many people can come to each therapy session?
As many people as you have in your family may come to the session—the more, the better! It’s helpful to ensure that all family members are present and participate in the sessions. At times, your therapist may request or suggest a session with certain family members if they feel it would be of benefit.
What should we expect from therapy?
Family therapy can be emotional at times; we are sharing some of our deepest emotions and thoughts with one another, which can prove to be difficult. Your therapist will work to ensure that each family member feels heard, understood, and respected throughout the duration of each therapy session.
You can expect to be asked very challenging questions that you might find are hard to answer. Your therapist will help to guide the discussion happening amongst your family members and ensure that goals are being addressed throughout certain discussions. We may also provide exercises for your family to do in-between sessions.
How is family therapy different from individual therapy?
Family therapy differs from individual therapy primarily due to the amount of people attending each session. Individual therapy includes yourself and the therapist, whereas family therapy involves the therapist and several family members.
Typically, the concerns and issues that are brought up in family therapy are more centred around issues that the family is having as a whole, as opposed to more individual concerns that one would discuss in individual therapy.
What type of structure or process does family therapy follow?
Each family therapist has a different school of thought that they work from. However, most approaches begin with 1-3 sessions focused on getting to know the family as a whole. We want to form a good understanding of your main concerns, conflict patterns, and communication troubles.
Once your therapist has a good understanding of the background knowledge, they will work with you to set family goals to address in therapy together.
Is family therapy covered by our benefits program?
Our Registered Psychologists and Registered Provisional Psychologists are covered by most insurance plans.
Family therapy should be covered the same as individual therapy is according to your benefit plan. If you are unsure, contact your insurance provider and they should be able to give you a better understanding of services covered and not covered.
Resources
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