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Family therapy

Conflict isn’t the problem. The pattern is.

A structured space where every family member gets heard and the dynamics that drive the conflict become visible — and changeable.

See rates & insurance → Calgary office or online across Alberta · Direct-bill Blue Cross
What we help families work through

Many roads in, one principle.

  • Grief & loss
  • Divorce & separation
  • Trauma
  • Parent–child conflict
  • Sibling conflict
  • Illness
  • Parenting skills
  • Behavioural concerns
  • School issues

Watch, name, practise.

How sessions are structured

Watch. Early sessions are about understanding how your family communicates — what gets named, what gets avoided, who carries what.

Name. The therapist names the patterns they’re seeing and proposes specific shifts to try — tailored to the family, not generic.

Practise. Between-session work to put the shifts into real life. Family therapy rarely “works” in the room — it works in the kitchen on Tuesday night.

Common questions

A few things people ask first.

How many family members need to come?

Ideally as many as the issue involves. But starting with the willing subset is fine — family work often expands organically as it gains momentum.

Will insurance cover it?

Most plans cover sessions with a Registered Psychologist or Registered Provisional Psychologist. Family sessions are typically coded the same way as individual sessions.

How is this different from individual therapy?

Individual therapy works on the person. Family therapy works on the system. Both matter — sometimes we’ll recommend running them in parallel.

Twenty minutes. On the phone. Free.

Tell us what’s going on and ask anything — insurance, format, fees, what a first session looks like. You’ll be on the call with one of our therapists, and we’ll go from there together. If we’re not the right practice for you, we’ll say so.