Family Therapy
Reconnect, Repair, and Grow - Together
Every family has its own rhythms, struggles, and strengths. But when communication breaks down, tension builds, or relationships feel strained, it can be hard to find your way back to connection.
Family therapy is a supportive space where all voices are heard, emotions are acknowledged, and healthy changes are made — together.
What is Family Therapy?
Family therapy is a collaborative process that brings together family members — most often parents and children, and sometimes siblings or caregivers — to explore the challenges that are getting in the way of connection. The therapy focuses on improving relationships, emotional regulation, and problem-solving within the family unit.
At Feelings First, we take a developmentally sensitive, attachment-informed, and culturally respectful approach. Sessions are guided by the therapist but shaped by the unique needs, personalities, and histories of your family.
We incorporate therapeutic approaches such as:
• Polyvagal Theory to support nervous system awareness and co-regulation
• CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) tools for restructuring unhelpful thinking and behaviours
• Play therapy tools for younger children to express emotions safely
• Trauma- and attachment-informed care, always moving at your family's pace
What can Family Therapy Help With?
Family therapy is helpful for a wide range of challenges — both big and small. You don’t have to be in crisis to benefit from support. It may be a good fit if your family is:
This space can also support families working through deeper issues like trauma, loss, or family-of-origin pain — always with care, compassion, and collaboration.
Experiencing frequent conflict, yelling, or emotional outbursts
Navigating changes in behaviour or emotional health in your child or teen
Facing a major life transition such as divorce, a move, or a loss
Struggling with sibling conflict or competition
Feeling disconnected or emotionally distant from one another
In a parenting dynamic that feels imbalanced or reactive
Wanting to strengthen trust, emotional safety, or communication
What To Expect
We begin with an intake session to understand your family's needs, goals, and history. Depending on the situation, sessions may involve the full family or different combinations (e.g., parent and child, siblings together, or parent-only check-ins). Every plan is personalized.
You can expect:
A non-judgmental space to share experiences and feelings
Tools to improve communication, active listening, and emotional expression
Support in naming patterns and dynamics that aren't working
Developmentally appropriate strategies for children and teens
Repair work to address past ruptures or emotional injuries
Play-based activities for younger clients to build trust and connection
Co-regulation techniques to help the family feel safer and calmer together
You do not need to have everything figured out — we guide you step-by-step.
At Feelings First, we understand that families are systems — and when one part of that system feels overwhelmed, stuck, or hurt, the whole family can feel the ripple effect. Our goal is to help your family pause, reflect, and rebuild trust, communication, and emotional safety.
Why Choose Family Therapy?
Families are made up of unique individuals with different needs, personalities, and ways of coping.
When stress, conflict, or disconnection builds up, it can be difficult to stay curious about each other— especially in the middle of parenting, work, and life demands.
Many families say they leave sessions feeling more seen, more hopeful, and with clearer paths forward — even after just a few weeks.
Family therapy is not about finding someone to blame. It’s about creating new ways of relating.
It’s about noticing what’s happening beneath the surface, learning to pause, and practicing new tools to create a more connected and emotionally safe home environment.
