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
• A structured, trauma-informed process
• Safe resourcing and grounding strategies
• Gradual reprocessing of past experiences
• Support with anxiety, PTSD, negative beliefs, phobias, or attachment wounds
• Gentle, collaborative pace — you are always in control
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.
