Family therapy for the conversations you can't seem to have at home.
Careful, even-handed work for parents and adult children, blended families, and families in transition. Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Families that love each other and keep missing each other.
Most of the families I work with aren't in crisis. They're stuck in a pattern that keeps replaying, and nobody in the room can see it from the outside.
"My adult daughter and I can't have a single conversation without it turning into a fight. I don't know how we got here."
Parents & adult children"The kids from his first marriage and the kids from mine don't feel like one family, and we don't know how to fix it."
Blended families finding their shape"Something happened in our family that we've never really talked about. It's still in the room."
Families with unfinished businessI went to school for this specifically.
Before I became a Registered Psychotherapist, I trained in Marriage and Family Therapy at Touro University. That's a systems-based training — meaning I was taught to look at the family as a whole organism, not at any one person as "the problem."
What that means in practice: when a family comes in, I don't take sides, and I don't identify anyone as the villain. I look for the pattern — the loop that keeps the family stuck — and I help the whole system see it together.
Sometimes the work is about communication. Sometimes it's about the thing nobody has ever said out loud. Sometimes it's about a family member navigating something hard (a mental health diagnosis, an addiction, a sexuality or gender conversation) and the rest of the family learning how to be a real support.
The conversations families usually bring in.
- Parent & adult child relationships The things that got hard after your child became an adult. Or were always hard and are only now possible to say out loud.
- Blended families finding their rhythm Step-parenting, his kids and her kids and ours, loyalty binds, the invisible rules nobody agreed to.
- Family-of-origin patterns coming home The way the rules you grew up with are now running your own household, whether you want them to or not.
- Supporting a family member through something hard A mental health crisis, a chronic illness, an addiction, a coming-out. How to show up without losing yourself.
- Grief and loss in the family How a family metabolizes a loss — and what happens when everyone is grieving differently at the same time.
- Cultural and religious expectations The rules from the culture you came from, the ones from the culture you live in, and the work of finding your own family's answer.
The practical details.
- Session length 75–90 minutes for family sessions, because you need the time.
- Who's in the room We'll decide together. Sometimes the whole family, sometimes subsets, sometimes individual sessions mixed in.
- In person or online In person in Toronto, or online — which is often the only way to get everyone in the same "room" when people live in different cities.
- Fees & insurance Fees listed on the Fees & FAQ page. Receipts provided for any extended health plan that covers a Registered Psychotherapist.
What families usually ask first.
Do you work with young children?
My primary work is with adolescents and adults. For young children, I can help the parents and point you toward a child-specific clinician I trust.
What if one family member refuses to come?
That's more common than you think, and it's workable. Sometimes the family members who are willing start the work, and the reluctant one joins once they see it's not an ambush.
Will you take sides?
No. I take the family's side. If anyone in the room feels I'm being unfair, tell me and we'll adjust immediately.
We're estranged. Is it too late?
It's often not too late. Sometimes family therapy is about reconnection, sometimes it's about peace with distance, sometimes it's about closure. We can figure out what's realistic for your particular situation.
Can family therapy happen online?
Yes, and sometimes it's the only way to get a geographically scattered family in the same session.
How long does family therapy usually take?
Often shorter than people expect — many families do focused work over 8–12 sessions. I'll give you an honest estimate once I've met the family.
If the room at home has been quiet for too long.
Start with a free 30-minute call. You don't need to have the family on board yet — reach out first yourself.
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