Whether you’re navigating ongoing conflict, rebuilding trust after a separation, or simply trying to improve communication, family therapy offers a safe space to heal, reconnect, and grow together.
What is Family Therapy?
Family counselling is a form of therapy designed to support families as they work through relational challenges, emotional pain, or communication breakdowns. At Vaughan Relationship Centre, our family counselling services are tailored to support families with adolescent or adult children who are struggling to stay connected.
Through structured and compassionate guidance, we help families explore difficult dynamics and find healthier ways to relate to one another without blame, judgment, or taking sides.
What Makes Family Counselling at VRC Unique?
Our therapists bring expertise in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), systems theory, and attachment-based approaches—making us well-equipped to work with a range of family structures and stressors. We don’t just focus on surface issues—we help you understand deeper interactional cycles that keep conflict alive.
Whether you’re dealing with:
We help each family member feel seen and supported. Our therapists are skilled at creating a space where everyone—parents, siblings, young adults—can participate safely and meaningfully.
We specialize in family therapy for:
We also work with extended families—because healing often involves more than just the immediate household.
Our family counselling process begins with a 90-minute intake session where your therapist gets to know your family’s story, current struggles, and goals. Future sessions may involve meeting as a group, in smaller subsets (e.g., just parent and teen), or individually—depending on what’s most supportive.
In therapy, your family will learn how to:
Is family therapy only for parents with young kids?
No. We primarily work with families that include adolescent or adult children, but we’re open to all ages and stages.
What if one family member doesn’t want to come?
It’s common for one person to feel unsure. You can still start with whoever is willing—we often see that positive shifts with even one member can inspire others to join later.
Can we do family therapy online?
Yes. We offer relationship counselling online and family counselling services virtually to clients across Ontario.
What types of issues can family therapy address?
Communication problems, grief, trauma, parenting struggles, cultural differences, resentment, and more. If your family feels disconnected, therapy can help.
Do you take insurance?
Many of our therapists are registered social workers (R.S.W.), and sessions may be covered by extended benefits. We’ll match you with a therapist whose credentials align with your plan.
Whether it’s your parents, siblings, or extended family members, occasional arguments will happen, and they’re completely normal. But if they become a frequent occurrence that puts a damper on most holiday dinners or other family gatherings, then it might be worth speaking to a family therapist.
When you’re running at full speed throughout the year, it’s hard to find the time to look at your current relationships from the outside in. If you’re not sure where to start, let us help with these quick tips to re-evaluate your relationships.
Contact us to set up your first appointment and learn new tools to repair your relationship.
