Family Therapy Can Help With
Navigating Family Conflict
Supporting Teens and Parents
Healing After Life Transitions or Loss
“Sometimes the people we love the most are the ones we struggle to connect with.”
Every family experiences challenges. Whether you're coping with a major transition, trying to break out of old patterns, or simply struggling to communicate, family therapy helps bring clarity and understanding to complex dynamics. When families work together in therapy, they can build healthier relationships rooted in compassion, accountability, and trust.
Family Therapy Could Help Your Family
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Reduce conflict and improve communication
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Understand each family member’s needs and perspectives
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Rebuild connection after breakdowns in trust
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Support your child or teen through anxiety, behaviour changes, or big emotions
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Navigate separation, divorce, or blended family dynamics
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Cope with grief, loss, or trauma together
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Create more peace and understanding at home
We help families move from reactive cycles to open, respectful communication. Therapy can involve all family members or only those who are ready to begin. Our therapists create a non-judgmental space for families to have honest conversations and strengthen their bond.
Why The Journey Counselling and Psychotherapy?
Family-Centered Approach
We consider the needs of the whole family, while creating a space where each individual feels seen and respected.
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Developmentally-Informed
Our therapists understand how age, stage of development, and generational dynamics play a role in family challenges—and how to work with them, not against them.
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Collaborative and Kind
We don’t assign blame. Instead, we help each family member take ownership, shift patterns, and move toward shared goals.
Meet Your Family Therapist
Family counselling at The Journey is provided by Patricia Di Giorgio (she/her), Associate Therapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying). Patricia brings a compassionate, integrative approach to supporting youth (14+), adults, and couples navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, and mental health concerns. With warmth, curiosity, and a deep respect for each person’s lived experience, Patricia creates a space where families and individuals feel safe to explore, connect, and grow—together.
How Our Family Therapy Works
How Our Family Therapy Works
We begin by understanding each family member’s unique experience and concerns.
We work toward shared understanding
Together, we uncover patterns, learn new communication strategies, and foster empathy within the family system.
We build skills for long-term change
From emotional regulation to problem-solving, we help families learn tools they can carry forward long after therapy ends.