Family is complex—whether it’s your family of origin or the family you’ve created. It can include partners, children, parents, siblings, friends, pets, neighbors, and chosen kin—anyone who holds a place in your emotional interconnectedness. In Victoria, BC, I offer family-focused counselling that meets you where you are and helps you cultivate healthier, more resilient family relationships.

Rooted in Bowen Family Systems Theory, I understand family as an interconnected emotional system, where balance between individuality and belonging is essential. Under stress, families may default into conflict, emotional enmeshment, distancing, or triangulating roles. Whether you’re experiencing growing tension, recurring conflict, or emotional disconnection, I can help you recognize these patterns and begin to shift them from within.

The work begins by identifying your family’s unique relational patterns through tools like genograms, which help map structure and emotional dynamics. We also explore how your sense of self fits—or doesn’t fit—within the family system. Using Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and self-compassion practices, we uncover your core self and values—supporting you in choosing how you want to show up in your family life.

When one family member changes, it catalyzes change throughout the system. Drawing on insights from Bowen and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), our work together supports personal growth that ripples out into family relationships. Whether you’re navigating intergenerational expectations, parenting stress, or shifting family roles, counselling offers clarity, understanding, and sustainable, relational change.

Ready to explore how change in you can bring growth to your family? I’m here to walk that journey beside you. You can reach out directly, or book an appointment (I work with individuals and couples—note that family counselling is tailored within those formats).