Helping Families to Heal
We offer counselling for families, including blended families, siblings, parent-child relationships, and extended family members. Fees for this service vary based on the number of participants attending each session. Please contact us directly for more information regarding pricing.
Family therapy is a specialized form of counselling designed to enhance communication, strengthen relationships, and promote understanding among family members. It can be especially beneficial when family dynamics contribute to individual concerns, or when the challenges faced by one member are impacting the well-being of the entire family unit.
The definition of "family" is broad and inclusive, and it may include siblings, parents and children, couples, close friends, and caregivers.
Common Reasons to Start Family Therapy
Families reach out for many different reasons, here are a few we see often
- Communication has broken down: When conversations turn into conflict, or family members stop talking altogether
- Divorce or separation: Navigating the emotional impact of a family restructuring, for parents and children alike
- Parenting challenges: Working through disagreements on parenting approaches or difficulties with a child's behaviour
- Mental health or substance use: Supporting the whole family when one member's struggles are affecting everyone at home
Meet Your Family Therapists
Shannon Gallagher: In family sessions, Shannon focuses on helping family members understand each other's experiences and rebuild trust and communication, using a client-centred, non-judgmental approach for clients of all ages, genders, and lifestyles. As one of the Co-Owners at Mind Recovery Therapy, she also works with trauma, PTSD/C-PTSD, mood disorders, couples, attachment (IFS), ADHD/ASD, and DBT.
Languages: English| Ages: 12+ | Provinces: NB, BC, AB, MB, SK, NL, NU, YT| Currently accepting new clients but with a short waitlist for appointments.
Hanadi Dar: In family therapy, Hanadi helps families navigate behavioural, emotional, and relational challenges, drawing on her background in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and trauma-informed, culturally responsive care, particularly where a child or teen's Autism (ASD), ADHD, ODD, or other developmental differences are part of the picture. She integrates CBT, DBT, ACT, and EMDR (trained), alongside somatic and regulation-based strategies, and uses psychoeducation and collaboration to strengthen family systems. Hanna is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), also licensed under CCPA and OAMHP, with over 18 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families across diverse settings.
Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati & Punjabi | Ages: 10+ | Provinces: ON, MB, BC, AB, SK, NL, NU, YT | Currently accepting new clients.
Helen Khaleghi: In family and couples work, Helen focuses on attachment injuries and co-dependency patterns, helping family members map repeating patterns and triggers, build healthier boundaries, and strengthen communication using EMDR, Schema Therapy, DBT skills, and Somatic Trauma work. Her style is warm and direct, with clear goals and transparent collaboration, and she brings particular care to culturally responsive, anti-oppressive practice. Helen is a Registered Psychotherapist with two master's degrees in clinical and counselling psychology, and supports adults, couples, and families working through trauma and PTSD, anxiety and depression, stress and anger, and relationship concerns.
Languages: English & Farsi | Ages: 18+ | Provinces: ON, MB, AB, SK, NL, NU, YT | Currently accepting new clients.
What to Expect at Your First Appointment
A quick look at how we get started together
Every family's first session looks a little different, but here's generally what you can expect:
- A warm, low-pressure introduction: your therapist will explain how sessions work and answer any questions before diving in
- A conversation about what brought you in: the history, dynamics, and current concerns affecting your family
- Time to share individual perspectives: each family member gets space to share how they see things, at their own pace
- A discussion of goals: what you'd each like to get out of therapy, and who should attend future sessions
- A plan moving forward: a sense of what the next few sessions will focus on, so you leave with a clear next step
There's no pressure to have everything figured out on day one. Our goal is simply to help your family feel heard and supported as you get started.
