COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR LOVED ONES
Therapy for Families
We See You Too
✓ Therapists Who Work With Families
Structure
Community
Collaboration
Autonomy
Repair
BOUNDARIES THAT HOLD, FREEDOM THAT LASTS
Families Recover Together
When someone you love is struggling, you feel it too, even when no one asks how you're doing. We work with families to rebuild trust, strengthen communication, and find a healthier way of supporting one another.
FOR PARENTS, PARTNERS, SIBLINGS, AND CHILDREN
You deserve room to breathe.
When loving someone isn’t enough to make things better, we help you care for yourself while they’re struggling. If your own needs and emotions have been pushed aside, this support is for you too.
WHY FAMILIES COME TO THERAPY
Concerns Families Carry
We know what loved ones go through when one person is in crisis.
Codependency
Codependency
Boundaries
When caring for someone becomes losing yourself in the process, we help you support the people you love without disappearing in the effort.
Mental Health
Know where you end and someone else begins. Especially when love makes that hard, we help you build boundaries that hold.
Parenting
Communication
Parenting
Parenting a child through mental health or substance use challenges brings its own weight. We help you respond with clarity instead of fear.
Communication
When conversations turn into arguments, or go quiet altogether, we help families talk to each other again, not just about the crisis, but beyond it.
THERAPY IS FOR EVERYONE
Who Can Come
Family therapy can be complicated. We try to make it simple. In family sessions, the family is the client. Anyone affected can attend.
Parents
Support your child without losing yourself.
Children
Feel heard, secure, and supported at home.
Partners
Stay connected while navigating hard times together.
Siblings
Make space for how their struggle affects you.
If they won’t come, come without them. You do not need the struggling person's participation to start. Family work with the people who are willing is not a consolation prize. A family that has changed how it responds is a healthier environment for everyone.
FEATURED CLINICIAN
Jordan Kritzinger, MA, MEd
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Jordan works with families using cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness-based therapy, and the kind of care and guidance that makes the work successful.
Families
Partners
Trauma
Life Transitions
Anxiety
Relationships
Self-Esteem
Virtual
Mon-Fri, 9:00-8:00
Identity
CBT
EMDR
● Currently accepting new clients
SESSIONS AND FEES
No Surprises
We make therapy simple and accessible so you can continue to work with us.
Family sessions may run longer. More people, more ground. Standard fees start at 50 minutes.
Standard rates so you can keep coming. Ask about rates for extended family sessions.
50 mins +
Based in Toronto, we offer secure video across Ontario. Early and evening appointments available.
Virtual
Covered
Most extended health benefits include our services. We’ll bill the plan holder.
$200
FAQ
Common questions
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No. Families don't cause addiction or mental illness. What families do have is influence over what happens next, which is a different thing and a more useful one. We work on what's changeable, and blame isn't on that list.
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Maybe in some ways, and almost certainly not in all the ways you're afraid of. "Enabling" gets used as a blunt instrument, usually against parents who are trying to keep someone alive. The honest question isn't whether you're helping too much, it's which specific supports are protecting them from consequences that would otherwise prompt change. That's a case-by-case conversation, not a rule.
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We won't answer that from a website, and be wary of anyone who does. These decisions depend on what the person is using, what happens if they're unhoused, whether there are children involved, and what you can actually sustain. We'll help you think it through and hold whatever you decide.
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Very common, and often the more urgent problem. When one parent holds the line and the other doesn't, the inconsistency itself becomes the issue. Sessions with just the two of you are often where family work starts.
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They're usually carrying more than anyone realizes, sometimes by becoming invisible, sometimes by becoming the easy one. We'll ask about them and, where it fits, bring them in.
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It's common, and it's not the end of the work. Part of what we do is build a family plan for it in advance, so a relapse doesn't reset everything to crisis. Families who've decided beforehand what they'll do respond very differently than families deciding in the moment.
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No. The configuration changes as the work does.
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Addict In The Family
Stories of Loss, Hope, and Recovery, Beverly Conyers, (2003).Beautiful Boy
A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction, David Sheff, (2009).Help at Any Cost
How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids, Maia Szalavitz, (2006)Journey of the Heroic Parent
Your Child’s Struggle & the Road Home, Brad M. Reedy, (2020).What’s Wrong with My Teen?
Finding Answers to Teenage Addiction and Family Crisis, Susan Raphael, (2024).You're Waiting On You
A Guide for Families Facing Addiction and Relapse, Brook McKenzie, (2025).
Make the Call
Book a free, confidential 20-minute consultation.
Make the Connection
We connect you with the clinician best suited to your needs.
Make the Change
Build practical skills and recovery that lasts.
TAKE THE FIRST STEP
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