Family Counselling Services in St Catharines, ON.

Families...a place of refuge and joy for some, and a place of conflict, despair, and tragedy for others. If you and your family find your selves in less than ideal circumstances, meeting together with a counsellor can open to future to a different way of relating. I invite you to consider the opportunity to be guided in a time of genuinely hearing each other and of being heard. Though history can not be changed, the meaning and the impact on family functioning today can evolve towards more life-giving understandings and ways of being family together. Entrenched patterns often leave us stuck...naming these patterns and learning new skills can rekindle hopefulness and good will.

Families attend therapy to repair or strengthen bonds, as well as to address challenges directly experienced by the whole unit or concerns that appear to be presenting around an individual or relational subsystem. My approach to family therapy honours the concept of “linked lives”- no single person is viewed as "the problem". I attune to the contexts the family has been situated in, generational influences, interactional patterns, emotions & attachment bonds, and familial & individual values to support members in achieving more helpful ways of engaging with each other, fostering stability, and coping with hardship. Book a consultation with me to begin your family's journey to healing.

Most family therapists inadvertently create more chaos through their well-intentioned efforts to assist a family move through a change process. Why? Brains are inherently deregulated (all of us, may I add) and most talking and dialoguing misses brain-centric problems that need more intensive help. Many times the emotional trauma created by years of solving problems ineffectively can wreak havoc on the brain's parasympathetic nervous system, not ever giving the family a break from flight or fight thinking. Contact us for an innovative neuroscience solution to family dysfunction. Kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.

Family dynamics can be challenging to navigate even during the best of times, and family therapy can help each member of the family unit find new ways to relate, connect, and communicate with each other. Giving each family member the chance to feel heard and valued while also navigating external stressors like work and school can be a struggle, so I work collaboratively with clients to identify and explore patterns of interaction that they want to strengthen or change, while highlighting each member’s contributions, and celebrating the family’s successes. Book a free consultation to learn more about my approach and explore if we are a good fit.

Are you a parent challenged by the illness of a child? Do you feel exhausted & sad at times? Has your partnership or marriage become strained? Is your family unit having trouble staying positive and enjoying one another due to stress and anxiety? I can help you develop coping strategies, restore balance, and manage the day to day challenges using brief solution focused therapy.

I am a firm believer that nothing impacts our spiritual and emotional well-being or happiness more than the quality of our closest relationships. There are countless complicating factors that impact families, it may be blending families, parenting differences, ex-spouses or in-law problems, financial stress and health problems, to name a few. Family therapy addresses the psychological and emotional problems hurting families. Interventions are customized to the requirements, needs and directions of clients. The goal is to empower the family to function in a way that better meets the emotional, psychological and spiritual needs of each member and the family system as a whole.

We will work together to achieve more harmony & less conflict in your family. We may need to work through helping you & your family members adjust to difficulties or transitions you are going through or have gone through. Each family member's opinions (including children) will be valued. All family members will be validated & each person will be given a voice & time to share their thoughts on what is & isn't working in family life. I have years of experience helping clients with: parent-child conflict; parent disagreements; blended family issues; coping with a sick or mentally ill family member; dealing with trauma and loss; grief. We will work to achieve compromise.