Family and Couples Counselling
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Family Counselling
Family counselling is a type of group counselling that has the intention of having a counsellor assist the family unit through their unbiased support. This type of counselling is provided at Lethbridge Family Services through our
Families Thriving Together Program.
Counselling can support your family:
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Gather a better understanding and awareness of each family member’s feelings, perspectives, and behaviors
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Create an environment where everyone feels motivated to talk and listen to each other respectfully
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Promote working together to create and sustain healthy relationships amongst family members through the creation of effective boundaries and functional roles
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Establish and work towards goal achievement
Families Thriving Together Program
This family systems approach is based on a three component, sequential process that supports each family member separately and together. Using Emotional Focused Family Therapy to minimize risk factors and adverse experiences while simultaneously supporting children’s emotional and social needs and increasing the parents skills and knowledge of both their children’s and their own struggles.
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Day and evening appointments available
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In person and online counselling available
Areas of Practice
Services can be provided to those experiencing difficulties with, but not limited to:
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Trauma
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Conflict resolution
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Family violence
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Parenting process/skills
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Grief and loss
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Attachment
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Life transition
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Impulse control issues
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Divorce/separation
NOTE: Individuals whose primary concern is addiction or disorder eating will be referred to specialized community services
Available:
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Individuals age 3 to end of life
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Individuals living within South-Zone West area
Couples Counselling
Couples counselling is aimed at supporting a couple better understand the dynamics of their relationship with the assistance of a neutral party in the form of the counsellor. In addition to improvements in the couple’s relationship, the wellbeing of the individuals may be improved, as well as those who are around the couple including children.
Counselling can support you and your partner:
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Gather a better understanding and awareness of each other’s feelings, perspectives, and behaviors
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Identify stressors in relationship, and ways to work together cooperatively to address them
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Transform your individual perspective from blaming one another to being aware of patterns that each person may inhibit that heightens struggles in the relationship
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Improve communication skills and boundaries to enhance healthy relationship dynamics
Length of session: 1 to 1.5 hours
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Day and evening appointments available
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In-person and online counselling available
Areas of Practice
Services can be provided to those experiencing difficulties with, but not limited to:
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Communication
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Conflict resolution
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Intimacy
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Loneliness
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Separation/divorce as well as other family concerns
NOTE: Individuals whose primary concern is addiction or disorder eating will be referred to specialized community services
Available to:
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Couples 18+
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Individuals living within South-Zone West area
Financial Investment:
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Counselling services are subsidized so fees will be discussed at the time of Intake. No person will be denied services based on financial hardship.
Contact: Intake Coordinator
Email: counsellingintake@lfsfamily.ca
Phone: 403-327-5724
Location: 1098 3 Ave. North, Lethbridge
Office Hours:
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Monday, Thursday and Friday
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
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Tuesday , Wednesday
8:30 AM to 8:00 PM
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Closed Statutory Holidays
