Guiding you towards calm, connection and lasting change
Welcome to Calm Connections Counselling
We provide a calm space to help you grow confidence, connection and lasting positive change.
Are you ready to make the connection?
Welcome
Sometimes we face struggles, challenges and obstacles in life where we need help to re-connect to ourselves and our relationships. You may be grieving a loss, facing difficulty within your family, parenting, or relationships. You may have experienced trauma, have health concerns, or be in the midst of a life transition. Perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious and feel like you cannot cope.
If this sounds like you, the good news is you are not alone and we are here to help. Not only do we help you overcome these difficulties, we also help you understand the patterns that keep you stuck, cultivate hope and healthy coping strategies to grow and flourish.
The Difference that leads us to lasting change…
We are integrative in that we work on personal change and also our part in relationships. We work with family systems therapy treating indivduals and the family as an interconnected unit who impact each other. We believe that our relationships are the cornerstone to our well-being, growth and resilience. One person’s behaviour affects everyone else, so lasting change requires shifting how the whole systems functions creating healthier patterns and ways of relating.
Learn more about our appraoch with FAQ (TAB)
Can Family systems therapy work with individual therapy?
Yes absolutely, we take an integrative approach in that working with a family systems lens means that working with one person and the factors that shape you can have a ripple effect out to your relationships and other areas of life. We can work with individuals, couples, parenting as a sub-system or we can include other members of the family. We work integratively in that we work systemically to shift patterns that keep us stuck, we aim to work on shifting the problem to what is in your awareness and control by incorporating interAcceptance commitment therapy and mindfulness in
Does Family Systems Therapy work for all struggles in life?
Yes it works for any family struggle, not just a crises. Whether your child is experiencing anxiety or challenging behaviours, dealing with generational patterns, major life transitions, or just feeling stuck in conflict cycles. This therapy aims to examine underlying patterns keeping you there.
How long is change expected to take?
Change takes time as we are working together to understand the patterns that have kept us stuck for a long time. This work goes deeper than symptom managment and aims to work on lasting behavioural changes that break generational cycles.
Working with an Integrated Systemic framework is key as it aims to understnad the patterns of communication and conflict that
Behavioural and symptomatic problems in children
Parenting issues and conflict
Maritial issues
Anxiety and Depression
Stress and Trauma
Grief, Loss and Pain
Challenges across the lifespan including divorce, seperation, job loss or financial difficulties
Life transitions for individuals across the lifespan
Burnout, Overwhelm and Well-being
Parenting can be hard…
The worst feeling in the world is not knowing how to help your child.
Children and young people can struggle with a range of mental health issues, including anxiety disorders, depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), behavior disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), among others. These issues can affect children's emotional, social, and cognitive development, and may impact their ability to function at home, in school, and in other social situations. Often, parents and caregivers may feel helpless in their efforts to support their child cope with such behaviors. We understand how this feels and the effect it has on the whole family. It takes a village to raise a child and we are here to support your child. We are also here for YOU as parents and caregivers, and YOUR family to feel heard, understood and provide you with tools, strategies and support to grow great families. Are you ready to connect to a happier, stronger, healthier family?
Group work and Training
We are wired to connect to others. Coming together in a community, school or workplace through group work or training can link us with people who are developing personally, as a community or as a team. We create this space to connect, learn and grow together.
Groups, workshops and training include:
Parenting workshops
Circle of Security for Parents and Educators
Compassion Fatigue and Self care for Employees
Resilience and Well-being
Are you ready to learn and grow together….
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In-person and online sessions available