Family Therapy Services at The Counselling House
1. Family Counselling (Non-Mediation)
The Counselling House also offers several mediation-based and structured family services through the Mediating Matters program:
1. Family Counselling (Non-Mediation)
- Support for family dynamics and conflict resolution:
The Counselling House offers family counselling designed to bring together family members—ranging from children, teens, to adults, and even extended family—to work through conflicts, improve understanding, and foster healthier relationships The Counselling House+2The Counselling House+2. - Highly qualified practitioners:
Therapists like Laurie Ponsford‑Hill, who is a Registered Marriage & Family Therapist and social worker, deliver family systems therapy, structural family therapy, and marriage and family therapy, among other modalities luminohealth.sunlife.caThe Counselling House.
The Counselling House also offers several mediation-based and structured family services through the Mediating Matters program:
- Family Mediation:
A voluntary process facilitating respectful communication among family members to resolve disputes—such as separation, parenting arrangements, or property division—outside the court system The Counselling House+1. - Blended Family Counselling:
Supports blended or stepfamilies in navigating unique dynamics, sibling rivalries, trust issues, and reshaping family roles The Counselling House. - Parenting Plan Mediation:
Helps parents co-create detailed co‑parenting plans covering schedules, decision-making, extracurricular activities, healthcare, and more The Counselling House. - Therapeutic Parenting Time Program:
Targets strained parent–child relationships—supporting reconnection through guided, structured sessions with a parenting coach The Counselling House. - Restorative Mediation / Justice Circles:
Facilitates multi-party family or group sessions that strengthen mutual understanding, accountability, and collaborative solutions The Counselling House. - Voice of the Child Report (VCR):
Gathers children’s perspectives via non-evaluative interviews to inform parenting decisions or separation agreements, helping reduce conflict and prioritize the child’s well‑being The Counselling House.
- Laurie Ponsford‑Hill stands out with extensive credentials and a range of therapy and mediation capabilities:
- Registered Marriage & Family Therapist, Art Therapist, Mediator (AccFM)
- Skilled in family systems therapy, structural family therapy, marriage and family therapy, EMDR, EFT, Play Therapy, Parenting Skills Training, and more The Counselling Houseluminohealth.sunlife.ca.
- Moira Cook and Zohar Romm also contribute to family mediation services:
- Moira, with a strong legal and counselling background, specializes in mediation for family disputes, custody, divorce, and estate matters The Counselling House.
- Zohar, as a wellness coach with mediation skills, creates compassionate communication spaces for resolving emotionally charged family conflicts The Counselling House.
- Session formats:
Available in-person across Woodstock, London, and Port Stanley, and potentially virtual or hybrid, depending on the service The Counselling House+1luminohealth.sunlife.ca. - Scheduling flexibility:
Evening, weekend, and daytime appointments are offered by appointment only The Counselling House+2The Counselling House+2.
