Family Estrangement Counselling

Family estrangement can be one of the most painful and confusing experiences to navigate. It often brings a mix of grief, guilt, loneliness, and relief all at once — grief for the relationship you didn’t get, guilt for stepping back, fear of judgment from others, and the quiet hope that things could have been different. Many people in this situation feel unseen, dismissed, or cast into roles like the “strong one,” the “scapegoat,” or the emotional glue of the family. Others carry deep confusion about whether distance is the right choice or find themselves caught between longing for connection and needing to protect their peace.

This therapy is for those who are low contact, no contact, or considering stepping back; those who feel overwhelmed by family expectations; those who were never truly supported or understood; and those who are tired of repeating old family patterns that drain their emotional well-being. If you are navigating complicated family dynamics, questioning your role, or carrying guilt for choosing yourself, you’re not broken — you’re responding to pain that has been there for a long time, and you deserve support as you find clarity, healing, and emotional freedom.

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Who This Therapy Supports

This therapy is designed for people who:

Have gone “low contact” or “no contact”

Are considering stepping back from a parent or sibling

Feel hurt, dismissed, or unseen by their family

Are tired of being the “emotional glue”

Are carrying the invisible weight of the family system

Struggle with guilt or pressure to reconnect

Want to heal childhood wounds that still impact adult life

Are breaking generational patterns

Want emotional clarity and inner peace

If you’ve always been “the strong one,” “the sensitive one,” or “the scapegoat,” this space is for you.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

We explore the “parts” of you involved in estrangement — the hurt part, the protective part, the guilty part, the part that longs for connection — and help them find safety, calm, and compassion.

Attachment & Trauma-Informed Therapy

We look at early relational patterns, unmet needs, emotional injuries, and the invisible roles you may have carried for years.

Boundary & Empowerment Work

We help you set limits without guilt and hold your truth without fear of judgment.

Grief & Identity Support

Estrangement is a loss — but it’s also a rebirth.
We help you navigate the grief while strengthening the version of you that’s emerging.

Our Approach

What You’ll Gain From This Work

✓ Clarity about their decision

✓ Less guilt and internal conflict

✓ More confidence in boundaries

✓ Relief from family pressure

✓ Emotional validation and understanding

✓ Insight into patterns that began in childhood

✓ Healing from roles like “parentified child,” “fixer,” or “scapegoat”

✓ A stronger sense of self

✓ Peace with the relationship as it is — not as it should be

You deserve a life where you feel safe, supported, and emotionally free.

What a Session Looks Like

1. Gentle, grounding check-in
We help you settle and feel safe.

2. Explore what hurts and what feels confusing
No pressure, no pushing — just clarity.

3. Work with the parts of you holding pain or guilt
IFS helps you connect with the younger parts who were affected the most.

4. Build stronger boundaries, inner safety, and self-trust
So you can make choices aligned with your well-being.

5. Integration & emotional freedom
We help you carry your truth with peace, clarity, and confidence.

FAQ

Is estrangement always permanent?
Not always. Therapy focuses on your healing first — decisions come with clarity, not pressure.

Can I explore reconnecting?
Yes. We support your direction, whether distance or reconnection.

Is this work safe if I have trauma?
Yes. We use gentle, trauma-informed pacing so you never feel overwhelmed.

Do you take sides?
No. We support your emotional safety, not someone else’s version of the story.