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Nitya Sahni
RP(Q) · Clinician
Family dynamics, parenting, neurodivergence, complex relationships. From $190.
Read moreFamily Therapy in Etobicoke & Online Across Ontario
For the patterns that started before any of you.
Therapy for parents and children together, blended families, and intergenerational households — a structured space to surface the dynamics and start changing them.
- Session
- 50–90 minutes
- Starting at
- $190
- Format
- In-person & virtual
What it is
Therapy that holds the whole system, not just the loudest voice in it.
For the patterns that affect all of you.
Family therapy is a structured space where members of a family work together with a registered clinician to understand the dynamics that have been quietly shaping daily life. Some patterns are obvious — the same argument, the same withdrawal. Others are inherited from generations back and only show up under stress.
The work fits the family. Sometimes everyone is in the room; sometimes parents alone; sometimes parents and one child. We figure out who needs to be present based on what's getting worked on.
Who it's for
A few of the things that bring families in.
You don't need everyone to agree it's a problem. If one person sees it, that's reason enough to start.
- Parent-child conflict that won't shift. Fights that escalate fast, repeat often, and end in withdrawal or apology cycles. Nothing seems to actually resolve.
- Blended-family stress. Step-parents, half-siblings, two households, layered loyalties — and no obvious roadmap for how it's all supposed to fit.
- A teen whose behaviour has changed. Pulling away, acting out, struggling at school, not opening up. The kid you knew, hidden somewhere behind the kid you're seeing.
- A transition no one's talking about. A death, a divorce, a move, an illness — and everyone coping differently, with the conversations everyone needs not happening.
- Intergenerational expectation weight. Cultural or family-of-origin scripts that don't fit anymore — and the friction of being the generation that has to renegotiate them.
- Communication that's broken down. Silence at the dinner table. Walking on eggshells. Or shouting matches that leave everyone exhausted.
How we work
Evidence-based tools, fit for a family system.
Family work draws on well-researched frameworks selected based on what's playing out in the room. Here's what shows up most often.
Structural
Structural-strategic
Mapping the family system: who has the loudest voice, who keeps the peace, who carries the worry.
EFT-F
Emotionally focused family therapy
Reaching the underlying emotion before the pattern repeats — so the cycle has somewhere different to go.
CBT
Cognitive behavioural (family-adapted)
Concrete tools the family can use between sessions — for triggers, communication, conflict de-escalation.
Narrative
Narrative therapy
Re-authoring the family story so it's not just one person's version of events that wins.
Cultural
Intergenerational & cultural dynamics
When the rules nobody wrote down are the loudest ones — naming them, working with them, sometimes rewriting them.
What to expect
The shape of the first few weeks.
Family therapy isn't linear, but the early pacing is predictable. Who needs to be in the room shifts as we go.
Week 0 — Free consult
A short call with whoever's reaching out
Usually a parent or both parents. Tell us what's been going on. Ask questions. See if we're a fit.
Week 1 — Intake
A first family session
Usually with whoever can come. We get the lay of the land — the dynamics, the goals, the pacing.
Weeks 2+ — The work
Finding the rhythm
Pacing varies. Some families come weekly for a stretch, then space out. We may meet with subsets between joint sessions.
Who provides this
Nitya and Japnam offer family therapy.
Both bring deep family-systems training, cultural fluency, and steady presence in difficult conversations.
See the full team 
Japnam Deol
MSW, RSW · Clinician
Trauma, family transitions, teens and parents. Online only. From $190.
Read moreWho needs to attend family therapy?
It depends. Sometimes the whole family. Sometimes parents alone. Sometimes parents and one child. We figure out who needs to be in the room based on what's getting worked on.
How long are family therapy sessions?
Sessions run 50–90 minutes depending on how many people are in the room and what we're working on. Longer sessions for full-family meetings; shorter for subset work.
What if one family member refuses to come?
Therapy can still work without them, often. Family-of-origin patterns can be worked on even with one or two members in the room. We talk through what's possible at the consult.
How is family therapy different from individual therapy for one of us?
Family therapy treats the system, not just the person. Individual therapy might feel like solving you; family therapy is solving the dynamic between you. Both can run alongside each other.
Will the therapist take sides?
No. The therapist's job is to hold the whole system — including the points of view that don't have a voice yet. No one gets ganged up on.
Is family therapy covered by insurance?
Many extended health plans cover RSW and RP services for family work. Coverage varies by plan. We don't direct-bill; we provide detailed receipts for reimbursement.
What if we're not a good fit?
The consult is where we figure that out. If we're not right for what your family needs, we'll say so honestly and point you toward someone who is.
Ready when you are
Start with a free consultation.
No paperwork, no commitment. A short conversation about what's been happening at home and whether we're a fit. Whoever's reaching out can call — others can come in later as we go.