Sessions cover how addiction rewires behaviour, why certain family dynamics feed the cycle, and what healthy boundaries look like in practice. Learn to recognise codependent patterns, stop enabling without withdrawing love, and communicate with the person in treatment in ways that support their recovery without sacrificing your own health.

Our program runs parallel to your loved one's residential treatment at Hillcrest Mansion in Port Hope or Woodlawn Inn in Cobourg. You don't wait until they're discharged to start healing. The work begins the moment they enter our care, so both sides of the relationship grow at the same pace.

Children and adolescents affected by a parent's or sibling's addiction receive age-appropriate counselling tailored to their emotional needs. Younger family members rarely have the language for what they're feeling. Our therapists help them express confusion, anger, and grief through guided conversations, creative exercises, and safe peer connection with others in similar circumstances.

Spouses and partners face their own set of challenges. Years of living with active addiction can leave scars that don't disappear when sobriety begins. Our counsellors work with couples to rebuild trust, address resentment, and create communication habits that prevent old conflicts from resurfacing.

Both of our Ontario centres provide the calm, private setting families need to do this work. Hillcrest Mansion in Port Hope and Woodlawn Inn in Cobourg sit in quiet lakeside communities far from the distractions and triggers of city life. Families visit in surroundings that feel like a retreat, not a clinical facility, with chef-prepared meals, walking trails, and spaces designed for honest conversation.

You don't need to wait until your relative completes treatment to get help. Our family program accepts participants from day one, covering everything from early intervention through discharge preparation. Families whose loved one hasn't yet entered treatment also qualify. Our counsellors help you set boundaries, protect your own mental health, and prepare for the conversation that could change everything.

Our Family Program equips every participant with lasting skills for the road ahead. Group meetings, counsellor-led education, and peer connection with other families give you a support network that strengthens your confidence well beyond your time at our centres. Support for families of addicts doesn't end when the program does. The tools and connections you build here stay with you.

Accredited by Accreditation Canada since 2018, our family therapy programs meet the highest clinical standards in the country. Through our research partnership with the University of Toronto, we're contributing to a six-year study on addiction recovery and cognition, ensuring the care we deliver stays grounded in the best available evidence.