Specialized clinical counselling for families affected by a loved one’s addiction
Get expert help when a loved one’s addiction affects you and your family
Available virtually across Canada
Master's-level Training
Licensed Clinical Counsellors
Insurance Coverage Available
Flexible Scheduling
Family Support Improves
Addiction Outcomes
Start Getting Support For your loved one's addiction and Be Able to support them better
- If someone you love is struggling with substance use, recovery, or relapse, you may benefit from support too. Familywood offers virtual counselling for spouses, parents, and adult children affected by a loved one's addiction.
Download Your Copy of Loving Someone With Addiction
A Clinical, Evidence-Informed Guide for Families Affected by Addiction
Our
Clinical Counselling Services
- We provide therapy for people affected by a loved one's substance use. Whether they're in active addiction, rehab, or early recovery, you deserve to feel grounded and supported.
- Process anger, fear, and grief
- Build and hold healthy boundaries
- Support well-being
- Repair relationships
Helping Yourself Helps Support Your Loved One's Recovery
- Addiction affects entire family systems, not just the person using. Without support for spouses, parents, and children, recovery efforts often collapse under the same dynamics that created the pain.
- Research shows that when families receive their own support, treatment outcomes improve dramatically.
- A meta-analysis by Ruffolo et al. (2016) found that family-based interventions significantly improve long-term abstinence. Rowe (2012) reported higher retention, better communication, and reduced relapse when families were involved in the healing process.
At Familywood, we don't wait for your loved one to recover first.
- We help you heal, so you can reclaim your peace no matter where they are in their journey.
What Makes Familywood Different
- Supporting families affected by addiction is our entire focus.
- Specialized in addiction-affected families
- Delivered by well-educated therapists
- Accessible and flexible scheduling
Addictions supported by Familywood
- Other Addictions Support – Whether facing food, technology, or other compulsive behaviours, our online counselling offers customized family support to help you move forward.
Why Families Choose Us
- 100% Virtual and Confidential
- Addiction-Focused Family Support
- Flexible Session Times (Evenings/Weekends)
- Direct Access—No Referral Required
Core Values That Guide Our Work
- Compassion
You'll be met with care, not judgment
- Clarity
Gain tools to set and hold boundaries
- Resilience
Learn how to grow, not just survive
- Autonomy
Live your life, even if they're still using
- Connection
Healing happens in safe, attuned relationships
You Deserve Therapy
As Much As They Do
- Whether your loved one is actively using, in a treatment centre, or newly sober, you're allowed to get help for yourself.
Therapy gives you space to:
- Tell the truth about how hard this has been
- Feel less alone in your decisions
- Stop trying to fix them and start healing yourself