How we will work with your child or young person
At Family Minded, we understand that children and young people thrive when the systems around them—home, school, and community—work together. That’s why we use a whole-family, team-based approach to support children’s emotional wellbeing.
We often involve:
We view therapy as a collaborative process, with your child’s needs at the centre.
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Family Wrap-Around Support
Sometimes, different members of a family need support. Family Minded offers a wrap-around model, where multiple clinicians may work with:
In most cases, siblings are supported by different clinicians, unless their relationship is the specific focus of therapy. This helps avoid tension or comparison and keeps the therapeutic process focused and safe.
If multiple clinicians are working with your family, we will ask for your written consent to share relevant clinical information between them. This ensures alignment, clarity, and consistency across everyone involved in supporting your family.
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What’s My Role as a Parent?
The type of Parental involvement depends on:
Sometimes parents are in the room, particularly for younger children or when parenting strategies are a focus. At other times, your child may attend independently.
If you're not in the session, we ask that you:
Communication Between Parents
As part of our team approach, we ask that both the referring parent and the parent or caregiver bringing the child to sessions (if different) take responsibility for keeping each other informed.
This includes sharing:
Our clinicians are here to support the whole family, but we are not able to act as go-betweens or mediators. We encourage parents to maintain open communication so that support for the child remains consistent across households.
If you're separated from your child's other parent, read more.click the button below:
We often involve:
- Parents and caregivers (from both households, if applicable),
- Educators (school, kinder, or daycare staff),
- Health or support professionals already involved with your child.
We view therapy as a collaborative process, with your child’s needs at the centre.
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Family Wrap-Around Support
Sometimes, different members of a family need support. Family Minded offers a wrap-around model, where multiple clinicians may work with:
- The child and one or both parents (e.g., parenting support or psychoeducation),
- Each parent individually, where appropriate,
- Siblings with distinct support needs.
In most cases, siblings are supported by different clinicians, unless their relationship is the specific focus of therapy. This helps avoid tension or comparison and keeps the therapeutic process focused and safe.
If multiple clinicians are working with your family, we will ask for your written consent to share relevant clinical information between them. This ensures alignment, clarity, and consistency across everyone involved in supporting your family.
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What’s My Role as a Parent?
The type of Parental involvement depends on:
- The age and developmental needs of your child,
- The purpose of the session (e.g., assessment vs. therapy),
- The therapy goals.
Sometimes parents are in the room, particularly for younger children or when parenting strategies are a focus. At other times, your child may attend independently.
If you're not in the session, we ask that you:
- Stay onsite, especially if your child is under 12 (unless pre-arranged with your clinician),
- Return by the 40-minute mark if you step out,
- Be available at the end to hear feedback, clarify goals, and confirm next steps.
Communication Between Parents
As part of our team approach, we ask that both the referring parent and the parent or caregiver bringing the child to sessions (if different) take responsibility for keeping each other informed.
This includes sharing:
- Appointment attendance,
- Key updates or messages from sessions,
- Follow-up actions or recommendations.
Our clinicians are here to support the whole family, but we are not able to act as go-betweens or mediators. We encourage parents to maintain open communication so that support for the child remains consistent across households.
If you're separated from your child's other parent, read more.click the button below: