Family & Child Counselling
Understanding how to best support your child or your family can be challenging at times.
Supporting healthy homes, strong connections, and emotionally resilient kids.
Every Family Faces Challenges — You Don’t Have to Navigate Them Alone
Whether you're trying to better support your child, address conflict in your home, or create stronger emotional bonds, family counselling can be a game-changer. At Empowered Solutions Counselling, we offer Kelowna family counselling and child therapy that’s rooted in emotional development, trauma-informed care, and real-life parenting experience.
Our goal is to create a safe, neutral space where each family member — regardless of age — feels seen, heard, and respected. You don’t need a crisis to benefit from therapy. Sometimes, it’s about building skills, restoring connection, or simply learning how to weather the growing pains of life together.
Child Counselling in Kelowna
As a former Early Childhood Educator with nearly 11 years of experience, Kimberly brings a strong developmental lens to child therapy. Children experience big emotions — but they don’t always have the tools to express or regulate them. When left unaddressed, those emotions can show up as:
Anxiety, anger, or low self-esteem
Withdrawal or shutdown
Trouble at school or with peers
Sleep issues, clinginess, or defiance
In sessions, we use play therapy, art, and creative tools to help children safely express themselves and feel empowered in their inner world. We also work closely with parents to support what’s happening outside the therapy room — at home, at school, and in daily routines.
Common reasons families seek child counselling:
Changes in family dynamics (divorce, blended families)
Social anxiety or bullying
Emotional outbursts or shutdowns
Difficulty adjusting to school or developmental transitions
Family Counselling for Modern Families
Families come in all shapes and sizes — and no dynamic is too complicated for therapy. Whether you're co-parenting, navigating blended family stress, or simply struggling to stay connected, Kelowna family counselling offers a space for collaboration, healing, and new communication skills.
In family sessions, we help you:
Understand and respect each person’s emotional needs
Improve communication and reduce tension
Set boundaries without power struggles
Process changes (divorce, grief, trauma) as a team
Rebuild connection and trust within the home
This isn’t about assigning blame — it’s about strengthening the relationships that matter most.
What Tools Do We Use in Family & Child Therapy?
We customize therapy based on your family’s unique goals and needs. Some of the modalities we may use include:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – for practical tools and mindset shifts
Play & Art Therapy – especially useful for children
Hypnotherapy – when subconscious beliefs are getting in the way
Psychoeducation – so you understand how nervous systems, attachment, and communication patterns actually work
Family Systems and Emotion-Focused Therapy – to help the whole family move forward as a unit
We believe that the quality of your relationships affects everything — and that healing starts with awareness, empathy, and willingness to grow together.
Heart to Heart with Kim
“Working with children and families has been part of my story for more than 15 years. Before becoming a therapist, I spent a decade as an Early Childhood Educator — so I understand child development deeply.
But I also understand what it’s like to be a parent who wants to do better and doesn’t always know how. I bring both structure and softness to this work. My job isn’t to fix your family — it’s to help you reconnect, regulate, and move forward with more compassion.”
— Kimberly Castle, M.T.C., R.C.S
In-Person or Online Family Counselling in Kelowna
Our family and child therapy sessions are available in-person at our Lower Mission clinic, or from the comfort of your home via secure online counselling. We’re here to meet you where you’re at — and support your family’s next chapter.
Interested In Exploring Your Counselling Options?
In-person in Lower Mission or Online across BC