Articles

In addition to the Articles we publish here, we offer a spring and fall newsletter which highlights new articles and events at the IFL.

Spring 2019

Fall 2019

 

Welcome to The Institute of Family Living
An Association of Individual, Marriage, Couple and Family Counsellors

Articles

COUPLES AND FAMILY THERAPY

FAMILY MEDIATION

EMPLOYMENT & VOCATIONAL COUNSELLING

GP PSYCHOTHERAPY AT IFL

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT THERAPY

"FOR THE GOOD OF THE CHILD"

WHAT IS MEDIATION?

ADDICTIONS: ROOTS & RECOVERY

HOW CAN FAMILY MEMBERS AND CHURCHES HELP SOMEONE WHO THEY BELIEVE IS AN ADDICT?

BALANCING WORK, LEISURE AND FAMILY: 2001

HEALING FROM ABUSE

THE ART OF LISTENING

MANAGING ANGER

CREATIVE DEPENDENCE: THE KEY TO A HEALTHY PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY LIFE

STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES: THE PROBLEM OF YOUTH VIOLENCE  

FORGIVE AND REMEMBER - FOR INNER HEALING

SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

BOUNDARIES NOT WALLS

CHANGE OUR CONSTANT COMPANION

RESILIENCE — THE ABILITY TO REBOUND

STEPFAMILIES — NAVIGATING UNCHARTED WATERS

TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

LET'S HOLD ON TO OUR YOUTH!

OVERCOMING THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS

PARENTING IN THE DIGITAL ERA:
A HARM REDUCTION APPROACH

THE SEASONS OF OUR LIVES

 

THE OPPRESSION OF STRESS, THE LIBERATION OF JOY

HEALING THE WOUNDS OF TRAUMA

WHAT IS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

TREATMENT OF PTSD

MORE ON TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN'S SPECIAL NEEDS

HOPE

GENDER AND FAMILY JUSTICE IN OUR PLURISTIC SOCIETY

PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE

HELPING FAMILIES HEAL

CHANGING BEHAVIOURS

THE DANCE OF MARITAL THERAPY

SPIRITUALITY IN COUNSELLING

COUNSELLING IMMIGRANT FAMILIES:
THE CHALLANGE OF REINTEGRATION

THE QUEST FOR HAPPINESS

HOW WE LOVE AS COUPLES

FAITH, LONELINESS, AND YEARNING

NAVIGATING LIFE'S TRANSITIONS

PEACEMAKING IN THE FAMILY

FEAR IN RELATIONSHIPS

THE HEALING POWER OF EMPATHY

RELAXATION AND MINDFULNESS: A RESPONSE TO STRESS

THE NEW FACE OF FRIENDSHIP

FOCUSING: A PATH TO HEALING

LONELINESS AND CONNECTION

LEARNING TO BE HUMAN AND THE SEARCH FOR THE TRUE SELF

HOW DO WE DEAL WITH DIFFERENCES

COPING WITH POLITICAL ANXIETY

EMPATHY AND COMPASSION: A PATHWAY TO HEALING

 

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