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Foster & Kinship
Families Counselling

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You do not have to carry these challenges alone.

Opening your home to a child is an act of courage love and commitment. It can also bring unique challenges, complex emotions, and moments of uncertainty.

At A Chair at the Table Counselling Services, I offer a welcoming space for foster parents, kinship caregivers, and families navigating the realities of caring for young children.

Supporting foster, kinship and caregiving families
with compassion and understanding

A Place Where Every Family Story Has a Seat.

Balance of Spheres

Foster and Kinship Caregivers often find themselves balancing:

Children's emotional and behavioral needs

Overwhelming feelings of uncertainty, and grief

Family dynamics and changing roles

Caregiver fatigue and burnout


Many caregivers feel pressure to always be strong.

Relationships with biological families

School and system involvement

Questions about attachment, belonging,
and identity


Counselling offers a place where your experiences matter too.

How Counselling Can Help

Understand trauma responses and behaviour

Develop practical strategies for emotional regulation

Navigate transitions, reunification, placement changes, or permanency planning

Support caregiver wellness and prevent burnout

Process grief, loss and uncertainty

Build confidence in your caregiving role

Create space for hope, resilience, and meaningful connection

Support caregiver wellness and prevent burnout

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Supporting Children Through Transitions


Transitions can be difficult for everyone involved.

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  • New placements

  • Family reunification

  • School transitions

  • Placement disruptions

  • Permanency planning

  • Aging out of care

Understanding Trauma
and Attachment


Many children in foster and kinship care have experienced significant disruptions, losses or adverse experiences.

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  • Trauma-informed care parenting approaches

  • Attachment needs and behaviours

  • Emotional regulation skills

  • building safety and trust

  • responding with compassion while maintaining boundaries

Areas of Support

Caregiver Burnout

and Compassion Fatigue


Caring deeply can be exhausting.

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  • Recognize the signs of burnout

  • Manage stress 

  • Strategies to meet your own needs

  • Strengthen support systems

  • Practice self-compassion

Building Connections

After Hard Days


Some days feel heavy.

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  • Repair after conflict

  • strengthen communication

  • Foster emotional safety

  • Rebuild connection and trust

  • Celebrate small successes

A Chair
at the Table
Counselling Services

The chair represents presence. A place at the table represents belonging

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2026 A Chair at the Table Counselling Services

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