Relationships can wound—but they can also heal. For children in care, a trusting, consistent relationship with a foster parent can be life-changing.

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) places strong emphasis on supporting the caring adults before beginning direct therapeutic work with the child. This foundational step is based on the understanding that a child’s healing is most effective within safe, connected relationships. To build those relationships, the adults need to be emotionally available—and that requires support. 

Why can it be so hard revisiting painful feelings and why does therapy ask us to go there?!

What is around the corner? What does that bring up for you? How do you react? Where does that behaviour come from? What is it trying to communicate?

A few thoughts about Christmas when living or working with children with developmental trauma

Based on the classic game, Would you rather, how does memory shape our answers?!

A little bit about our roots and vision.