Jill follows practices of Adlerian psychology, which promote family-member equality, parent education, balance in life style, and holism in individuals. Originating in the early 1900s under Alfred Adler, Adlerian psychology sees individuals as creative, goal-directed selves that need a sense of belonging, connectedness to others, desire to contribute to the greater good of the community.

This practice helps all people — including children, parents, and couples — achieve harmonious relationships.

In individual or family counselling, each member of a family or couple spends time with the counsellor. As this one-to-one relationship develops, the counsellor provides critical encouragement, fosters insight, and promotes change in each family member’s style of life. Family members “lay down their weaponsâ€? to discover new, positive aspects of each other.

In later sessions, the family or couple is unified as a cooperative, caring whole with a more generous view of everyone’s welfare.

During sessions, clients set paths toward long-term goals, develop maps and plans for dealing with life situations, and harness the power in knowing that we can make choices and thus make changes if we choose. Everything can be different tomorrow than it is today.
E-mail:jillarnold@shaw.ca