Strengthen your communication and build a healthier family dynamic
At Kapella (previously Relate Birmingham & Black Country), we provide confidential, inclusive family counselling and family therapy delivered by professionally trained relationship experts. Our experienced counsellors support families to improve communication, navigate challenges, and rebuild stronger, more positive relationships.
We offer compassionate support for families experiencing conflict, major life changes, or difficulties between parents, children, siblings, or blended family members. Working collaboratively with you, our counsellors provide family guidance services designed to help your family understand each other better, reduce tension, and move towards lasting, meaningful change.
Who Is Family Counselling For?
Family counselling is helpful for anyone wanting to improve communication, strengthen relationships, or navigate challenges within the family. Our family counselling and family therapy services support:
- Parents and children experiencing communication difficulties
- Families facing conflict, tension, or repeated arguments
- Separated or divorced parents needing guidance on co-parenting
- Blended families adjusting to new roles, routines, or step-parenting
- Extended family members wanting to strengthen connections
- Families coping with bereavement, loss, or major life changes
- Anyone looking for support for families to create healthier, more positive relationships
Family counselling can involve the whole family, individual members, or specific combinations (such as siblings, parents, or carers), depending on what feels right for you.
Download leaflet (PDF)How Family Counselling Can Help You
Here at Kapella we have extensive experience in supporting families through various life situations, including:
Supporting Divorced or Separated Parents
Helping parents and their children manage transitions, adjust to co-parenting arrangements, and address childcare responsibilities.
Improving Extended Family Connections
Helping larger family networks, such as relationships between grandparents and grandchildren, to strengthen bonds and improve family life.
Managing Day-to-Day Family Life
Assisting families in navigating everyday challenges and building stronger relationships.
Bereavement Support
Providing compassionate support for families coping with loss and working through the bereavement process together.
Blending Families
Guiding step-families through the challenges of merging households, including the dynamics between step-parents, stepsiblings, and extended family members.
Improving Communication
Assisting families in navigating everyday challenges and building stronger relationships.
What to Expect:
Your first session will be an opportunity to explore the reasons you’re seeking support and discuss what you hope to achieve through counselling. Our counsellors will explain how the process works and how it can help. After this session, you decide whether to continue with ongoing support.
You can also reach us by email at info@kapella.org.uk for any queries.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, Kapella counsellors all receive specialist training in relationships and undergo further training to specialise in family counselling. Counsellors also receive continued professional development and offer the highest standard of support.
Family Counselling can help everyone to communicate better, to understand how each other is feeling and help you all make plans for coping with the changes together. We provide counselling for families with children and grown adult families too.
At the initial assessment we will ask you what you what is happening and what you would like to change. Everyone will be encouraged to attend and have their say, the family counsellor will allow family members to listen to each other and help you communicate more effectively.
Who We Support
Here at Kapella (previously known as Relate Birmingham & Black Country), we believe everyone deserves access to relationship support. Our services are inclusive and open to individuals, couples, and families – regardless of your relationship status, sexual orientation, or background.