Family Therapy Caulfield North | Family and Trauma Centre

How We Support Families

What we can help your family with

Families come in all shapes, and so do the challenges. We work with the whole family or whichever members can attend.

Ongoing Conflict

Interrupting the cycles of arguing, withdrawing and walking on eggshells at home.

Communication Breakdown

Helping family members actually hear one another instead of talking past each other.

Separation & Divorce

Supporting children and parents through separation, co-parenting and new arrangements.

Blended Families

Navigating step-parenting, loyalty binds and finding new family rhythms together.

Parenting Challenges

Practical support when a child’s behaviour or distress is affecting the whole household.

Generational Patterns

Recognising what has been passed down through the family and choosing what to keep.

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Our Approach

The problem is the pattern, not the person.

Family therapy works from the view that difficulties live between people rather than inside one of them. Your clinician will map how your family currently communicates, where things reliably break down, and what each person is trying to protect. Our goal is to foster healthier connections, resolve conflict, and support a more cohesive, resilient family system through tailored, evidence-based interventions.

Systemic Family Therapy Narrative Therapy Trauma-Informed Care Solution-Focused Parenting Support

Who You Will See

Clinicians who work with families

Two highly experienced clinicians with deep backgrounds in family systems, trauma and family violence.

Sandra Ifrah

Director / Principal Psychologist

Director and Principal clinician at the Family and Trauma Centre, with over 20 years' experience as a registered psychologist. Sandra specialises in complex and generational trauma, family violence and family law matters, and is an experienced speaker, presenter and supervisor.

Lital Fee

Psychotherapist / Family Therapist

A qualified counsellor with extensive experience supporting families, children, and adults affected by trauma, family violence, depression, and anxiety. Works from a client-centred, strengths-based approach drawing on CBT, solution-focused, mindfulness, and narrative therapy.

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AHPRA registered

Qualified, experienced clinicians.

Whole-family view

No one gets singled out.

After hours

Appointments until 8pm weekdays.

Trauma-informed

Safe for sensitive histories.

Therapy dogs

Marley & Bruce help kids settle.

Common Questions

Questions families often ask

Does the whole family need to attend?

Not necessarily. Ideally we start with everyone who's willing, but useful work can happen with whoever attends - often that shifts the pattern enough that others join later.

What if my teenager refuses to come?

That's very common. We can begin with the parents, which frequently changes things at home on its own. Many reluctant teenagers agree to attend once they see the sessions aren't about blaming them.

Will you tell us who is at fault?

No. Family therapy deliberately steps away from fault. We're interested in the pattern between you all and what would need to change for things to work better.

Can children attend sessions?

Yes. Sessions are adapted to the ages in the room, and our therapy dogs Marley and Bruce are usually on hand to help younger children feel comfortable.

Do we need a GP referral?

You can book directly with us. Medicare rebates generally apply to individual psychological treatment rather than family sessions, so please call and we'll explain the fees before you book.