Reunification Therapy

Reunification, Parent-Child Services, and Coparenting Services at The Counseling Corner

Parent/Child Reunification Therapy

🤝 Reunification Therapy in Orlando & Clermont

Restore Trust. Rebuild Connection. Reclaim Family.

When a parent and child become disconnected—through divorce, absence, estrangement, or emotional injury—it leaves more than silence. It leaves grief, confusion, and wounds that time alone doesn't always heal.

At The Counseling Corner, our experienced reunification therapists offer compassionate, structured therapy designed to restore trust, repair emotional bonds, and help families find their way back to one another—with respect, safety, and care.

Since 1998, we’ve helped families across Central Florida move from conflict to connection, and from brokenness to healing.

💡 What Is Reunification Therapy?

Reunification therapy is a structured therapeutic process that helps a child and an estranged or rejected parent rebuild their relationship safely. It’s used when:

  • A parent and child have lost contact after divorce, trauma, or alienation

  • A child refuses to see or speak to a parent, grandparent, or sibling

  • A family is recovering from emotional injury, addiction, abandonment, or conflict

  • A court has ordered reunification after custody litigation or prolonged separation

This therapy is always child-centered, emotionally safe, and paced with care. We focus on building trust—not forcing connection.

🛠️ What Reunification Therapy Looks Like

We tailor every reunification process to the unique needs of the family. Therapy may include:

  • Parent-child sessions focused on repairing trust and rebuilding secure attachment

  • Court-ordered reunification therapy, where we work within legal guidelines set either by the court or a legally stipulated or mediated process between the parents, who have chosen the parent and child will be reunited.

  • Parent coaching to develop new relational tools and repair past patterns

  • Attachment-based therapy, EFT, and trauma-informed interventions

  • Sibling or grandparent reconciliation therapy, when extended relationships have also been impacted

Every step is guided by licensed, experienced professionals trained in both therapy and high-conflict family systems.

🧠 Why Choose The Counseling Corner?

  • 🧩 Experts in reunification, family systems, and child development

  • ⚖️ Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediators & Qualified Parent Coordinators

  • 🧠 Led by Dr. Ernest W. Reilly, LCSW, whose doctoral research focused on forgiveness and reunification in high-conflict families

  • 👨‍👩‍👧 Evidence-based approaches including CBT, EFT, TF-CBT, ART, EMDR, and the REACH Model

  • 🌿 Trusted since 1998 in Orlando, Clermont, and Central Florida

  • 💻 In-person and secure telehealth sessions available

Whether you're seeking reunification therapy near me or court-ordered counseling in Orlando, our team is ready to support your healing journey.

🌱 Reunification Is Not About Blame—It’s About Building Something New

Sometimes, reconnection means starting over, not returning to the way things were. Whether you’ve been separated by conflict, distance, addiction, betrayal, or legal decisions—we create space to heal, rediscover, and reconnect.

We address psychological, emotional, behavioral, and relational challenges with a proven approach that minimizes stress, reduces family conflict, and supports lasting positive outcomes. Whether navigating legal complexities or emotional wounds, our therapists deliver the skilled, caring intervention families need.

We support families through:

  • Parental estrangement

  • Custody-related refusal of contact

  • High-conflict divorce or alienation

  • Reconnection after addiction or abandonment

  • Emotional withdrawal or distrust between caregiver and child

💬 What Parents Should Know

  1. Reunification should be child-paced and emotionally safe.
    Rushing connection before your child is ready can increase fear and resistance. We prioritize emotional stability, consent, and trust.

  2. This isn’t about blame—it’s about repair.
    Many parents carry shame, guilt, or frustration. Therapy helps you show up now with clarity, empathy, and emotional leadership.

  3. Even long-standing estrangement can heal.
    We’ve seen families reconnect after years of silence. With support, change is possible.

  4. Not all reunification leads to full reconciliation—and that’s okay.
    Sometimes, healing means letting go of old expectations and finding peace, even if the relationship takes a new form.

  5. Forgiveness is personal.
    Your child may forgive you—and still need boundaries. Or they may reconnect while still processing pain. We hold space for it all.

🔧 Tools & Therapies We Use in Reunification Counseling

  • REACH Forgiveness Model (Worthington)

  • Hargrave’s Model for Family Reconciliation

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for families

  • Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) for children

  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) & EMDR for trauma

  • Parent Coaching & Attachment Repair

  • Narrative & Creative Expression for children and teens

💬 Stories of Real Families Reconnecting

“After two years of silence, my daughter and I spoke for the first time in a session. It didn’t fix everything, but it gave us our first real moment of healing.”
— Parent in Orlando

“I told my therapist I didn’t want anything to do with my dad again. But now… we talk. I’m glad I gave him a second chance.”
— Teen Client

“Her drinking wrecked our trust. But through therapy—and her sobriety—we started again. I’m proud of her. I’m proud of me, too.”
— Young Adult Daughter

📍 Serving Central Florida Families Since 1998

📍 Offices in Downtown Orlando and Clermont
💻 Telehealth options available across Florida
🧠 Reunification specialists with decades of experience in family therapy, co-parenting, and reconciliation

Your family’s next chapter can begin today.

📞 Call 407-843-4968 to schedule your first coaching session
📧 Email: info@counselingcorner.net
🌐 Serving families across Central Florida and statewide through secure telehealth
Let’s walk the path from pain to peace—together.

Schedule your appointment today and take the first step toward family healing