Reunification Therapy in Orlando, FL

Restore Trust. Rebuild Connection. Reclaim Family.

If you’re searching for reunification therapy near me, court-ordered reunification therapy, or parent-child reunification counseling in Orlando or Central Florida, you’re in the right place.

At The Counseling Corner, we provide structured, child-centered reunification therapy designed to help parents and children safely rebuild trust after estrangement, high-conflict divorce, prolonged separation, or emotional injury. Our approach is compassionate, evidence-based, and paced with care—because healing cannot be rushed.

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This Page Is for You If…

• You are a parent or caregiver longing to reconnect with a child after estrangement

• Your child refuses contact following divorce, conflict, or emotional injury

• Reunification therapy has been court-ordered or legally stipulated

• You want a structured, emotionally safe path forward—not pressure or blame

Since 1998, families across Central Florida have trusted The Counseling Corner to help them move from distance and conflict toward clarity, healing, and reconnection.

What Is Reunification Therapy?

Reunification therapy is a structured therapeutic process that helps a child and an estranged or rejected parent rebuild their relationship in a way that is emotionally safe, developmentally appropriate, and child-centered.

Reunification therapy is commonly used when:

• A parent and child have lost contact after divorce or separation

• A child refuses visitation or communication

• There has been emotional injury, abandonment, addiction, or prolonged conflict

• A court has ordered reunification following custody litigation

• High-conflict divorce or parental alienation dynamics are present

This work focuses on building trust—not forcing connection. Every step is paced to protect the child’s emotional safety while supporting meaningful repair.

Court-Ordered Reunification Therapy vs. Voluntary Reconnection

Some families enter reunification therapy through a court order, mediated agreement, or legal stipulation. In these cases, the court or parents—not the therapist—have determined that reunification will occur.

Our role as reunification therapists is to:

• Follow the court’s guidelines

• Maintain neutrality and emotional safety

• Help the process move forward as smoothly and respectfully as possible

Other families seek reunification therapy voluntarily, without court involvement. In both situations, the work remains child-centered, trauma-informed, and clinically guided.

What Reunification Therapy Looks Like

Every reunification process is customized to the family’s needs and history. Therapy may include:

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

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

• High-conflict divorce and alienation repair work, when applicable

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

• Sibling, grandparent, or extended-family reunification, when relationships beyond the parent-child bond have been affected

All services are provided by licensed clinicians experienced in high-conflict family systems, reunification work, and child development.

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

Reconnection does not always mean returning to the past. Often, it means creating a new relationship built on safety, clarity, and respect.

We help families address emotional, psychological, behavioral, and relational barriers to reconnection while minimizing stress and reducing conflict. Whether navigating legal complexity or deep emotional wounds, our goal is sustainable healing—not temporary compliance.

We support families through:

• Parental estrangement

• Custody-related refusal of contact

• High-conflict divorce or alienation

• Reconnection after addiction or abandonment

• Emotional withdrawal or long-standing distrust

What Parents Should Know

• Reunification must be child-paced and emotionally safe.
  Rushing reconnection before a child is ready often increases fear and resistance.

• This process is about repair, not punishment or blame.
  Parents are supported in showing up with empathy, clarity, and emotional leadership.

• Even long-standing estrangement can heal.
  We have seen reconnection after years of silence.

• Not all reunification leads to full reconciliation.
  Healing may involve boundaries and a redefined relationship.

• Forgiveness is personal and nonlinear.
  A child may reconnect while still processing pain. We hold space for both.

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, 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

Why Choose The Counseling Corner for Reunification Therapy?

• 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, Trauma Therapy, Anxiety Therapy, Depression Counseling, Family Therapy, EFT, TF-CBT, ART, EMDR, the REACH Forgiveness Model, Enright’s Forgiveness Model, Hargrave’s model of forgiveness and reconciliation, and practical reunification therapy approaches and models

• Trusted in Orlando and Clermont since 1998

• In-person and secure telehealth sessions available

If you’re searching for reunification therapy in Orlando or court-ordered parent-child counseling near me, our team is here to help.

How to Get Started

1. Reach out (or be referred / court-ordered): Call 407-843-4968

2. We’ll conduct an assessment & preparation with key family members

3. We’ll move into child-paced, structured reunification sessions

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🌐 Serving Central Florida families in person and statewide via telehealth

Your family’s next chapter can begin today.