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.

This page is for you if you’re a parent, caregiver, or adult child longing for reconnection after estrangement, conflict, or a court-ordered separation—and you want a structured, child-centered way to try again safely.

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 part of your reunification therapy in Orlando or Clermont, FL, to provide a process that is unique to the 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 by the court or through a legally stipulated or mediated agreement between the parents. In those cases, the court or parents—not the therapist—have decided that the parent and child will reunite. The reunification therapist follows the court order and focuses on helping the process move as smoothly and safely as possible toward a healthier, more respectful future.

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

• High-conflict divorce or alienation repair work (for families needing reunification therapy in high-conflict or alienation situations)

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

• Sibling or grandparent reconciliation or reunification 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, 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 since 1998 in Orlando and Clermont, Florida

• In-person and secure telehealth sessions available

Whether you're seeking reunification therapy near me or court-ordered parent-child 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 the 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 complete reconciliation.
   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.

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

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

2. We conduct assessment and preparation with all key family members.

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

Call today to meet with one of our reunification specialists with decades of experience in family therapy, co-parenting, and reunification work.

Your family’s next chapter can begin today.

📞 Call 407-843-4968 to schedule your first reunification therapy 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.