Major transitions in life, while very common, add stress to our lives which can be quite painful and confusing. Transitions in marriage, parenthood, children moving out on their own, work related issues, retirement, sometimes even relocation, divorce, or loss of a family member can weigh quite heavy on us sometimes causing misunderstandings and anger with those we are the closest to.

Joan Sinclair works with Couples and Families providing counselling in dealing with life's transitions, both major and family transitions. She is a family mediator, counsellor, and parent with 15 years of experience working with individuals, couples, families, and groups.  Joan has an active mediation and counseling practice. Her mediation practice focuses on separation, divorce, parent/teen relationships, adult/child and aging parents, and family business. Her counseling and therapeutic approaches include Imago therapy, Systemic, Cognitive, Behavioral, Holistic, EMDR, Focusing, Psychosocial, Solution focused, Psycho-educational.

"I believe there is no such thing as a hopeless situation. During the 15 years I have worked as a counselor and mediator I have had people come to me feeling overwhelmed and discouraged, often unable to see their way out of a situation. It is my job to ensure that each person's needs are identified and addressed, whether their problems are of a financial, parenting, or relationship nature, or a combination. My focus is on helping people communicate effectively and openly. I am careful to make sure that clients are actively involved, that they represent themselves well and make intelligent decisions that will last." Joan Sinclair