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Helping Families Move From Conflict, Uncertainty & Emotional Overwhelm Toward Clarity
Helping parents support their children through change. Moving from conflict to cooperation.
Whether you're a family lawyer seeking support for a client, a parent struggling to co-parent effectively
or a couple trying to decide what comes next, We are here to help.
Separation, divorce & parenting disputes are rarely just legal matters, they're deeply personal experiences that can affect every aspect of a family's life. While family lawyers help clients navigate the legal process, many individuals & families also need psychological support to help manage conflict, improve communication & make thoughtful decisions about what comes next.
At Auschrat Counselling Services, we partner with individuals, couples, families & family law professionals throughout Alberta & the Northwest Territories by providing evidence informed psychological services that compliment the legal process. Whether clients are deciding to separate, learning to coparent or adjusting to life after divorce, our goal is to help reduce conflict, gain clarity & build healthier futures.
Online counselling available throughout Alberta & the Northwest Territories
Making the decision to end a relationship is rarely straightforward. Many couples feel caught between hope & uncertainty, wanting clarity before making life changing decisions.
Arguments have become more frequent, communication has broken down & every interaction seems to escalate into another disagreement.
People often worry about how separation, conflict or ongoing disagreements are affecting their children.
Some families find themselves repeatedly returning to legal proceedings because communication & coparenting remain difficult.
The relationship may have ended, but parenting continues.
Separation & divorce often bring grief, anxiety, guilt, uncertainty & significant life changes.
Not every couple seeking help has decided to separate. Some want to understand whether meaningful change is possible before making
permanent decisions.
Legal agreements may resolve the legal issues but families often continue to face emotional & relational challenges long after court proceedings have ended.
Every family's journey is different.
Some couples are uncertain whether their relationship can be repaired. Others are preparing to separate respectfully, while many parents
are learning how to build a helathy coparenting relationship after divorce. Our Family Law Services are designed to meet clients
wherever they are in that journey.
Our Family Law Services are designed to meet clients wherever they are in that journey.
"Should we stay together or separate?"
Not everyone who contacts a family lawyer has decided to end their relationship.
Many people are still asking themselves:
"Can this relationship be repaired?"
"Are we making the right decision?"
"How will this affect our children?"
Discernment Counselling is a structured, evidence informed process designed specifically for couples experiencing uncertainty. Rather
than rushing toward reconciliation or separation, Disconcernment Counselling helps couples better understand their relationship,
identify patterns contributing to distress & determine the healthiest path forward.
For family law professionals, it provides clients with the opportunity to make informed decisions before entering the legal process.
Many of the people walking into a family law office aren't ready to make legal decisions yet. Discernment Counselling helps couples
determine whether they are pursuing reconcilliation, separation or divorce before spending months or tens of thousands of dollars in
litigation.
Separation changes the relationship between parents, but it doesn't change the importance of parenting.
Research consistently shows that children are most affected by the ongoing parental conflict, not separation itself.
Children thrive when parents are able to communicate respectfully, regulate emotions during times of stress, support healthy
relationships with both parents, navigate transitions between households & resolve conflict without placing children in the
middle.
For many families, one of the greatest challenges following separation is learning how to transition from partners to coparents while
minimizing the impact of conflict on children.
Parent Education Services Can Help:
Making the decision to stay together, separate or divorce is rarely the end of the journey. For many individuals, couples &
families, it is simply the beginning of a new chapter.
Questions often emerge long after the initial crisis has passed:
"How do we rebuild trust?"
"How do I adjust to life after divorce?"
"How do we maintain healthy coparenting?"
"Why do I keep repeating the same relationship patterns?"
"How do I build a healthier future for myself & my family?"
Whether you are rebuilding a relationship, navigating separation, adjusting to coparenting or preparing for a new chapter in life,
ongoing support can help transform difficult experiences into opportunities for growth.
Registered Psychologist Colin Auschrat has spent years helping couples, families & coparents navigate some of the most difficult conversations of their lives. He has extensive experience supporting through relationship distress, separation & family transitions.
With advanced Gottman Method training & extensive experience working with relationship dynamics, Colin combines evidence based psychology with a practical, straightforward approach that resonates with clients looking to move beyond emotional reactivity & toward practical, meaningful solutions.
Clients often appreciate Colin's straightforward, down to earth style. Before becoming a Psychologist, Colin worked in a blue collar environment & that background continues to shape his no fluff approach to counselling & his ability to create a supportive environment where difficult conversations become actionable strategies, that improve communication, reduce conflict & create lasting change.
Family lawyers often meet clients who are emotionally overwhelmed before they are ready to make important legal decisions.
Relationship uncertainty, grief, fear, anger, parenting conflict & communication breakdowns frequently complicate the legal process.
Our services help clients gain the emotional insight & practical skills needed to move forward with greater confidence.
Family Law offices can refer to Auschrat Counselling Services with confidence because we provide:
*Please note, we do not work with couples that are involved in a high conflict separation/ divorce.
Our goal is simple:
Helping families move from conflict & uncertainty toward clarity & healthier decision making.
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We acknowledge our main practice is located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Métis homelands and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4. This place is a traditional meeting ground and gathering place for multiple First Peoples including the Nehiyawak (Cree), Anishinaabe (Salteaux), Niitstapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Dene, and Assiniboine, whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries. Our online service spans what is today called Alberta and the Northwest Territories, which include Treaties 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11.
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