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Advice and support

Couple & family counselling

Counseling was amazing to us, it has literally saved our relationship. It helped us to improve our communication skills so that we can solve problems together better. Thank you Familia!
Familia´s couple and family counselling offers short-term discussion and peer support for intercultural couples and families. The service is not therapy, but it is based on reflection and dialogue in situations of concern or stress in life. In Familia's couple and family counselling, we can identify factors affecting the well-being of intercultural families. You can contact us, for example in questions related to relationships, parenting, raising children, multilingualism or divorce and blended families. Our support is culturally sensitive and respects the views of each couple or family.

Counselling can help you find new perspectives, identify resources, and guide you to utilise and increase them. Counselling is based on peer-to-peer, discussion and dialogue. Your goal may be, for example: Strengthening your connection with your spouse, finding new ways of communication, or improving interaction. You can also come to the counselling to discuss your own thoughts or experiences without a major goal. Just talking out loud about your own thoughts or feelings can help you perceive and structure your life situation from a new perspective. ​
Even one counselling session helped me when I was going through very hard times.
You can come to counselling alone or together even if the relationship has ended. In this case, concerns related to the separation can be considered (not including legal advice). If necessary, we can help you to find other services and support suitable for your family's situation.

Couple and family counselling includes approximately 1–5 face-to-face or online meetings and is free of charge. Counselling is currently available in Finnish, English and Spanish. You can sign up for couple and family counselling by filling in the contact form. We aim to respond to contacts as soon as possible, no later than within 4 working days (during holidays, response times may be extended).

Are you worried about your own well-being or that of a loved one? In urgent and crisis situations, you can contact Mieli ry Crisis Helpline, which is on call 24 hours a day every day at 09 2525 0111. 
Finnish Central Association for Mental Health offers information, help and peer support related to mental health. ​
More information about our services:

  • Lectures online for intercultural couples
  • ​Couple and Family Counselling Contact Form​​​
  • Intercultural Communication Online Course
  • ​Love & Parenthood Guides (in 6 languages) 
  • Multicultural Living Room for inter- and multicultural one-parent families
  • ​Belingual Advice Line
  • Duo Guide to Intercultural Divorce in Finland
  • Duo Divorce Online Course (self-study)​
Other services:
  • Emotionally Focused Relationship Course (Väestöliitto)
  • Child supervisors in Helsinki
  • Parenthood is a whirlwind of emotions (Väestöliitto)
  • Parental Separation ABC  (YVPL)
  • Parisuhdekeskus Kataja​
  • Services for couples & families by Väestöliitto
  • ​Parenting plan (THL)​
  • A Parent's Guide. Information and support for divorcing families with children (ETKL)
  • Apuaeroon.fi
  • Divorce "First Aid" & Child Supervisors
  • Family Law Matters 
  • Services provided by the church (Evangelical Lutheran)
  • ​Mieli Crisis Helpline ​​​​

 

  FAMILIA INFO counselling service

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Familia Info counselling offers free individual advice, support and guidance in questions related to the everyday life and integration of intercultural families. We provide you with information about Familia's services and activities and you can, for example, ask us about studies, job search, housing, residence permits, citizenship, Kela, Te-office or other public and NGO sector's services. Familia Info counselling is available in Finnish and English. You can contact us by email. We respond to contacts on Mondays and Thursdays (there may be changes to response times during holidays).
 
The service is also available ​​by phone on Mondays 6pm to 8pm. Tel. 045 78356873. 

 

A lifebuoy for your relationship & divorce information-services 

The Relationship Lifebuoy and divorce Information Service Points in the open meeting places of family centres offer low-threshold and free of charge support, guidance and advice related to relationship and divorce issues for example arranging children's affairs, among other things. At the meeting points, the service is provided jointly by professionals and representatives of the wellbeing services counties, parishes and various organisations. The wellbeing services counties are responsible for coordinating the services.
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A Lifebuoy for Your Relationship 


WHAT? One-time guidance and counselling in relationship matters. You can come and discuss questions related to your relationship together with a professional. In addition, you will receive information and tips on relationship services. You can use the service confidentially either alone or together with your partner. 

WHERE, WHEN & HOW? 
  • At the moment, the service only works by appointment. The service is for  Western Uusimaa wellbeing services county residents only. 
  • Book an appointment at the maternity clinic OR the clinic's telephone service, tel. 029 151 2400 at 8.30-13.30 OR electronically espoo.terveytesi.fi. 
  • Familia´s counsellor is available at the service on Tuesdays 21.1., 8.4. and 20.5. (13.00-16.00). 
  • Read more ​
VANTAA AND KERAVA 
A Lifebuoy for Your Relationship & Divorce Information Service

WHAT? 
At the relationship and divorce information service, you will get support from specialists from the wellbeing services county's services for children, young people, and families, as well as from different organisations and the Lutheran parishes in Vantaa. 

WHERE, WHEN & HOW? 
  • Kartanonkosken neuvola Pehtoorintie 3, 01510 Vantaa, on Tuesdays 15.30–17.00. 
  • The service requires an appointment and it is for the residents of the wellbeing services county of Vantaa and Kerava. You can book an appointment by phone from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 noon on 09 4191 5200. In the call, select line 3 (other advice and guidance for families with children).
  • Possibility for an interpreter
  • Read more ​​
OTHER CITIES
  • More information here ​
  • ​Legimia legal advice in co-operation with the Apua Eroon-service. Mon-Thu 10–12 tel. 050 382 9988.

 

CONTACT FORM for couple & family counselling

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I am so grateful to you for the support, it means a lot, just being able to discuss something like this that’s happened to me, not being judged and eventually believe in myself more.
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Toimisto / OFFICE 

Haapaniemenkatu 7-9 B,
​10. kerros / 10th floor
​00530 Helsinki
Suomi-Finland

Puhelin / PHONE

+358 44 773 8628 
​(Ma-To 10.00-14.00 | Mon-Thu 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

aukioloajat / Opening times

Toimistomme ovat avoinna vierailijoille. Suosittelemme kuitenkin ystävällisesti soittamaan etukäteen ja sopimaan henkilökohtaisen tapaamisen.

Our offices are open to visitors. We kindly suggest calling in advance to book an appointment and meet us in person. ​

VAT-numero / VAT-Number

​1056329-6

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Familia on johtava kahden kulttuurin perheiden asiantuntija ja edunvalvoja 
​Familia is the leading expert and advocate of intercultural families
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