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Doing Family Right

"Maximizing Your Most Important Relationships" Whether you’re looking for healing, growth, or encouragement, you don’t have to walk alone.

About Doing Family Right
Doing Family Right (DFR) is a faith-based counseling and recovery ministry helping people strengthen their most important relationships—marriage, family, and faith. Through individual, couples, and family counseling, recovery groups for sexual addiction and betrayal trauma, and practical online resources, we provide real hope and real tools for lasting change. Our mission

is to help you build a stronger marriage, a healthier family, and a deeper walk with God—one step at a time. Doing Family Right: Helping you maximize your most important relationships.

04/21/2026

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is all about taking a closer look at what’s going on beneath the surface.

Ever feel like your thoughts are running the show, and not in a helpful way?

CBT helps you recognize patterns in how you think, how you feel, and how you respond, and gives you practical tools to shift those patterns in a healthier direction.

Many people find CBT helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and everyday overwhelm.

If you’ve been wondering whether counselling could help, this might be a great place to start.

You can learn more about our counselling team and request support through the link below

https://www.doingfamilyright.com/

04/18/2026

Encouragement for those struggling with self-worth.

DFR counsellor Leanne Novakowski shares a reminder we all need: your worth, your identity, and your truth are not defined by the voices around you, they are rooted in Christ.

And sometimes, protecting that truth means setting boundaries.
Not to push people away, but to guard your peace.

Even in close relationships, it’s okay to create space where your heart and mind can be steady and secure.

You were created with value, and that doesn’t change based on someone else’s opinion.

04/14/2026

We have several upcoming events this spring and early summer designed to support you, wherever you are in your relationship journey.

P.E.R.G.E. (For Women) | May 22–23
A 2-day recovery seminar for women experiencing partner betrayal trauma, specifically related to husbands struggling with po*******hy or sexual addiction.

Building Connection (For Couples) | May 30
A half-day seminar focused on couples facing intimacy anorexia and learning how to rebuild connection and emotional closeness.

Fusion 2:1 (For Couples) | June 19–20
A 2-day marriage experience to help you reconnect, grow, and strengthen your relationship.

Whether you’re looking for support, healing, or simply want to invest intentionally in your marriage, we’d love to have you join us.

Visit the link below for more info and to register.

https://www.doingfamilyright.com/events/

04/11/2026

The number 1 communication mistake for couples

In this week’s reel, Dr. Dave shares one of the most common communication mistakes: assuming we’re coming across clearly, when in reality, we may be missing each other completely.

Sometimes it’s not about saying more, but slowing down.
Checking in.
Listening before responding.
Being willing to admit, “Maybe I didn’t say that as clearly as I thought.”

Healthy communication isn’t about being right, it’s about understanding each other.

04/05/2026

He is risen!

What was lost has been restored.
What felt final was not the end.
And because He lives, there is hope for today and for every day ahead.

At Doing Family Right, we hold onto the truth: that real hope, healing, and transformation are found in Him.

Happy Easter!

04/03/2026

A love that chose sacrifice.
A love that made a way where there was none.
A love that still meets us right where we are.

Because of the cross, we are offered forgiveness, healing, and new life.

03/31/2026

You don’t have to be in the same room to experience real growth.

DFR life coach Merri Ellen Giesbrecht shares how meaningful and impactful sessions can still happen, even when clients are connecting from a completely different place.

What matters most isn’t the location, it’s the willingness to show up, engage, and take a step forward.

At Doing Family Right, we’re grateful to walk alongside people wherever they are. Whether in person in Abbotsford or Chilliwack or online, support is closer than you think.

03/28/2026

Families matter deeply, and investing in them is always worth it.

Our care team has a heart for families. We’ve seen how even a few intentional conversations can begin to shift things and bring more connection and a renewed sense of hope into a home.

Sometimes it just helps to have someone come alongside you in a space where you can feel heard and take a step forward together.

Whether you’re connecting with us in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, or online, our desire is simple: to help you build stronger, healthier relationships in your family, with God at the centre.

03/24/2026

In every relationship, there will be moments that test our patience, our grace, and our willingness to forgive.

Scripture reminds us that forgiveness isn’t just a feeling—it’s a choice. One that reflects the same grace we’ve been given.

In marriage, in family, and in everyday interactions, choosing to forgive creates space for healing, growth, and restored connection.

At Doing Family Right, we believe that strong relationships aren’t built on perfection, but on a willingness to extend grace again and again.

03/21/2026

In this week’s reel, DFR counsellor Rachelle Siemens (MA, RCC) shares how her journey of supporting first responders began with taking a course out of interest, and how that grew into a deep passion for walking alongside first responders and their families.

As a first responder’s wife herself, Rachelle understands the unique pressures, sacrifices, and realities these families face.

At Doing Family Right, we’re grateful for counsellors who are not only trained, but personally connected to the people they serve.

03/17/2026

Our Doing Family Right team is truly privileged to walk alongside individuals, couples, and families as they pursue healing, growth, and stronger relationships.

Hearing how people have been encouraged and equipped along the way reminds us why this work matters so deeply. Every story of renewed hope, restored connection, and families choosing to fight for what matters most is something we’re incredibly grateful for.

If you’d like to read more about the experiences of those who have journeyed with us in our Abbotsford, Chilliwack, or Online Care Centres, click the link below:

https://buff.ly/SwFfZvl

03/14/2026

In this week’s reel, DFR counsellor Anna Brotzel (MA, RCC) shares how creating space for neurodivergent teens in therapy often begins with something simple but powerful: paying attention to their sensory needs.

For some teens, that might mean moving, standing, fidgeting, or adjusting their environment so they can feel regulated and at ease. Anna understands that when she makes room for these needs, it helps build the trust and safety needed for meaningful conversations and growth.

Creating a supportive environment allows clients to show up as they are and engage in the healing process in a way that works for them.

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31107 Peardonville Road
Abbotsford, BC
V2T6T9

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16045561116

Website

http://www.doingfamilyright.com/

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