About the Ottawa Couple & Family Institute (OCFI)
OCFI is a private institute providing individual, couple and family therapy. The type of therapy offered at the Institute is called Emotionally Focused Therapy. EFT is an empirically validated intervention that has been shown to effectively treat and heal distressed relationships and help create secure bonds between intimate partners and family members. Research has also shown this approach to be effective in addressing individual problems. We encourage you to meet our team.
OCFI Diversity Statement
At OCFI, you are welcome here. Whether you are in a black, brown, Asian, indigenous or white body. Whether you are anglophone or francophone or allophone. Whether you are in your body as female, male or gender non-binary. Whether you are in your body as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, two-spirited, pansexual, queer or heterosexual. You are welcome here regardless of your religious affiliation or non-affiliation, your age, class and differing abilities. Whether you are a client, an experienced EFT therapist or new EFT learner, we want you to feel safe to be with us as your whole self, all of your humanity, without any worry about being discriminated against, or excluded in this space. You are welcome here.
– Statement inspired by Robin Williams Blake & Lorrie Brubacher
Our Directors
Dr. Orly Rumstein McKean
Psychologist
Dr. Normand Gingras
Psychologist
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