About Family Therapy & Consultation Services · Philadelphia
This is a Catholic ministry offering family support services under the Archdiocese of Hartford, serving families in Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven counties. It provides resources for marriage support, counseling, bereavement, and healing for those affected by divorce, separation, miscarriage, and addiction. The ministry is staffed by trained professionals and guided by Catholic teachings on family, hope, and compassion.
The Family Support ministry of the Archdiocese of Hartford offers a range of resources to strengthen families facing challenges such as marital conflict, divorce, loss, and addiction. Services include Retrouvaille for couples, Life Giving Wounds for adult children of divorce, and counseling for bereavement, pornography addiction, and post-abortion healing. All services are rooted in Catholic teaching and guided by the Church’s vision of the family as a place of love, sacrifice, and hope. The ministry is led by Valerie St. Jean, Associate Director of Adult and Family Life Ministries, and serves families in Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven counties. It is part of a broader network of Catholic ministries within the Archdiocese, including pastoral care, sacramental resources, and parish support.
- Serves
- Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven counties
In their own words
The Church proclaims the natural goodness of the family for all people and asks Her children to both grow in and witness to it with a radiant hope made possible in Christ, not just in good times but in great challenge.
About Family Support
As the place where we first learn to deeply encounter and love one another, the family can also be the place where the deepest losses, sacrifices, and even wounds are experienced. The Church proclaims the natural goodness of the family for all people and asks Her children to both grow in and witness to it with a radiant hope made possible in Christ, not just in good times but in great challenge.
Services Offered
- Retrouvaille for marriage support
- Life Giving Wounds for adult children of divorce
- Counseling for divorce, separation, miscarriage, stillbirth, loss, pornography addiction, and post-abortion healing
Contact Information
For more information, contact Valerie St. Jean, Associate Director of Adult and Family Life Ministries, at Valerie.StJean@aohct.org or call 860-541-6491.