Newhope Family Services Inc. is a community-based service organization that was established in order to increase the opportunities for people seeking timely, accessible, and varied professional counselling and psychotherapy services. 

Kern Stanberry is the director of Newhope Family Services. He is a  registered psychotherapist, a registered marriage and family therapist and an CAMFT approved clinical supervisor. He has many years of experience in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. Since 2006, Kern has worked in both private practice as well as a number of government funded agencies in the Greater Toronto Area. These include Addiction Services for York Region, Frontenac Youth Services, East Metro Youth Services, and Associated Youth Services of Peel. Over this period, Kern has held managerial, clinical supervisory, and therapist positions. In addition to working with youth, adults, couples, and families to address various personal and relationship issues, Kern has led the design, development, and implemented of a wide range of counselling programs at Addiction Services for York Region. 

Within his private practice setting, Kern has provided counselling and training services under referral and/or partnership agreements with various community and faith-based organizations such as Toronto Children’s Aids Society, Focus on the Family Canada, Shalem Mental Health Network, Malvern Christian Assembly, and others. 

Kern holds both a Doctor of Ministry (spiritual formation) and a Master of Divinity (clinical counselling) degrees from Tyndale University, and a graduate certificate in Couple and Family Therapy Studies from the University of Guelph. He is also a clinical member and approved supervisor with the Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT).

Kern and a team of professional associates, including a registered clinical psychologist, bring a rich history of professional counselling knowledge and skills to serve you at Newhope Family Services.