couples therapy

facilitating open communication for feelings to be felt and hear

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themes of trust, intimacy, sexuality, communication, identity, and parenting are just a few areas that may be helpful to explore in couples therapy

Whether you and your significant other are struggling to make time for one another, finding it difficult to communicate effectively or dealing with something a bit heavier, couples therapy (or relationship therapy) can be an effective way to enhance and rebuild your relationship into one that is strong, safe, healthy and grounded. 

Our therapists can help you and your significant other work through your issues by facilitating open communication and creating a safe environment for feelings to be felt and heard, without taking sides. In this safe space, you and your significant other can work toward hearing each other’s point of view without getting triggered, finding common ground and establishing a stronger bond to move forward together in your relationship. 

Couples therapy can also help couples at times of major life change and transition, such as getting married, moving, career changes, job losses, becoming empty-nesters and caring for aging parents. Our therapists can help you navigate and negotiate these transitions and help explore and honour what each transition means to each partner.

 

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We know that finding the right therapist is kinda like finding a pair of shoes that fits “just right!”—making all the difference in your wellness journey together. So let us take out the guesswork and guide you to the support you deserve.

Take our brief, yet insightful quiz to help you discover a therapist that matches your unique needs.

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FAQs

If you have any questions about couples therapy use our chat box, or contact us.

 

  • Booking a consultation call with a therapist is a great way to answer this. During these 15 minutes, you’ll have the opportunity to share some of your challenges, and hear from a therapist around what might be helpful moving forward to work through these experiences. Contact us for more information.

  • Length of time in therapy is unique for each individual/couple. There are many options including: short-term structured psychotherapy to address and work through specific challenges (6-8 sessions), or longer term psychotherapy to understand and heal symptoms and experiences that have had a significant impact on wellbeing. Additionally, using counselling and psychotherapy as a tool for ongoing self care and mental health can be a lifelong tool for wellness.

  • Your therapist will likely support and encourage you both to notice how you’re feeling both during and in-between sessions. Beginning to notice and tune into how we feel can begin to answer this. Your therapist is always holding a “big picture” perspective of your health and wellness and may offer recommendation or adjunct treatments to support your psychotherapy process, for example using mindfulness and yoga to support progress in psychotherapy.

  • At this time, OHIP does not cover this type of therapy and counselling. If you have extended health care insurance, Social Work and/or Psychotherapy may be covered under your benefit plan (please consult your benefit plan package for more information). For a referral to OHIP covered counselling or other community based resources, feel free to connect with one of our Social Workers.

  • CBT (Cognitive behaviour Therapy) is one treatment approach and method that has been proven to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression amongst other symptoms. Our therapists are trained and informed on a range of interventions including CBT, DBT, EFT, EMDR, SMT, and Narrative therapy. Each therapist will engage in a comprehensive assessment to support and determine the best approach moving forward. Often times, pulling strategies from a range of treatments can be impactful.

  • Our therapists are trained and informed on a wide range of interventions and will engage in a comprehensive assessment to support and determine with you the best approach moving forward. Often, pulling strategies from a variety of modalities is impactful. Equally important to the approach used, is what we call the ‘goodness of fit’, or the relationship you experience with your therapist. It is important for you to feel comfortable. Therapy may not always feel easy, but you should expect it to feel safe.

  • The first session of couples therapy involves both partners. Following the initial couple session, the therapist may have an individual session with each partner to gain an increased understanding of the perspective and challenges each partner holds.

 

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