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Couples Therapy
Couples therapy, also known as marriage counselling or couples counselling, is a form of psychotherapy aimed at helping partners build healthy relationships, resolve conflicts, heal injuries and deepen connection.
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When seeing partners, I use an Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) approach. EFT offers a structured, evidence-based process where couples work together to identify and transform negative patterns of interaction, and foster greater understanding, connection, and resilience in their relationship. This aims to do more than improve the way people communicate and negotiate conflict; EFT helps partners create a more secure emotional bond, increase relationship satisfaction, intimacy, trust, and a general sense of safety in the relationship.
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I offer couples therapy that is inclusive of gender, sexual, and relationship diversity. My practice embraces the unique experiences and identities of all individuals, providing an affirming and non-discriminatory environment where couples from diverse backgrounds can feel valued, respected, and understood.
Whether you're navigating issues related to communication breakdowns, trust, intimacy, or other concerns, my goal is to help you and your partner cultivate a relationship that is fulfilling, authentic, and deeply meaningful.
What can couples therapy help with?
Premarital counselling
Repairing after an infidelity or betrayal
Conflict resolution
Improving communication
Navigating non-monogamy/
polyamory
Coping with infertility or reproductive challenges
Reignite intimacy and connection
Cope with trauma, illness or loss
Healing from relationship injuries
Abandonment anxiety
If the difficulty you and your partner are struggling with is not on this list, please get into contact as I may still be able to help you or refer you to a colleague.
What to expect of EFT relationship therapy
The first few sessions are joint sessions dedicated to exploring your relationship background and understanding current difficulties in the relationship.
The following step is an individual session with each partner, aimed at exploring each individual's family history and significant life events. This helps me make sense of each partner's attachment.
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After individual sessions, we will resume joint couples sessions where we will start identifying the negative cycles that occur in the relationship. Together, we will work towards changing negative patterns of interaction and emotional responses, with the goal of re-establishing emotional intimacy and connection in the relationship.
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Couples sessions are 51-minutes per session, and generally lasts between 12 to 20 sessions for couples with mild to medium relationship distress. However, the duration of treatment can be longer depending on the presenting issue.
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“The most functional way to regulate difficult emotions in love relationships is to share them.”
- Sue Johnson, Hold Me Tight
