Couple Therapy Services

Intimate relationships can be one of the most satisfying and challenging parts of our lives.

Our therapists will provide you with practical strategies to strengthen your emotional connection and communicate more effectively. We will also provide a safe and comfortable space to work through areas that feel stuck in your relationship. We have special training in providing new ways to dialogue about issues so that they no longer hold you in a gridlock. Our goal is to give you both the tools to become masters of your relationship.

In addition to couple therapy, we also offer several other relationship-building services listed below:

infidelity recovery

We use a specific process called the Trust Revival Method which has been well researched and shown to help couples process the emotional grief and work together to rebuild.

Intensive Couples Therapy

Not in the Sherwood Park or Edmonton area? Why not consider a couples intensive at our office. We can cover several sessions together over a one or two day period.

Marriage Preparation

Are you and your partner in the midst of planning for the big day? Enter boldly and confidently knowing your relationship toolbox is full.

FAQ

  • An important part of good quality couples counselling begins with a careful evaluation of the relationship. Your first appointment is considered an intake appointment where your therapist will meet with both partners to discuss the situation that you are currently facing. We explore with you the highs and lows of your life together and we observe how you discuss your problems. Next, we book appointments to meet with each of you individually and learn about your backgrounds before we meet again for couples counselling. At the following appointment, we will meet with both partners and share with you a summary of our analysis and will make a plan on what would be helpful to work on together.

    In our therapeutic work together we focus on the goals of rebuilding your friendship and appreciation for each other. We will provide you with skills to regulate conflicts and understand them in a different way. We help couples repair areas that are stuck, as well as develop a sense shrared meaning and purpose in your lives. We will also ask you to complete activities outside of session that will enhance our work together.

  • Some couples often wait years to attend counselling even after recognizing problems early on. There are many misconceptions that only couples who are in very dire circumstances should come for counselling. This is not the truth at all. Couples attend for a variety of reasons. Many couples who have a great quality relationship often attend to deal with things proactively and ensure they get the tune-ups to continue making their relationship a priority. Whatever the situation, we are here to help.

    Share with your partner that couples counselling is one way you can strengthen your relationship together, to receive professional guidance and skills, and to prioritize an investment in each other.

  • Couples therapy is indeed an investment in time, energy, and money. Taking this step involves the time to attend appointments as well as the time work on new strategies together as a couple outside of sessions. Change takes a conscious effort. We also know that couples therapy is not cheap. That is why we encourage all couples to consider this step carefully and determine if you are both comfortable making this investment. Many couples decide that the investment in couples counselling far outweighs the emotional costs of the relationship stress they have been carrying without repair. Cultivating new paths to intimacy can have profoundly positive effects on your long-term health and wellbeing, increasing your overall satisfaction with life as a whole.