Great Couples Counselling in Crossfield, AB. Therapy to heal relationships.

I offer counselling to couples who have experienced a loss and/or are facing transition. The loss of a child, family member, or friend can create unexpected stress on a relationship. Moving to a new city or country can mean the loss of a couple's supportive network. Job loss or retirement changes the dynamics of a couple which creates unique challenges. Transitioning to children moving away is another stage in a relationship which can introduce unexpected stress. I help couples mourn their losses and navigate transitions to create new meaning in their lives and in their relationship.

One of the biggest problems with marriage counselling today is that counsellors use methods that haven't been proven effective by research. Many marriage therapists have worked with systems of therapy that they thought would be effective, but unfortunately they are not. This can then leave couples feeling like 'its them' when really it's just the therapy. Both Jennifer Watts & Dr. Patrick Keelan use Gottman-based marital counselling, which is based on 40 years of research and is proven to yield results. For more information on Jennifer or Pat go to http://livingwellcounselling.ca/our-therapists

Relationship can be one of our greatest strengths and sources of support. What happens though with our relationship becomes a source of hurt, anger and disappointment? I believe in the ability of relationships to survive and even thrive in the long term. In graduate school I studied and identified some of the key traits that 'successful' relationships have. Through counselling I help couples to improve their communication, address hurts, identify their hopes and come up with a plan of how to improve their relationship. When two people are willing to do the work in takes to improve the relationship, positive change will happen and I'm here to help.

In a time and place where over 50% of marriages end in divorce, it is to be expected that couples need support in their relationships! Research indicates that couples often wait as long as seven years before seeking professional help. Don't delay, couples counselling can teach you new ways of communicating, so that you truly feel heard; can teach you ways to reconnect with your partner, and to stop replaying old arguments and other negative patterns.

Are you stuck in the same old patterns of relating? Are you craving for more emotional closeness? Are you struggling with infertility or other childbearing issues, or parenting? Are you dissatisfied with your sexual relationship? Has infidelity broken trust? Is alcohol, drugs, porn/sex, work or gambling causing problems? Are you considering ending your relationship? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, Anu can help. Anu has experience and training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and Emotion Focused Couples Therapy, both of which are highly effective. She is also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and will treat the couple together and individually.

Do you or your partner suffer from social anxiety and it's affecting your relationship? Social anxiety is a fear of negative judgment from others and it can lead to reduced levels of intimacy, suppressed emotions, feelings of isolation and loneliness and lack of communication. If one or both of you feels anxious socially, your relationship may be suffering too. Contact me for ways in which you can move past social anxiety to a fuller, intimate, richer, relaxed more authentic relationship.

Throughout the course of any relationship there will be ups and downs. Some of these can be caused by your relationship, and others can be external and have a direct effect on your relationship. Couples counselling is not an admission of weakness or failure. In reality, couples counselling shows the courage and determination of the couple to work towards making the relationship more exceptional and even stronger than before. Couples counselling is not just for every couple experiencing a rough patch, it is simply put for Every Couple!

[NOTE: MY OFFICE IS IN CALGARY -- I DO VIDEO SESSIONS ELSEWHERE IN ALBERTA]. Your struggles might seem overwhelming now, but most situations can be rectified. I am a psychologist with 31 years of experience. I am also a professor of counselling psychology and I am very familiar with clinical psychology as well. Set up an appointment now before things get worse by going to https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14249112

Gain the benefit of focused counselling for your relationship through the use of key instruments. Choose between Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis and Prepare-Enrich. Both tools in their own way identify key areas of strength and growth, and are an effective way to enhance the results of your counselling. McNaughton & Associates will help you determine which instrument is best for your situation. Both instruments have a long and tested track record for helping couples deepen their relationship, resolve conflict or prepare for marriage.

Couple therapy is an area of focus that helps couples to learn to comminicate better. Often there are a variety of communication errors that are not understood and are not know how to change in relationships. Learning to foster a supportive relationship is also a major area of focus. Often if couples feel supported and have some better communication skills they can work out a variety of difficulties. Often issues occur that are difficult to change and intolerable. Learning the root issues of these difficulties and what leads to real change often leads to couples supporting each other with difficulties they previously fought about or that led to distance in the relationship.

I employ the well researched and proven approach from the Gottman Method to help couples learn about and develop new ways to appreciate and develop greater fondness for each other. I help clients realize that truly the core of an intimate relationship is really friendship, and not necessarily the all encompassing passion and always being "in love" that popular media/culture have led us to believe that marriage should always be about. Marriages naturally wax and wane, and aren't always perfect; sometimes people fight and disagree and that doesn't always have to end in separation or divorce. There are no perfect marriages -- just ones that are good enough to make us feel happy and content