Great Couples Counselling in Red Deer, AB. Therapy to heal relationships.

Deborah has a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Alberta and has completed a variety of specialized training sessions on couples counselling. Through her private practice, Central Alberta Counselling, Deborah offers therapeutic services in two locations: Lacombe and Red Deer, Alberta . Please visit www.centralabcounselling.com or call 587-876-2632 for more information.

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.

What are the most common couples' issues? If you are thinking "communication, conflict, sex, money, child rearing" you are correct. However, most therapists will go after the symptom on each side of the couple fence thinking that the way to effective change is by getting each party to "work" on their respective "issue". Many times the parties don’t agree but comply. Imagine if you could align the unconscious brains of a couple and stop the "working on your issues" part that has become so popular in therapy settings? Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com to learn how! Or call 877-606-6161. DR. FLEMING'S NEW RELATIONSHIP/COUPLES INTENSIVES. www.kevinflemingphd.com/marriage-couples-retreats.php

I want to help couples improve their communication and reconnect. Being able to address issues between the two of you openly and honestly without anger or upset is the ultimate goal. Using a technique called Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) which has been shown to be 70-75% effective in making lasting positive changes, reducing conflict, and bringing couples closer together.

[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

In working with couples, I utilize an integrative approach that addresses present relational concerns, as well as explores deeper communicating patterns. Through the process of therapy, couples can learn more effective ways of communication and uncover detrimental patterns of relating to one another. This allows couples to experience a new way of being intimate in their relationship.

The employment of Family Systems Theory, Structural, and Bowen Family therapies support couples in addressing a wide range of relationship challenges through building insight, communication skill development, and a co-creation of expectations in relationship. The use of conjoint marital/couple therapy includes the use of joint and individual therapy sessions for the couple that support a thorough exploration of perspectives and individual issues that influence the health of the couple system.

Keystone Child and Family Therapy offers counseling for couples. Counseling may include healthy communication, premarital counseling, coping with mental or physical illness in relationships, concerns with blended families, affairs, the impact of depression and anxiety in relationships, grief and loss, and facilitating deeper more meaningful relationships.