Great Couples Counselling in Clearview, ON. Therapy to heal relationships.

Relationships are tricky and often emotionally charged. Communication plays an important role in couples relationships, but not to be discounted is the powerful role of emotions and feelings that may be unconsidered. I look forward to helping couples begin to understand themselves, the positive and negative cycles, and the process necessary to truly understand the core needs of themselves and their partner. I believe that couples often have the power to heal their relationships and even their partner when they begin to feel that their own needs are respected, and I look forward to working with you to achieve your relational goals.

Tired of the same arguments over and over? Sick of the constant tension and walking on eggshells? Craving the connection, intimacy, and easiness you had early in the relationship? Resolve your issues and start enjoying your relationship again! I've helped hundreds of couples over the past 7 years. If you can think of it, I've successfully helped people through it. Infidelity, communication, sex, addiction, family/in-laws, finances - wherever your stresses are coming from, we'll figure it out together. No non-sense, no favouritism or picking sides, just modern, effective counselling based on what actually works in the real world. Contact me for a free phone consultation today!

Whether you have been together for three months, three years or three decades, our conversations can help disrupt cycles of painful and negative interactions, heal past and present hurts, and create new ways of talking together. I can help you have conversations that are different from the ones you have at home and that allow you to speak to and hear one another in meaningful ways.

Over 60 per cent of my work is couples therapy. I believe that couples bring in unresolved issues from their families which interfere with their relationship. I always see both people involved in the problem. In cases of affairs I try to understand what needs were not being met in the marriage and why the person could not communicate this to their partner. I like working with couples and the results have been very good.

Trying to navigate through relationships can be difficult. Communication is the cornerstone of a healthy relationship. My approach helps couples build stronger communication by engaging in exercise that require increases awareness and compassion. Furthermore, couples are encouraged to develop more effective coping mechanisms to deal with conflict within the relationship.

Couples Counselling Most relationships will become strained at some point and will begin producing maladaptive patterns. Relationship problems are rooted in our distorted egos, insecure attachment, emotional immaturity etc., which create to the many issues that develop for couples - infidelity, financial stress, poor communication, ill health, sexual divergence, household responsibility conflicts, addictions, etc., .... or just simply growing apart. Relationships can often be restored if help is sought soon enough. A counsellor can help reorient perceptions and emotions (how we look at a situation and how we feel about it) and assist the couple in adopting conscious structural changes.

My approach is to help people recognize that relationships are two-sided and understand how each individual contributes to the couple’s dynamic. With that understanding, we work toward reaching a win-win situation, aiming to restore the satisfaction of the relationship. Together, we create a safe space for you to grow past the areas of “stuckness” -- that is, the old patterns that are learned when we are young and are brought to our current relationships. This is true for all of us. Therapy enables us to form new and healthy attachment patterns that are nourishing and nurturing, providing opportunities for new growth and satisfaction.

I work with couples to explore their conflicts in a respectful way that honours their love for one another. I focus on shared hopes and goals of the couple and encourage practical ways to communicate and interact differently with one another to achieve these goals. Many couples have commented on the benefit of sharing things with one another in a safe manner and feeling relieved and happy to be able to discuss matters that were difficult to address in the past. Many couples have also commented on appreciating the improved communication and reduction in tension in the relationship which allows them to enjoy each other more fully once again.

We all want to love, be loved, and connect with our significant others. Yet, it can feel daunting at times, due to repetitive relationship patterns (influenced by our childhood wounding), poor communication skills, cultural/gender differences, and inability to negotiate “me” with “we”. So be it past trauma, poor communication skills, inability to handle stress, different upbringing (thereby different ways of doing things), or sexual challenges, among other things, I help couples identify the areas/habits which challenge them, behaviors which destroy relationships, and anything else that stands in the way of them achieving an intimate connection.

Within a teen or adult couples relationship (heterosexual, same sex) part of loving someone, is to understand and know what they really require to thrive in life, particularly emotionally. Thus throughout our sessions together it is important to get a narrative of your life stories because we tend to select significant others whom we feel will give us emotional nourishment. So our work together will revolve around uncovering the deeper, hidden emotional needs that each partner brings to the relationship. Working toward stronger communication, and ultimately greater emotional intimacy. My methods additionally aim to strengthen the bond working through existing and future problems.

Relationships are work in which both parties have to be committed to resolving any arising issues. Often, a lack of communication, having unsatisfied emotional needs and expectations causes constant arguments between couples. Therefore, couples seek outside help when they are unable to resolve the conflict between themselves due to other issues or underlying conflict. In therapy discussing each other’s thoughts and feelings about the issues helps couples to get to know each other once again and also help them to better understand their spouse as well as themselves. As a result, the couple may acknowledge the root of the disruption and the changes needed to mend the relationship.

Find solutions, Resolve conflict, Change your life. Reach your goals. Being aware of and respecting your partner's needs and emotions are two of the most important characteristics of a harmonious relationship. Sometimes it happens that stress is overwhelming, when challenges persist in relationships, and if they seem to hold you back from living a positive and satisfying life, you might wish to seek help in finding solutions that can bring you back on track. Allow me to help you communicate more effectively and to cultivate partnership opportunities that appeal to heart mind, emotionally re-connecting you with your partner. 905-842-3626 Pre-marital Counselling available

Have the two of you tried and tried and keep hitting the wall? Often it’s the same pattern of an issue ending up in the pattern of anger, hurt and withdrawal. The result is being disconnected and lonely in your relationship. Does your closeness keep getting broken with no repair in sight? Or you may not even know where things are going wrong. Contact Karen to learn how to turn these destructive patterns into connecting experiences. Create a place for the two of you that is safe and joyful.