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

You can have an even better relationship! I work with you to identify what your issues are. We learn what your communication issues are, what is working and what is not in your relationship and implement practical action plans to improve this. Further, we identify your negative patterns of relating to each other and how this is a habit that hurts the relationship, and we learn how to get out of that pattern, shift behaviors, and relate in the most respectful, loving, kind manner which ultimately often improves your sex life, your happiness, and your fulfillment.

My primary specialty area is in working with couples and relationships. It is my belief that the relationship I have with myself is the best predictor of every other relationship I will have. So doing couples' work is also, in some ways, doing individual work. Your relationship does not exist within you, or within your partner, but is a separate entity that exists in what I call 'the space between.' If you tend the relationship and feed it positive energy, it will stay healthy and positive. So whether your relationship is in a difficult state, or you just want to make it better, contact me and we can address your goals. I work with hetero, same-sex and alternative lifestyle couples.

Relationships are not always easy; we are delicately balancing the needs of ourselves as individuals and the needs of the other within one space. When a couple comes in for counselling, we explore this field between you both, and see how to shift some relationship patterns in order for you both to better understand, and hear each other. From here we can make the adjustments necessary for you both to get what you need from the relationship. And, if moving away from each other is what will move one, or both of you to where you want to go, we navigate these physical, mental, and emotional changes and challenges safely and nonjuddmentally, for the wellbeing of everyone involved.

Couple counselling can help you enhance your relationship. I can help you improve communication skills, conflict resolution skills, emotional and sexual intimacy and negotiate your needs in your relationship. I can assist you to reduce arguments in a safe environment and learn to better understand yourself and your partner. I can help you to understand how unresolved issues from the past get displaced into the present and how to resolve this. The need to feel loved by one's partner is at the heart of marital desires. Learn to know how your partner needs to be shown love. In this way, the more you do this, the more he/she will reciprocate. It is a win/win situation.

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.

I use a variety of strategies to help people learn how to nurture and maintain enduring relationships. Using EFT (Emotional Focused Therapy for Couples), along with energetic, cognitive and behavioral strategies, I help people feel, think and act in ways that are most conducive to happiness and harmony in their intimate lives. Often it is more important to repair the process of communication than it is to solve any one issue. Once partners learn how to take care of each other's sensitivities and vulnerabilities, learning to respect rather than change the person they are with, it becomes easier to solve problems and resolve issues.

Effective couples counselling should always centre on the emotional bond and hidden, problematic communication between two people. By establishing the relationship as my client and using structured Emotionally Focussed Therapy techniques I am able to provide a non-blaming, safe space in which couples can learn to become emotionally available to one another and develop deeper, healthier and more secure attachments bringing about positive, lasting intimacy.

In the downtown Toronto area, people come to see me for help with marital and couples-related conflicts. I am very comfortable helping couples who are in straight, gay, or lesbian relationships. Conflicts often come up between partners in relation to difficulties with intimacy, conflicts surrounding extended family members, and disagreements around family goals and priorities.

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.

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.

Whether you and your partner have just begun your relationship, or if you've been with them for some time, couples counselling can provide a safe place for both of you to explore each other's personalities, examine areas of growth, and strengthen your relationship for the better. I have experience with various partnerships including straight couples, LGBT partnerships, open relationship arrangements, polyamorous relationships, or however you define your particular relationship. Be rest assured that Nancy will welcome, respect, and be genuinely welcoming to help you address concerns you may have together.

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!

In couples my role is as a third party to provide guidance and advice to the couple. The main area that i often work with during couples counselling is communication. The couple is provided with specific education and instruction on communication strategies. During session we work through the difficulties that the couple is having. They are also provided with specific strategies to work on in between sessions.

I specialize in helping couples to have a greater sense of intimacy and improve their communication. In relationships people often hold on to past resentments, which can erode the quality of happiness in a couples relationship. I can help couples communicate so that the resentments are lifted and individuals begin to connect again in a meaningful way.

My approach to family therapy is rooted in family systems therapy. To a degree we are all part of a greater system where each part affect other parts of a system. The systems therapy views change in terms of the systems of interaction between family members. I do believe that family relationships are important factor in psychological health. We at Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy believe that marriage or any other form of intimate relationship is the most precious relationship in one’s life. I treat it that way.

When a couple is in trouble, the act of seeking out a counsellor has to be motivated by the desire to stay together through hard work. Therapy is not for those who need it but for those who want it. This is even more true when it comes to working with couples. The journey is one of finding once more what brought them together in the first place. We work with forgiveness and building trust. We find ways for the couple to once again feel a sense of warmth and compassion as we break down the walls of resentment. We look at what is triggering the couple to fight. We go through the anatomy of a common and repetitive fight. i also teach the couple some body centered techniques.

When couples start to look at for a therapist, they are usually feeling at their "wits end" or contemplating whether they should continue with the relationship. Some couples have experienced years of feeling hurt, anger, disappointment, or resentment. However, most couples have a history together and want to get back to days when they were happier. In session, we can discuss communication issues, infidelity/affairs, or how to reconnect in the relationship. In addition, we can discuss how you can improve appreciation for one another, how to express your feelings, and break argumentative cycles. My clients have felt that I was fair, non-judgmental, and heard all sides.

In 2015, I began studying the PACT (Psychobiological) Model for Couples Therapy. Using this model, I am passionate about working with couples. Based on "secure-functioning", you discover exactly, what you wanted but didn't know how to get there. Increasing your awareness on many levels gives you many more options. Discover how you and your partner can feel the way you long to feel and experience a warm safe loving relationship. Rediscover the promise held within the love and attraction that brought you together.

I believe that even that best of relationships can sometimes be boggled down by life's unexpected pitfalls and challenges and sometimes it's the people closest to us that we end up misunderstanding and hurting . I aim to help partners understand what gets in the way of their ability to support one another. There are so many things in this world that stand to divide and alienate us from those we love, My goal is to help partners get back to intimacy, love, and trust in order to build a stronger and more resilient partnership. I help partners fighting against each other to come back together, so that as a team, you can work together in tackling all that life has to throw at you.

I work with both heterosexual and same-sex couples dealing with infertility, communication problems, and trust and intimacy issues. I also help couples using assisted reproductive technologies (ART) with decision making about their family building strategies. Whether or not a couple is facing a life crisis, such as infertility, communication problems often cause the relationship to break down. Often learning new ways to manage conflict can allow couples to reconnect. I try to offer couples opportunities for discovery and experience in session, as well as giving them the tools to rebuild intimacy and trust independently.

As couple we haven't a clue what we are doing!!! Using humour, the latest research and Gottmann couples therapy I look for solutions. Assessment is detailed, individual, includes possible testing and homework. After this is achieved we prioritized the problems and begin working on the solutions. In 30 years of couple work, there is no problem that I have not encountered. Nevertheless with transparency, work and change, immediate improvement is a possibility. My bias is to save the relationship. I invite couples to begin with one appointment to gauge our compatibility and to gain a sense of where they are at.

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.

Couples seeking help with communication, conflict, intimacy, trust and/or affairs. Look no further. We have helped thousands. Whether you want to save your relationship, improve it or you are considering separation we can assist. We provide counselling and mediation for couples including married couples. We also offer pre-marriage counselling.

Do opposites really attract? For some of us this is so true! And if we are so different, how do we be a couple and not let those differences drive us crazy? Being in relationship is always with its challenges. If you begin with (or learn how) to communicate in a productive, respectful and loving way, your differences can become opportunities to grow both personally and in the relationship. Effective communication that cares for your partner and gives you both positive and helpful outcomes is a learned skill. Relationships come in all forms and shapes! Sometimes we choose them, other times we are born into them! Either way, learning to be a skilled communicator is the key to success.

Winnie provides non-judgemental and compassionate couple therapy. In dealing with Couples counselling she primarily draws from her training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). EFT is the most progressive and well researched therapeutic interventions used in Couples Therapy. By using this practical and effective method, the goal is to help couples to identify their cycle, how they are connecting in their distressing patterns, and how they can be helped to reconnect again in a new pattern. Winnie has also attended the Intensive Sex Therapy course at University of Guelph.