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

I offer couples the opportunity to explore the root causes of their relationship concerns within a safe, supportive environment. As an objective third party, I am able to facilitate enhanced communication between the couple to help them develop greater objectivity, learn to hear and meet one another’s needs more effectively, and overcome automatic defenses that may be hindering their connection to strengthen and restore their partnership.

When going through couples counselling, individuals need to feel grounded and safe. Rules and codes of behaviour need to be clearly established so that couples can do the work that is necessary in the relationship. Couples counselling allows both parties to express themselves in front of another person to make sure they are heard in a clear and respectful manner.It ensures that each individual listens to their partner. Ultimately, we need to understand ourselves, our own needs and values as well as our reactions to our partners' in order to make sense of the dynamics that occur in our intimate relationships.When goals are clearly established, we can work toward them in a constructive manner.

This therapy specializes in couples counseling. We will specifically address your issues, and help you both grow in your relationship, and as individuals. It is an amazing step to reach out for help, and we will work together to let go of the contention, and confrontation. Your lives will transform into mutual understanding and growth. I offer a free consultation, as finding the right therapist is really important. I look forward to helping you move past this difficult time. www.kenwalton.org ken@kenwalton.org 416-659-1617

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.

At Chanderbhan Counselling we understand that like all individuals, that relationships too are unique. Keeping that in mind, we work with both persons to create common goals for counselling or therapy. The counsellor is an impartial advocate for both parties and can help negotiate and improve communication, and help achieve resolution for your shared goals. Some examples of issues where counselling can help couples include: Communication & Openness, Anger & Assertiveness, Intimacy, Gender Roles, Issues of Infidelity, Pre-marital Counselling, Financial Issues, Moving In Together, Parenting, Ending a Relationship, Post Relationship Work: Working Towards a Friendship.

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 one person is leaning out of the relationship and the future of the relationship is uncertain, discernment counseling provides clarity and confidence in order to make a decision about how to move forward. It is a short term intervention where both partners are supported to gain understanding about the issues in their relationship, and based on that understanding, make a choice about whether try to move forward as a couple or not. It is not couples therapy and "fixing" the relationship is not the goal. Discernment counseling is like taking a step back in order to help each partner assess if repairing the relationship is a feasible and worthwhile endeavor.

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.

Couple problems begin when you experience an absence of positive intimate interactions: a knowing smile, an affectionate wink, making the other laugh, a gentle touch or unexpected hug. You start to feel like you are in a room mate relationship. If you are like most couples, as a man, you will tend to experience this by feeling rejected, inadequate, or like a failure. As a woman, you will tend to experience this as feeling abandoned, alone and disconnected. Many couples come for couples therapy long after emotional responsiveness has decreased and when affection is in short supply. I am an EFT Couples Therapist with 30 years of experience helping couples who don't wait until it is too late.

Relationships are one of the most fulfilling experiences a person can have in their life. Couples may find themselves faced with challenges that are not always identifiable and can cause you to question your relationship. Couples therapy can provide guidance, support and help you build upon your relationship/bond with your partner, and strengthen the connection that the two of you have so that you can continue to enjoy and appreciate your union. I work with couples in all stages of their relationship. I provide a neutral, supportive and collaborative environment so that you can feel comfortable to express yourself fully.

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.

Are you contemplating divorce? Does your spouse want a divorce? Has your relationship reached the breaking point? Are you feeling disrespected, mistrustful? Is your spouse (or yourself) looking outside the marriage? Do you suffer from lack of intimacy or sexual desire? Believe it or not, these are all good signs that you still care and and have the intention to save your marriage, if you could. What if you found a way to make your partner understand your needs and created a relationship that was long-lasting and mutually fulfilling? Divorce Prevention has saved countless families from the harm and permanent aftermath that a divorce could inflict on your life. Even after infidelity.

Are you unhappy in your relationship? Would you like to learn how to treasure each other again? There are many ways to improve things between you and restore caring, IF you are both committed to the outcome. I believe in the work of Harville Hendrix and also in the value of agreeing to disagree sometimes, and to work around it. Forgiveness is a gift to ourselves as well as to our loved ones. Let's get started -- the sooner the better for the health of your relationship.