Marriage counselling that Heals in Rockwood, ON. Restore Your Relationship.

Having a life partner makes sense on a lot of fronts. People who are married tend to be happier, more successful, more financially stable and more resilient in facing life’s challenges.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Specializing in improving communication, conflict resolution, and sexual functioning (including recovery from affairs) I work with relationships as an opportunity for personal and spiritual growth. Marriage is not designed to heal our wounds. It can help us see them.

Using the Gottman Method can prepare you for marriage, and restore it. Our approach can improve your communication, enrich intimacy & affection, build shared meaning and values, rediscover the joy of your relationship, and deepen your understanding towards each other.

A healthy marriage is possible! Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration! Call to find out how we can make this happen!

Relationship’s dynamics can be challenging to navigate even during the best of times, and couple therapy can help partners find new ways to relate, connect, and communicate with each other. Schedule a free 15-minute couple consultation to ensure we are a good fit.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Relationships aren’t always easy, and sustaining a happy, healthy marriage and family takes effort, understanding, and commitment. If you and your spouse or family member have hit a rough patch, counselling can help you move ahead in a confident and positive manner.

You don't "become" married, you learn how to be married and some of that may take a lifetime. Helping troubled and seemingly hopeless marriages is what I do everyday. Regardless the issue, you owe it to yourself to learn what it takes to be a great partner.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Seeking support in a time of need is not an admission of weakness, but an honest and reflective admission of our humanity. If you’re human, you will struggle at times in your life. This is completely normal.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

As a couple's therapist I help to promote healthy interaction while assisting better understanding of one another. Often by making changes in how a couple relates can make the world of difference. Exploring the past and how it effects the present can also be helpful.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Working with couples is a focus in my private practice. Being married myself for over 30 years, I understand the challenges of being in a couple, living together and striving to resolve conflict. It can be hard work to be in a healthy relationship and well worth it.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Healthy relationships require work. The right conversation can get to the heart of the matter for both partners. It can bridge gaps; help navigate and negotiate; encourage agreements to disagree, increase closeness, laughter and ultimately, create restoration.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Dr. Van Blyderveen practices Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples. This is an evidence based approach that has shown greater success than traditional couples therapy. See http://www.iceeft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=79 for details.

*Currently Accepting New Clients* Couple therapy offers a safe space to facilitate authentic conversations. As couples, when we communicate more effectively, we can explore deep rooted issues and past wounds that may exist. I offer a free consultation.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Phyllis is a Clinical member of the American & Ontario Association of Marriage & Family Therapy. It is too easy to become stuck in a relationship, wondering if there is hope. Phyllis opens the space for couples to communicate; to genuinely hear and understand each other

I realized that couples work was incomplete without knowing the nuances of the dance of intimacy, where a lot of dynamics play out. As such, I became proficient in sex therapy to compliment my couples’ work.