Couples Therapy for Challenges in Intimate Relationships
Are you feeling disconnected, constantly arguing, or struggling with sadness, resentment, or loneliness in your relationship? Relationship Therapy is available to help you navigate the challenges of intimate relationships and work toward healing and connection.
"“A lasting relationship is built by two people who can weather the storms and still hold each other close.”
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Finding a way back to each other
Every relationship faces seasons of struggle, and sometimes it helps to have support as you find your way forward together. I’ve completed training in Schema Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and the Gottman Method —three evidence-based approaches that guide the way I support couples. These frameworks offer practical tools and deeper insights to help you understand recurring patterns, strengthen communication, and restore emotional closeness. Our work together is tailored to your relationship, creating space for healing, reconnection, and growth.
What should I expect in the first few sessions?
The first few sessions of couples therapy are designed to help us gain a deeper understanding of your relationship and your individual experiences. While the process may vary depending on your goals, we typically begin with a joint session. This gives both of you an opportunity to share what has brought you to therapy and begin exploring your concerns together in a supportive space.
Following that, I usually meet with each partner individually. These sessions allow me to better understand your personal stories, developmental background, and relationship history, which helps shape a more tailored and effective approach to therapy.
We then return to joint sessions, where we begin working collaboratively toward your goals. Whether you're looking for deeper, ongoing support or a short-term check-in to strengthen your connection, the process is always adapted to suit your unique needs as a couple.
How long will couples therapy take?
The length of couples therapy can vary depending on your relationship goals and the challenges you're facing. For some couples, just a few sessions can serve as a helpful check-in or tune-up—an opportunity to strengthen connection and improve communication.
For others navigating more complex issues such as long-standing conflict, betrayal, or breakdowns in trust, therapy may take longer. In these cases, the process allows time to unpack deeper patterns, rebuild safety, and develop lasting change.
Couples therapy is an investment in your relationship. Like any meaningful investment, it takes time, commitment, and care—but the potential return is a stronger, more connected partnership built on mutual understanding and growth.
Can Every Relationship be Fixed?
Not every relationship can—or should—be "fixed." While many couples come to therapy hoping to repair and rebuild, there are times when deep breaches of trust, ongoing conflict, or patterns of behaviour impact the psychological or physical safety of one or both partners, or their children. In these situations, our focus may shift from restoration to understanding, safety, and clarity about the best path forward.
Couples therapy can help improve communication, increase awareness of relational dynamics, and create space for honest conversations. Sometimes this leads to healing and reconnection. Other times, it helps couples separate with greater compassion and reduced harm.
Whatever the outcome, my role is to support you in navigating this process with care, insight, and respect for your values and wellbeing.