Appointments are available Monday to Friday.
PLEASE NOTE: Ruth offers phone and video sessions only.​
Appointments are available Monday to Friday.
PLEASE NOTE: Ruth offers phone and video sessions only.​
Couples Counselling
Our couples therapists provide in-person and video counselling.
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Need help booking your appointment? Contact us at 905-321-0550.
Finding Connection When Life Pulls You Apart
Do you and your partner find it hard to talk about your needs without getting stuck in the same conflict?
Are you feeling discouraged, disconnected, or unsure where to turn next?
You don’t have to navigate this alone.
Couples counselling offers a place to rebuild trust, improve communication, and feel close again.
Why Couples Seek Counselling
Couples counselling is a type of therapy that helps two people in a committed relationship work through difficulties and strengthen how they relate to one another. It can be helpful whether you’re facing serious challenges or simply want to take a proactive step to enhance the relationship you already have.
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Couples often reach out because of ongoing conflict, feeling disconnected, struggles with intimacy,
broken trust after an affair, or stress that comes from major life changes.
These challenges don’t have to define your relationship, but they do take a toll when left unaddressed.
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That’s usually when couples decide, “we can’t keep doing this on our own.”
What Happens in Counselling
Couples counselling gives you a chance to step out of old patterns and pay attention to what’s really happening between you. Sessions are a mix of conversation, reflection, and practice. The focus is on slowing things down so both partners feel heard, and on learning new ways of connecting.
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In counselling, couples can:​​​
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Learn how to talk about needs without falling into the same fight
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Find calmer ways to handle tense or stressful moments
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Recognize the patterns that keep pulling them apart and try something different
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Rebuild trust after hurt or disappointment
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Rediscover closeness, even when life feels demanding
​The process helps couples move from being stuck in the same cycles to feeling more connected and able to face challenges together.
New patterns. Less tension. More closeness.
When couples break free from old cycles, they regain the sense of being partners, not opponents. Instead of circling back to the same fight, conversations start to feel productive.
Instead of distance or silence, there’s a way back to comfort, affection, and being on the same side again.
Couples talk about the relief of finally being understood,
the ease of sharing laughter,
and the sense that they can face any challenge together.
Restore Connection
Reignite intimacy and build the comfort of being truly known by each other.
Rebuild Trust
Heal broken commitments and learn how to rely on one another again.
Renew Hope
Take your relationship to the next level and get excited about a better future together.
We Love Helping Relationships Thrive
Your partnership is the most significant factor in your life.
When it's struggling, it can trigger a downward spiral: the stress drains your health, impacts your mood, interferes with your work, and erodes your self-worth.
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We are here to help reverse that momentum, to create an upward spiral.
The safety, security and love that you reclaim in your relationship will energize you,
boost your confidence, improve your mood, help you focus on work and other important activities, and bring vitality to your life again.
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To help you get there, we rely on the best available couples approaches: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) as the roadmap to quickly build safety and help you reconnect, and the Gottman Method to provide the concrete skills to work through any conflict.
We are here help you break old patterns, learn new ones, and create a relationship you love.
Make it your goal to create a marriage that feels like the safest place on Earth.