Couples Counselling in North Vancouver
“Our relationship to relationships is passive,” whereas reality requires thoughtful reflection, learned regulation, and curious investigation. In other words, relationships take work. It is not difficult to experience resentment, confusion, boredom or a loss of hope for improvement. Counselling helps partners do the work of reconnecting, communicating clearly, and reshaping essential parts of their relationship.
The gift of conflict, is the chance to speak up and create new ways of being together. Active listening is not exclusively for professionals, but a skill for all adults to acquire. Learn to listen, speak, and resolve conflict in ways that deepen understanding and intimacy.
Strengthening Communication and Connection
Enjoying intense closeness while still being true to yourself is a dynamic experience of excitement, pressure, tension and even sadness. Prepare for marriage or renew your partnership with counselling that addresses expectations, doubt, and conflicting values.
Pre-Marital Counselling
My Training in Couples Therapy
I am a trained graduate of the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. I use this training to guide my clients through predictable, unhelpful patterns and roadblocks. Everyday stressors combined with the evolution of family life, parenting differences, career growth, loss, and aging will put inevitable strain on couples. Give yourselves another chance at a loving, enjoyable and exciting relationship with counselling.
