Relationship difficulties are common amongst couples. At the clinic, your therapist will work with you and your partner to identify areas of difficulty and offer strategies to improve your relationship and communication skills. Therapy can be done one-on-one or with your partner.
When you are not sure whether to stay or go, or you want to find better ways of dealing with conflicts, talking to a professional can help. I've worked with couples for over 20 years, and trained with well-known marital therapy trainers like John Gottman and Harville Hendrix-trainers. I work with improving communication and fostering a better connection with your partner.
Every relationship has a reason and a meaning. Being together can make that meaning blossom. But if it's no longer meaningful, if the bloom has gone, it's time to change. Love can exist after separation.
I am a sex positive therapist. I believe relationships are a great vehicle for growth and have the potential to teach us who we truly are. I am a Gestalt trained psychotherapist and work from a relational and embodied perspective. Together we will address your goals for therapy. In order to move closer together you must understand how you are each different. How your individual behaviors have an impact on the other and visa-versa. We will address foundational communication skills, your individual comfort with vulnerability, and how you both deal with conflict. I am always thrilled to see couples create meaningful change by strengthening friendship, restoring intimacy, and living with joy!
I am trained in Relational Psychotherapy at the Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy an intensive three-year theoretical and clinical training program in psychodynamic, intersubjective, and relational psychotherapy. I have worked with and supported clients in Relationship and Marriage Couselling.
I provide a supportive and nonjudgmental space for both you and your partner to explore the complexities of your relationship. Relationships can face a myriad of challenges, from communication breakdowns and conflicting values, to intimacy issues and life transitions. Together we will identify patterns that may be hindering your connection, work on improving communication, and explore strategies to strengthen your bond. This process is about building understanding and empathy, fostering a deeper connection, and empowering you both to create a more fulfilling partnership.
I offer relationship therapy for individuals and can provide guidance on how to approach conversations with your partner as well as provide insight into ways to counteract negative dynamics in your relationship. Oftentimes, we are afraid to focus on the negative aspects of our relationships because we jump to the worst case scenarios in our minds. But there are lots of options between status quo and worst case scenarios, many of which may bring you greater happiness within your relationship.
In couples I always see immense potential for growth, support and care. We are the most vulnerable when we are in an intimate partner relationship, and that is why any conflict cuts so much deeper and hurts to a bigger extent than any other conflict. We become disconnected in our primary place of connection and it can be very unsettling and hurtful. I will help you break through that disconnection. I will help you tune into each other's deepest emotions to build the safe, meaningful emotional connection you are longing for. Through couple therapy my goal is to create change and build positive bonding and long lasting relationships.
Terri Roberton, Liz Bostwick, Jonathan Morgan, Benjamin Rubinoff, and Barbara Brown offer relational therapy, including couples and poly-identified families. Check out our couple's therapists or contact our Intake Worker to help determine who will be the best fit for you.
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Masters of Counselling Psychology (MACP)
We all strive to have healthy, loving, and supportive relationships where we can have the space to be ourselves, while also feeling connected to our partners. Our daily lives, major life transitions, and difficult individual circumstances can create challenges in relationships and leave us susceptible to getting stuck in unhelpful patterns. Working together, as a couple, in a therapeutic environment involves shifting these patterns of interaction and developing healthy communication to work together, as a unit to resolve problems and conflicts you may be experiencing while gaining deeper insight of ourselves and our partners. Schedule a free consultation with me to see if we are a good fit.