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relationship counselling

 

Modern life puts phenomenal strains on our relationships. As part of coping with daily life, we all fall into routine patterns with our partner over time. When these patterns become rigid and unhelpful (or before that’s the case), it’s time to ask for help.

Modern life can strains our relationships.

Modern life puts phenomenal strains on our relationships. As part of coping with daily life, we all fall into routine patterns with our partner over time. These natural rhythms of action and reaction can often help us to communicate and manage daily life more effectively. However, in some circumstances, couples become locked into unhelpful patterns. Some partners find themselves frequently bickering, rehashing the same old arguments over and over again, looking outside the relationship for emotional support or sexual connection, or giving each other the ‘silent treatment’ in ways that lead to hurt for ourselves and our loved ones.

Underneath all of these patterns, we find predictable cycles of approach and avoidance that leave partners feeling stuck and lonely within their most important relationship. These cycles are typically influenced by earlier learning experiences with family or past partners and often develop as a way of trying to avoid being hurt by someone we love. Couples or marriage counselling can help you develop or return to healthier patterns, rekindling trust and connection between you and your partner, and clarifying your needs moving forward. Whether you prefer a psychologist or social worker, our team members are here to help you take your next steps towards building a better future. Contact us to schedule an appointment today.

Transforming Emotions | Psychotherapy Services in Toronto Ontario

Couples or marriage counselling can help you develop or return to healthier patterns, rekindling trust and connection between you and your partner.

Relationship Counselling at Transforming Emotions

More than understanding the science of psychotherapy, we know that good therapy is built on trust and safety. Period. We respect that you and your partner are the experts in your own experiences and we know that for many coming in for couples therapy, trust and safety are part of what is missing. We will listen with compassion and empathy, using our understanding of human change to help you to manage, make sense of, and then make desired changes in how you feel and react, both on your own and in your partnership. We will also set clear guidelines for ways of communicating in session to minimize further hurt between you. Together, we will work to help you and your partner get to the bottom of what you are really feeling, to express yourselves more openly, and to respond to each other from a place of respect and curiosity rather than attack or avoidance.

Being able to process your feelings productively with your partner requires a few different skills. These include:

  • knowing what you are really feeling underneath the behaviours that result in hurt between you,
  • learning to express your vulnerable feelings honestly in a manageable way rather than indirectly or not at all,
  • feeling and expressing your feelings without being overwhelmed by them and without lashing out in anger towards your partner,
  • learning to understand what your emotions are telling you about what you really need to feel loved, respected, and connected.

What should I expect when attending couples or marriage counselling?

High-quality couples counselling will help you and your partner learn to lean in towards one another rather than leaning out, helping you face life’s challenges and celebrations together. In the first few sessions, we will talk in-depth about your current challenges, about how you met, the experiences that have led up to this point in your lives, each of your family and relationship histories, and when each of you feels most loved.

We will work with you to develop a preliminary shared understanding of your current experience as individuals and as a couple, and we will share our plan to help you to move forward. By the fourth or fifth session, we will typically begin to actively address and transform the concerns that have brought you into therapy.

In our experience, duration of therapy varies widely depending upon what events or concerns are bringing you in to see a therapist, and based on your desired outcomes. Therapy duration can vary from 6-10 sessions to a year or more when infidelity or broken trust has been central in a couple’s challenges.

How do I get started?

1. Get In Touch

From our Contact Page, book a free phone consultation to help us find the right therapist for you.

2. Tell us About Yourself

A team member will speak with you for 15-20 minute about your concerns. Feeling shy? No problem, if you prefer, you may fill out the form on our contact page, and we’ll send you a brief questionnaire to help us learn more about you and your needs – your choice.

3. Book Sessions

Based on your unique story, we will pair you with the therapist who we think is the best match for what you need. Have someone in mind who you would like to work with? No problem. Let us know and we will take that into account.

All Our Therapists Offer Services in English

All of our therapists provide care and support in English, ensuring you and your family can begin the healing journey with clarity, comfort, and confidence.
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Therapists Who Offer Services in Romanian

The following therapists offer care and support in French, helping you and your family begin the healing journey with comfort and ease.

Alina-Daniela Axin | Transforming Emotions | Psychotherapy Services in Toronto Ontario

Alina-Daniela Axin

Clinical Associate

Viața este plină de provocări și, pe parcurs, putem pierde din vedere cine suntem cu adevărat și de ce avem nevoie. Dacă te simți pierdut(ă), dacă ai trecut prin schimbări importante și nu știi unde să cauți sprijin, sunt aici pentru a-ți oferi susținere cu respect, empatie și autenticitate.

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Therapists Who Offer Services in French

The following therapists offer care and support in French, helping you and your family begin the healing journey with comfort and ease.

Nicole Boon | Transforming Emotions | Psychotherapy Services in Toronto Ontario

Nicole Boon

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Vous souhaitez cultiver davantage de clarté et de bien-être dans votre vie?
Je peux vous accompagner pour mieux tolérer les moments difficiles du quotidien. En adoptant une approche axée sur vos forces, je vous aiderai à vous sentir plus autonome et à accueillir votre véritable moi avec bienveillance. Je porte un intérêt particulier au bien-être du personnel enseignant dans les écoles publiques.

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Alina-Daniela Axin | Transforming Emotions | Psychotherapy Services in Toronto Ontario

Alina-Daniela Axin

Clinical Associate

La vie est pleine de défis, et il arrive que l’on perde de vue qui l’on est vraiment et ce dont on a besoin. Si vous vous sentez perdu·e, si vous avez vécu des changements importants et ne savez pas vers qui vous tourner, je suis là pour vous offrir un accompagnement empreint de respect, d’empathie et d’authenticité.

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Therapists Who Offer Services in Cantonese and Mandarin

The following therapists offer care and support in Cantonese, helping you and your family begin the healing journey with comfort and ease.

Joyce Chu | Transforming Emotions | Psychotherapy Services in Toronto Ontario

Joyce Chu

Clinical Associate

您或孩子是否正面對情緒困擾或生活轉變的挑戰?我希望能陪伴您一起走過轉變,邁向積極的改變。

我相信每個人都有潛能去成長和活出充實的人生,因此我熱衷於透過心理動力取向的遊戲治療、以強項為本的親職教育及個別治療,支援兒童及家庭的情緒發展與心理健康。

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Karis S.K. Fung | Transforming Emotions | Psychotherapy Services in Toronto Ontario

Karis S.K. Fung

Registered Social Worker

我相信每個人本身都有其獨特價值。可惜現實生活有時會讓我們對自我產生誤解與偏差。

我希望能在一個安全而具支持性的環境中與您同行,協助您重新認識真正的自己,並以尊嚴重拾人生的主導權。

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