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Relationship Counselling

Reignite your relationship with expert counselling tailored to your unique relationship needs.

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SHIFTING TOWARDS EMPOWERMENT

Therapy for Relationships and Couples

A connected and harmonious relationship can shift our family dynamics, help us sleep better, function more effectively, and increase our self-worth. Our job is to give you the tools and techniques to achieve a balanced and fulfilling relationship so you can direct your focus towards your life goals as opposed to your relationship challenges. The success of therapy is directly correlated with the fit of your therapist for each partner’s unique needs, so choosing the therapist that’s the best for you is essential.

Relationship Counselling

Our Relationship Specialists

Registered Clinical Counsellor
Vancouver + Virtual
Learn More About Sue Anne
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Vancouver + Virtual
Learn More About Kalie

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What Is Modern-Day Relationship Counselling Anyways?

Relationship Therapy encompasses couples counselling, conflict resolution, communication strategy, romantic support, and sex therapy within a relationship with one or more people to facilitate behavioural change and emotional understanding of ourselves and our partners.

Relationship counsellor and relationship therapist are used interchangeably and have the same regulatory license as individual therapists (Registered Clinical Counsellors in BC or Certified Canadian Counsellor across Canada). Having these licenses dictate that the therapist has a Master’s Degree and above and is held accountable to a professional organization ethically and legally. A relationship therapist has this/these license(s) and has additional training in therapies specific to relationships like Gottman Therapy or Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT).

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Relationship therapy is not the stereotypical couples counselling where the therapist shames you for your mistakes, prescribes unsolicited sex exercises, chooses sides, or pretends like they know your relationship better than you do, and it’s not only for relationships that are doomed to begin with. Much like individual therapy, relationship therapy is about quality of life. Often relationships can make it through a crisis without the support of a counsellor, however having a counsellor speeds up the healing process, increases efficiency of communication and helps partners decide what to prioritize from a neutral standpoint.

Relationship counsellors can have specializations underneath the umbrella of relationship therapy. For example, a relationship therapist could be well-versed in navigating familial conflict, sex, trauma, or parenting. Often these concerns overlap, and a relationship therapist typically has experience in multiple commonly related areas.

If this is resonating, what this means for you:

That’s what we are here for. No judgment, scientifically founded therapy with no waitlists and authentically real, non-burnt-out therapists that specialize in navigating what pieces in your relationship are holding you back from a higher quality of life so you can focus on life outside of your relationship, and have a relationship that continues to promote happiness, growth, and confidence.

Expectations We Should Have for Our Relationship Therapist

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As relationship therapists...

It is our job to guide the relationship to a place where there is hope, effective and transparent communication, and to direct the relationship utilizing common goals and values.
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Relationship therapy provides...

Relationship therapy provides a space for feedback from a neutral source. It’s the therapist’s job to be unbiased– all parties in relationship therapy should feel heard and understood by the relationship therapist.
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Relationships are challenging...

And our feelings surrounding our relationship do not have to reflect outcomes. Therapy is where feelings of frustration, hopelessness, and fear are motivators for change.
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Relationship therapy starts exactly where you are...

And is dictated by establishing conflict priorities, and focusing on shifting patterns in the relationship to stop re-occurring conflicts and compounding emotional pain.
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Relationship therapy can be straight-forward or as gentle as you like...

It’s ok if partners have different preferences with a therapist, it’s on the therapist to accommodate both sets of needs.
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A therapist should be someone you can...

Laugh with, cry with, and talk about sex with (even if it’s not on your radar for counselling). This is an assessment strategy for comfort as finding the right fit for each partner is vital in ensuring success.

Our Appointment Fees:

Relationship

Therapy

$230

/ 50 minutes

Relationship

Therapy Extended

$320

/ 80 minutes

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