You’ve taken the big step of contacting a counsellor or agreeing to join your partner who did the legwork. The day is fast approaching, and the big question is, how to prepare for couples therapy? Fortunately, the lion’s share of the guidance will come from your...
When you’re stuck in what feels like unresolvable arguments, it’s only natural to seek a solution. Since you’ve tried everything else, perhaps you’re now turning to professional help. What else do you do when the person you love most is also one of your biggest...
You’re feeling stuck. How could we possibly be having the same fight again? Taking deep breaths and timeouts isn’t helping. The frustration and resentment of being misunderstood are getting to the point that you’re wondering if things can even be fixed. How Does...
By now, most people have watched enough TV to have seen a married couple on a couch talking to a therapist. Sometimes the counsellor or psychologist is serious—holding a notepad and casting intense glances at the nervous couple. Other times, they’re inept and...
Three Reasons Couples Counselling Isn’t Working You finally did it. You both got on the same page, filled out the contact form, chatted with a counsellor and met up for a first relationship therapy session. No, not just one. Three sessions. Strangely, however, you...
I’ve spent a fair amount of time and energy (and sweat and tears) reflecting on what makes relationships work. Some of this has been through observation of couples (like my parents – 45 years together!), through first-hand experience in my own relationships, through...
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