Are you struggling with connecting to your partner? Do you look at them and feel irritated and frustrated? Was there a breach of trust in your relationship that has caused distance and resentment? Using various techniques, including Gottman Method for Couples, we can work together to uncover the lack of communication, understanding and kindness that has infiltrated into your once loving relationship and discover new ways to build a stronger, more connected, loving and fulfilling relationship with your partner and yourself.
Welcome and congratulations on taking this first step to heal and change.
With empathy and in a safe space I will empower you to think of your circumstances and struggles in ways you may not have thought of on your own. Collaboratively, we will find solutions that will have positive outcomes.
When working with relationships and marriage counselling, I like to start with some mindfulness around the issue to gain a deeper understanding of the experience, from here there are many options, and I rely of the client's wisdom to guide me.
Are you struggling in your marriage? Ongoing fights and arguments about the same issues. Intimacy and sexual struggles. Are you trying to find the time to be with each other, but your children, work and other issues take over? Marriages are difficult and they take work to keep going on a daily basis. However, there is hope and there is a way to have a great marriage and do all the other things that you need to do. Learn how to have a committed marriage that is healthy and joyful, but balancing the inevitable struggles that all couples have. Call now and get the marriage that you both want.
Licensed Professional Counsellor, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
Couples often seek therapy when relationship problems are affecting their mental and physical health. For many couples, participating in couples therapy is a brave and courageous step due to a fear that the therapist may take sides and as a result, leave one partner feeling invalidated and misunderstood. The approach that I use is the Gottman Method Couple Therapy, which involves understanding each partner's inner world, beliefs, and values. I make sure that each partner feels validated and understood in order to create a safe space to share concerns.
The Gottman Method Couple Therapy was founded by Dr's John and Julie Gottman and is an evidence based approach that helps to understand why some couples live healthy lives while others resort to divorce or separation. With over 40 years of research the Gottman Method has proven as highly effective for helping couples build better friendship, manage conflict, improve intimacy, and gain a deeper understanding of their partner's inner world.
The therapeutic process largely involves helping couples identify the strengths in their relationship and the areas that need improvement. Often couples who participate in therapy struggle to acknowledge the positive factors that already exist in the relationship. When they realize that positive aspects are already present they gain renewed hope for the future. They also feel motivated to continue engaging in the behaviours that create a healthy bond with their partner. I also offer multiple interventions on the Gottman Method that help couples improve communication skills, as effective communication is a key ingredient to understanding each other's wants, needs, and values.
I have specialized training in working with couples and families. I use both Gottman Method and EFT in my practice to support everyone in the therapy circle.
This is my specialty, and have focused on helping couples. I like to use the Imago couples therapy tools, and have a deep affinity and awareness of this excellent therapeutic approach.
Relationship counselling is for any couple, married, regardless of sexual orientation, who are seeking improvement in communication and the quality of their relationship. It assists couples overcome obstacles to fulfilment in their relationship and can prevent breakdown. Results can range from improvement in communication to exploring limiting patterns and developing more fulfilling dynamics in the relationship. Counselling offers couples an increase in communication skills, enabling the clients to strengthen and enrich their lives together. Relationship counselling with Bach Counselling Vancouver offers the couple a set of practical tools to carry forward, ultimately building a more rewarding union together.
Understand each other. Repair broken trust. Rediscover intimacy. Couples counselling will help you get back to sharing a life you love in a safe and non-threatening way.
Just like everything else, relationships change over time. Even the ones that start with passion often evolve into something that feels more like being roommates or co-parents.
For some couples, it looks like distance and disconnection. It feels like growing apart. The silence becomes unbearable and the space between you feels too big to ever cross. For others, it looks like anger, disagreement, and even disdain. Communication erodes as emotions run high, and conversations almost never end well. And for all couples, the feeling of not being on the same page — or even in the same book — brings a lot of anxiety.
It can be hard to admit to yourself, let alone explain to your partner, that you think you need relationship counselling. You’re scared of what it means. (Is this the end? What if it doesn’t work?) You worry about what your partner will say. (Will this make things worse?) But, trust me when I say that you’re exactly where you need to be.
Working with a couples counsellor will help you navigate your relationship together. Sessions create safe spaces to share your concerns, listen, and be heard. Over time, you’ll start to better express yourselves. Rebuild trust. Improve communication. Even rediscover intimacy.
So much is still possible for the two of you. And it starts right here.
I am trained in Gottman therapy. I offer science-backed interventions that get to the root of an issue. Drawing from decades of research, we'll identify the unique dynamics and communication patterns in your relationship. Through structured exercises and interventions, we'll work to enhance your friendship, intimacy, and shared meaning. You'll learn practical skills for effective communication, conflict resolution, and building trust. Together, we'll explore your strengths as a couple and address areas of concern with empathy and understanding. By fostering greater connection and emotional attunement, we'll lay the foundation for a stronger, more resilient partnership that can weather life's challenges with grace and unity.
1 Years Experience
