Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Napanee, Ontario ON, Canada CA
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Nadia Hovencamp Counselling
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, M.S.W., R.S.W.
Provide emotionally focused couples therapy
16 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Redbird Therapy Centre
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapists
Terri Roberton, Paulina Camino, Liz Bostwick, Jessica Weeks, Linda Moradzadeh, Amelia Deng, and Barbara Brown offer relational therapy, including couples and poly-identified families. Check out our couple's therapists to see who feels like the best fit for you.
29 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Lori-Ann Wesley
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A., R.P.
Relationships and marriage are challenging and often bring out what we need to heal the most. What needs to be addressed and looked at in the present in the past will all be looked at and worked on as necessary in order to heal.
27 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Victoria Lorient-Faibish
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RP, CCC, RPE
My second book Connecting: Rewire Your Relationship-Culture is devoted to all things "relationship". I find that couples become unhappy in their relationships often not because of the big things like infidelity... it is all about the accumulations of little things that over time simply destroy the relationship.
We tackle the "pre-marital" checklist to ensure that their relationship-culture remains healthy. I think this work is essential since, in my experience, so many couples end up in couples’ therapy because they did not do this kind of due diligence early on. Getting real about why you chose this person, what your inner motivations are and what your family-culture influences may be are so important to ensure a successful marriage and relationship-culture.
When one enters the realm of long-term relationships and marriage, it seems that despite good intentions to not be influenced by their family of origin’s dysfunction, the autopilot “marriage personality” seems to crop up.
We work with how to fight fairly, how to communicate when triggered, micro aggressions and the the Gottman "turning away versus turning towards" principles that left unchecked will deteriorate the foundation of the relationship.
We tackle Relationship Rescue 911 when the relationship is in crisis and unpack Gottman's four horseman of destruction of a relationship and the way out of those patterns. (Dr. Gottman named four negative behavior patterns that can predict divorce. He called these destructive patterns “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” ,
• Criticism: Passing judgments. Nitpicking. Constantly finding fault in the other person. Using “you” sentences; for example, “You need to go on a diet” or “You dress like a child.” Using the words “always” and “never” in sentences describing your partner; for example, “You always think only about yourself,” “You never do things the right way” or “You never do anything for me.”
• Contempt: Feeling that the other person is inferior to you. Feeling that you are superior to the other person. Having no respect for the other person. Feeling disgusted with the other person; for example, saying, “What’s wrong with you?” “You’re disgusting!” “I can’t believe I’m even with you.”
• Defensiveness: The communication is coming from a perceived feeling of an attack. Feeling like the victim in the dynamics. Feeling as though you have to constantly protect yourself. The communication comes off as angry, corrective, protective; for example, “It’s not my fault that we don’t communicate well.”
• Stonewalling: Completely shutting the other person out. No longer interacting with the other person. Emotionally amputating the other person. Ignoring them. Behaving as though the other person does not exist. Freezing the other person out as a punishment for not doing what you want them to do or behaving the way you want them to behave.
We tackle coping with Conflict and Anger in a Healthy Way through powerful communication techniques including "Initiate and Reflect".
32 Years Experience
Relationship and Marriage Counseling
Patricia Ramos
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, Registered Psychotherapist
Marriage Counseling & Couples Therapy sessions are designed to teach you tools that will improve and strengthen your relationship by focusing on communication and conflict resolution. Marriages move through the various stages and experience challenges together. Therefore conflict can occur. Although some minor arguments are to be expected, more complex and deeper ones can drive a wedge between you and your partner. The more troubling conflicts can cause you to question if a resolution is even possible or if you want one.
14 Years Experience