Category: Couples Counselling & Coaching

When a couple is hurting, so is the relationship.

These posts explore how couples counselling and marriage coaching work, offering clarity on what to expect and how they can help your relationship.

Whether you choose to stay, leave, or try again, couples counselling and marriage coaching can help you move forward with integrity, inner alignment, and emotional maturity.

Explore this post to discover: What to Expect From Couples Counselling

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Discernment Counselling Explained: A Guide for Struggling Couples

What is Discernment Counselling? Questions & Answers with Sandra, Psychotherapeutic Counsellor & Couples Therapist

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Why Depth Psychotherapy Matters in Our Relationships

Even if you can see the benefit of couples therapy, few couples consider depth psychotherapy as part of their relational journey. Read more

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Couples Intensives: A Space for Healing and Growth

Healing often takes time, which is true.

Hearts broken by betrayal, neglect, or constant letdown need time to heal.

When one partner is considering leaving, there’s likely a real feeling that the chance for healing, both individually and as a couple, has passed.

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At a Relationship Crossroads? Why This Moment Deserves Care, Not Crisis

Deciding whether to stay, to go, or to try again is never just a relationship decision. It’s a life decision.

I do this work because I believe these moments deserve to be met with care, honesty, hope and above all, heart. Here’s a glimpse into why. Read more

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Deciding: Relationship Help – Individual vs. Couples Therapy

When it comes to relationship help, not all approaches are created equal.

Over the past 15 years, I’ve had the privilege of sitting with individuals and couples navigating the raw, tender and complicated landscape of their relationships.

And time and again, I’ve seen how clarity grows when people are supported in the right way, whether through individual therapy, couples counselling, or a combination of both. Read more

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Counselling or Coaching: Which Is Best For My Relationship?

One of the things my clients value is that I am both a qualified and experienced psychotherapeutic counsellor and a coach. This dual expertise ensures a holistic experience in our sessions, allowing us to address all aspects of your well-being. Read more

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What To Expect When You Have Couples Counselling

Couples counselling isn’t complicated, but it can feel difficult. 

But how does couples counselling work?

It’s a specific form of talking therapy where two people sit with a counsellor to discuss their relationship. Read more

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What A Therapist Wants You To Know About Starting Therapy

 

April is Stress Awareness Month.

In 2020 because of COVID-19, it certainly has a different, more potent resonance. The entire world, it would seem, is struggling to come to terms with Coronavirus. And the world is talking about mental health and the stress of living with this virus. Read more

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Does Therapy Work? Yes It Does, And Here’s The Evidence

Does therapy work?  Absolutely. Yes, it does!

But you would expect me to say that, wouldn’t you!  What therapist would say otherwise? Read more

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How To Invest In Yourself & Why You’re Not Doing It

Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you. Robin Sharma

If you’ve been thinking about having counselling but haven’t booked a session yet, what’s getting in your way? Read more