Online Couples Therapy
A space to understand each other's stories
Is couples therapy right for us?
Couples come to therapy for many reasons. You don't need to be on the verge of separation to benefit from couples therapy. You may be struggling with:
recurring conflict or communication difficulties
feeing emotionally disconnected or like roommates
difficulty rebuilding trust after hurt or betrayal
intimacy or physical connection
different needs, expectations, or visions for the future
feeling stuck in the same arguments
uncertainty about whether the relationship can or should continue
You don't need to figure out exactly what is wrong before coming to therapy. Part of our work together is figuring that out.
What if my partner is not ready?
Sometimes one partner is ready for therapy before the other. You don't necessarily have to wait.
Individual therapy can provide space to understand your own patterns, needs, boundaries, and responses within the relationship, even when your partner isn't ready to participate.
If both partners are willing to work together, couples therapy offers a different opportunity: to understand the cycle between you and work on the relationship itself.
Online couples therapy is not just about improving communication
It is about what happens inside each of us when we no longer feel safe, understood, or connected.
Our first sessions are about getting to know you, your relationship, and what has brought you here. I typically begin with a session all together, followed by an individual session with each partner. This gives me the opportunity to understand both the relationship and each person within it. We then return to working together as a couple. From there, our work is guided by what you are experiencing and the patterns we begin to notice together.
In couples therapy with me, we turn toward what is happening within each person rather than focusing on what the other partner is doing wrong or needs to change.
Together, we begin to notice the protective responses and relational cycles that emerge in moments of conflict. As we slow things down, there is space to understand what is happening underneath the reactions.
Often, real shifts begin when each partner is able to hear and make sense of the other person’s inner experience. From there, new possibilities for understanding and connection can emerge.
Online couples therapy is available across Ontario and Newfoundland & Labrador.
All relationships are welcome here
This includes LGBTQ+ and queer couples, polyamorous and ethically non-monogamous relationships, and partners from a range of cultural and relational backgrounds.
Every relationship is different. Rather than focusing on fitting into a particular model, we slow down together to understand what is happening within and between each of you when things feel difficult, distant, or tender.
