I work with partners to help them balance work & love
Couple and relationship therapy can help:
High-achieving executives and helping professionals who want more from their relationship
Whether your career requires you to be a helper or to be logically oriented and pay attention to every detail, it can impact your relationship. Couples therapy is a great way to explore how such environments shape your ability to connect and explore the patterns that keep you reaching out for connection or withdrawing from your partner.
Couples recovering from infidelity or other emotional injuries
Finding out that an affair took place, or having been let down significantly by a partner, and deciding to work through it takes courage and commitment. Couples therapy is a space to explore past hurts and work towards building a safe and secure relationship with your partner.
Partners explore consensual non-monogamy
Whether one or both partners have been in monogamous relationships their whole lives or have past experiences with consensual non-monogamy, couples therapy is a great place to explore and get support when thinking about opening up a relationship.
College & university students form healthy relationships
Relationships are a central part of social development, especially in your early to mid 20s. Couples therapy can be particularly helpful in a number of ways such as: learning about effective communication and how to express your needs, having difficult conversations about the future, or navigating being in a long-distance relationship* while away at college.
*Please note: both partners need to be physically located in Ontario, Canada at the time of sessions.
Why exclusively couples?
I believe the most impactful way to treat relational difficulties is when both partners are in the room together. I work from an attachment-informed lens, and utilize Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) as my main approach. Diving below the surface of the “he said she said”, allows for a deeper understanding of the relational history behind each partner’s pain points, to see each other in a new light, and focus on what is coming alive in the room in the present moment. In therapy, partners learn to identify the adaptive patterns and how they keep them from getting hurt and yet stuck, pause and learn to name what’s happening (both individually and interpersonally), and learn to engage differently with each other in session. I help couples celebrate seemingly small moments of emotional connection that flourish into long-lasting, deep, heart-felt connections. I work with you to create a felt emotional change in session, to disrupt the patterns that have you feeling stuck and open the conversation for important discussions.
I understand that my approach is not for everyone and I would love for you to find a therapist that fits with your idea of how change happens. If you would like help in finding a therapist, please let me know through booking a free call and I will do my best to provide you with referrals that may fit what you’re looking for. If my approach seems to resonate with you and you’re curious to learn more about EFT, you can do so here.
I offer two session lengths. The standard sessions are 60 minutes, at a rate of $220 CAD. Extended sessions are 90 minutes, at the rate of $300 CAD.
I do not bill insurance directly. It is both partners responsibility to check your coverage with your insurance provider before starting therapy with a Registered Psychotherapist. OHIP does not cover psychotherapy.
