Couples Counselling & Therapy

Couples come into therapy at different stages of their relationships. Contemporary Gestalt couples counselling sessions are tailored to the couple's unique situation. 

The therapeutic work entails interventions founded on empirical research:

• observing couple interaction,
• accessing individuals in the couple,
• deliberate practice in communication, 
• addressing recurring conflictual themes,
• overcoming gridlocks,
• finding shared values and meaning,
• contactful silence and intimacy.

Regardless of the stage of our relationships or marriage, couples counselling can help us grow. The critical ingredient in entering a couple's therapy is the openness and intention of the individuals in the couple to let connection happen in the session. As a therapist, my role is to actively facilitate this form of communication. What happens after that depends on how we channel this new learning in our daily lives.