Is your relationship floundering? Rest assured, you’re not alone. All couples experience periods of tension and discord that leave them feeling less connected. How we respond to those feelings will determine whether we create patterns that are destructive, or patterns that enhance our growth both as individuals and as a couple. It’s important not to ignore any red flags that signal a potential for damage. Life is short, and we deserve to be happy with our partner. By seeking the right services from a professional, experienced relationship consultant, you’re taking the first step toward success in what can be a life-long journey of discovery with the person you love.
Seeing a couple or marriage therapist can help couples to reduce the stress and tension, and bring more pleasure and stability to their relationship. Couple counselling helps people to resolve problems, to find healthy ways to communicate, to build trust, to get back to “being on the same page”.
Tom works extensively with couples and also with families to help resolve issues including:
Tom also works with domestic violence, anger management, substance abuse and other behavioural problems.
Couples form special relationships that are important to our well-being. They can be a source of pleasure, support and fulfillment. When a relationship is out of balance, it can become a source of frequent struggle, seemingly endless frustration, and ultimately, profound sadness. When this happens, a couple therapist can provide you with the tools you need to find your way back to happier times. With the support, insight and clarity of a good therapist, you can create the changes you need to improve the quality of your lives together. Issues can occur at any time, whether you are considering marriage, newlywed, or in a long-standing marriage. How do you know when it’s the time for couple’s therapy?
There is no one-size-fits-all answer. Just as every relationship is unique, so are our responses to tension. Even couples who have been experiencing decades of frustration can benefit from therapy. And newer couples can learn helpful strategies for sharing space, sharing time and creatively resolving conflicts. Integrating these strategies into their lives together helps them ameliorate small problems before they become entrenched patterns.
