Counselling for Couples
Why Come to Couples Counselling?
Are you struggling with problems in your relationship that you don’t know how to fix on your own? If you are facing any of the issues below, relationship counselling can help.
- Communication break-down
- Lack of connection or time spent together
- The spark is gone and you feel like roommates instead of lovers
- Stuck in the same old arguments
- Tough Decision making
- Affairs and infidelities
- Trust Issues
- Unreasonable behavior
Most couples turn to counselling because they want to make a change in their relationship, but don’t know where to start. Maybe you’ve tried resolving arguments on your own, only to feel unheard and misunderstood. At some point these unresolved conflicts will turn into irritation, and resentment.
If you’re struggling to resolve conflicts, looking to move your relationship forward, or want to reconnect emotionally with your partner, counseling with Leanne can help.
Conflict in any relationship is both natural and healthy. It’s not the presence of conflict that causes a relationship to fail, it’s the way its managed. Most couples struggle with conflict because they never learnt the tools and skills needed to move through conflict in a healthy way.
“We find that what topples relationships and leaves little choice but divorce are not problems but rigidities in one or both partners. It’s the not the size of the problem that determines whether a couple holds together or splits, but rather their ability to stay open to the situation and each other.”
– Tell Me No Lies, Ellen Bader & Peter Pearson
Give Your Relationship theChance You Both Deserve
The annual number of divorces in Canada in 2016 was over 70,000. First marriages that end in divorce was 33% and second marriages was much higher. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, many couples don’t consider counselling as an option, and even when they do, the average couple waits up to 6 years before deciding to try couples counselling. 6 YEARS! That’s 6 years of unresolved issues and built up resentment in a relationship that could have been avoided.
So, don’t wait until your relationship is heading towards a crisis to start marriage counselling, make a change today! The truth is, no relationship ever runs smoothly all the time. Whether it’s past issues that have resurfaced, new challenges, or stressful times – all couples can benefit from counselling at some point in their relationship.
Give Your Relationship theChance You Both Deserve
The annual number of divorces in Canada in 2016 was over 70,000. First marriages that end in divorce was 33% and second marriages was much higher. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, many couples don’t consider counselling as an option, and even when they do, the average couple waits up to 6 years before deciding to try couples counselling. 6 YEARS! That’s 6 years of unresolved issues and built up resentment in a relationship that could have been avoided.
So, don’t wait until your relationship is heading towards a crisis to start marriage counselling, make a change today! The truth is, no relationship ever runs smoothly all the time. Whether it’s past issues that have resurfaced, new challenges, or stressful times – all couples can benefit from counselling at some point in their relationship.
What You Can Expect FromCounselling With Leanne:
As a trained couples’ therapist, my goal is to create a safe and non-judgmental environment where I can guide you and your partner to explore your feelings and conflicts in an open and respectful way.
By providing a structured approach and effective tools, I teach couples to:
- Stop arguments from escalating by teaching you an effective process to manage your conflict
- Identify and change old ineffective patterns of behavior
- Reconnect with respect, compassion and love
Before our first session together I ask every couple to complete a questionnaire, I do this to get to know you both ahead of time. This helps me diagnose which stage your relationship is stuck in (see 5 stages) so I can come to our first session with the tools you will need to see results immediately. Every couple is unique, and this strategy allows me to approach our counseling together in a way that will work best for both you and your partner.
Together we will work on identifying your own feelings and how to listen and remain calm during arguments. An important part of this is learning to listen openly without taking things personally. We will focus on relieving tension between you and your partner and uncover the true feelings beneath the conflicts you are experiencing.
In our work together, you can learn to:
- Repair conflict in a healthy manner.
- Communicate your needs clearly and openly without resentment or anger.
- Work through unresolved issues
- Develop a deeper understanding of who your spouse is and better yet, learn more deeply who you are
- Develop deeper intimacy and connection
“The changes made thanks to Leanne are phenomenal. We will forever be indebted to her for helping us to get through what was by-far the toughest time in our relationship. We have learned to listen to each other, open up to each other & bring up sensitive topics without feeling defensive. Leanne was very patient and empathetic. Working with her has been a team effort rather than a “therapist-couple” dynamic. We have been able to apply Leanne’s lessons and communication techniques not only within our relationship but also with colleagues, family and close friends.”
“Thanks for the session yesterday, we both feel a lot more hopeful about our future.”
Get Started With Leanne Today
Are you and your partner struggling with communication breakdowns, lack of intimacy, or repeated fights and need to change it fast?
Now doing free consultations into my Couples Intensive course.