Even if it’s to the right person, marriage can sometimes be difficult. The past year has been especially challenging for many, with the pandemic affecting married life significantly. In coping with the challenging times, some couples need more help than others, which is nothing to be ashamed of. Marriage counselling, in particular, is an effective…
Couples therapy can help strengthen you and your partner’s relationship. This counselling will help you understand relationship patterns, communication problems, and personality differences. Unfortunately, with the unique situation we are in, attending sessions now has become a challenge. Social distancing is highly recommended to prevent the increase of positive COVID-19 cases. To ensure we abide…
We all face stressors daily, and these can adversely affect a person’s relationships. Busy places, fast-paced lifestyles, rapid development, and others can further contribute to stress and relationship problems. No matter where you live, these stresses are present. Kanata is no exception. Fortunately, couples therapy is an efficient way of addressing relationship issues. Couples Therapy…
Therapy and counseling can help address issues that many people face. These issues could be about any aspect of their lives. Some of the most common forms of therapy that people find successful are couple’s therapy and marriage counseling. It should come as no surprise since maintaining a healthy relationship can be difficult…
People go through therapy for a variety of reasons – all of which are constructive, but not all are reactive. The misconception that only people with problems can benefit from seeing a professional therapist is changing. There are forms of therapy available for proactive measures, too. One of the most popular is couple’s therapy,…
“Do we need couples therapy?” That’s the question we started to address in Part One of this two-part series. If you haven’t read that yet, by all means give it a look. To sum it up, what did we learn in the first “session?” You should seriously consider going to couple’s therapy if: One…
“Do we need couples therapy?” That’s a common question we get here at Capital Choice Counselling in Ottawa. Right off the bat, some therapists and counsellors are tempted to answer that question rather glibly: “If you have to ask, you probably need it.” Well… maybe not so fast. While we’re big proponents of couples counselling…
Travel brings many benefits for our emotional and mental well-being. It can make us feel happier and more relaxed; reduce burnout and give us renewed vigor when we return to work; and also has associated physical health benefits including weigh loss (assuming you’re moving around and not more-than-making up for it with added eating!) and…
You put any number of people in a small space for long enough and you can be sure that sooner or later, controversy is going to break out. Throw alcohol into the mix, and you can expect a dramatic environment. When these people are all family, there is perhaps no more potent recipe for volatility. Whether…
Written By: Dr. Martin Rovers Two things can bring partners to couple therapy: enough love or enough pain. Enough love means that I can see something wrong with our relationships and, out of love for self and my partner; I suggest couple therapy to make our relationships stronger. I am willing and able to do…