Couples Counselling
in London, Ontario
Why Couples Counselling?
You may be experiencing a time in your relationship where you feel disconnected from one another. The same patterns of communication and misunderstanding are continuing to repeat themselves, leaving you both feeling stuck. We want you to know that you are not alone. We believe that every couple deserves to have a strong, loving, and healthy relationship, however, we know that sometimes, despite our best efforts, relationships can become strained. Change happens in the context of a safe, trusting, and supportive relationship.
Our Approach
At Talking Works, we help couples across London Ontario, and surrounding areas to strengthen their connection, improve communication, and navigate challenges together with couples counselling and relationship therapy. Our supportive approach to relationship support is grounded in research-backed methods to help you build a healthier, more fulfilling partnership.
Our couples therapy is rooted in emotionally focused therapy (EFT), a proven approach that helps partners understand and express emotions, break negative patterns, and create secure, trusting bonds. EFT focuses on emotional awareness and connection, fostering intimacy and long-lasting change.
To ensure therapy meets the unique needs of each couple, we also integrate the Gottman Method, which provides practical strategies for managing conflict, improving communication, and increasing appreciation and friendship between partners. By combining EFT’s emotional insight with Gottman’s practical tools, we offer a flexible, tailored approach designed to support your relationship every step of the way.
Our goal is to help you feel understood, supported, and connected so that you can navigate challenges together, deepen your intimacy, and strengthen your partnership for the long term. If you are interested in learning more about couples therapy and whether it may be right for your relationship, our trained clinicians are available to answer any questions you may have and guide you through the process.
Reasons why couples seek therapy
- Intimacy that is hard to receive, infrequent, or is non existent
- Breach of trust, such as an affair or a betrayal
- Tensions around finances, parenting, in-laws, and extended family
- Trauma history that makes opening up challenging
- Arguments that never seem to resolve
Benefits of couples therapy
- Uncover the pattern that has kept you stuck
- Develop positive ways to communicate and interact
- Increased sense of safety and vulnerability to share feelings, thoughts, and needs
- Heal past hurts
- Deeper connection and stronger bond than you had in the beginning of your relationship
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Frequently Asked Questions
About Couples Therapy
When should we consider couples therapy?
You do not need to wait until your relationship is in crisis. Couples often seek therapy because they are stuck in recurring arguments, feeling disconnected, struggling with communication, rebuilding trust, or navigating a major life transition.
Can couples therapy help if we keep having the same argument?
Yes. Recurring arguments are often about deeper emotions and needs rather than the topic on the surface. Therapy can help you understand the pattern you are caught in and develop new ways of responding to one another.
Can couples therapy help after infidelity or betrayal?
Yes. Couples therapy can provide a safe space to work through the hurt, anger, fear, and loss of trust that can follow betrayal. The focus is on understanding what happened, addressing the relationship injury, and exploring what is needed to move forward.
What if my partner and I have very different communication styles?
Differences in communication do not necessarily mean a relationship is unhealthy. Therapy can help you understand each other’s emotional needs and create new ways of communicating that allow both partners to feel heard and understood.
Do we need to know whether we want to stay together before starting couples therapy?
No. You can begin therapy while feeling uncertain about the future of your relationship.
Therapy can provide a space to slow down, understand what is happening, and explore
what each person wants and needs.
What are the fees for couples counselling?
Couples counselling is offered in two session lengths. A 60-minute session is $175, and a 90-minute session is $205. The longer option can be helpful when you and your partner want more time to talk through a concern together without feeling rushed.