Creating Solutions Psychology

Couples Counselling and Marriage Therapy in Edmonton

Couples counselling provides a safe space for you and your partner to express emotions, develop communication skills, and change negative patterns.

When your relationship is struggling and you need support

Does your relationship feel like it could be better? Are you tired of having the same fight over and over without really solving the issue? Do you feel more like roommates than lovers and friends?

Couples Counselling provides a safe, supportive space to help you express feelings with your partner, develop new communication skills, and build closeness.

Common issues addressed in couples counselling include:

  • resolving conflict,

  • rebuilding trust after a hurt,

  • sexual intimacy issues,

  • recovering from an affair,

  • rebuilding closeness and connection,

  • support to resolve parenting differences

  • preparing for marriage or co-habiting

How Couples Counselling or Marriage Therapy can make a difference for you and your partner

Couples Counselling can make a difference in how you and your partner work through issues and feel connected to each other.

Improving Communication – Many relationship issues come from misunderstandings or ineffective communication. A therapist helps couples develop healthy ways to express feelings, listen actively, and resolve conflicts constructively.

Rebuilding Trust – Whether due to infidelity, broken promises, or other betrayals, trust can be hard to regain. Counselling provides a safe space to address these issues and rebuild a foundation of honesty and reliability.

Managing Conflict – Every couple has disagreements, but how they handle them makes all the difference. Therapy teaches conflict resolution skills to prevent small arguments from escalating into major problems.

Deepening Emotional Connection – Over time, couples may feel emotionally distant. Counselling helps partners reconnect, fostering intimacy and a deeper understanding of each other’s emotional needs.

Navigating Major Life Transitions – Whether it’s marriage, parenthood, career changes, or retirement, big life shifts can put stress on a relationship. Counselling helps couples adjust and support each other through these transitions.

Strengthening Commitment and Future Planning – Therapy isn’t just about fixing problems, it is about your future—it also helps couples align their goals, expectations, and values for a stronger, long-term partnership

Techniques used in Couples Counselling and Marriage Therapy

    • Based on attachment theory, EFT helps couples identify and change negative interaction patterns that create emotional disconnection.

    • It focuses on building a secure emotional bond between partners.

    • Focuses on how thoughts and behaviors affect emotions and relationship dynamics.

    • Helps couples identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with healthier ones.

    • A goal-oriented approach that focuses on finding practical solutions rather than analyzing past problems.

    • Helps couples identify what is working in their relationship and build on those strengths.

    • Encourages couples to view their relationship issues as separate from themselves.

    • Helps partners reframe negative stories they tell about their relationship and create new, more empowering narratives.

Who Provides This Service?

How Couples Counselling and Marriage Therapy At Creating Solutions Works

  • Through the first sessions a Creating Solutions’ therapist gets to know you and will develop unique strategies and interventions aimed at supporting you in achieving your therapy goals, reducing conflict and building trust and safety.

  • At Creating Solutions we understand our clients are active participants in therapy and experts in their own lives. We work collaboratively with you to ensure therapy is responsive to where you’re at currently and supporting you to find solutions that fits with who you are, including your beliefs, culture, and life goals.

  • Creating Solutions requires all clients to go through informed consent during their first session so they know their rights and the expectations during therapy. This includes a conversation with their therapist and the review of consent forms. Anytime there is a change or question, a Creating Solutions’ therapist will revisit this conversation so the process of therapy is clear and comfortable.

Setting Up Couples Counselling

If you are ready to get started contact us to complete the intake and schedule an initial session.

If you are not sure what you may need to get started let us know you want to book a phone consultation with one of our couple therapists to ask questions and get clear direction.

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