Strengthen your Relationship with Couples Counselling

Real Conversations. Deep Repair. Lasting Connection.

Every relationship has its seasons — times of closeness and joy, and times of stress, disconnection, or doubt.

Whether you’re feeling stuck in the same arguments, avoiding tough conversations, struggling to rebuild trust, or simply feeling more like roommates than partners — you’re not alone. These are often signs that something in your relationship needs care, not that it’s broken beyond repair.

At Core Psychology, our couples therapists support you in making sense of what’s not working, rediscovering your connection, and growing a relationship that feels secure, authentic, and nourishing for both of you.

📞 Book a free consultation to see if couples therapy is a fit

Is Couples Counselling Right for You?

Couples therapy isn’t just for crisis moments — though it’s also for those. It’s for couples who are:

  • Having the same fights over and over again

  • Feeling emotionally distant, misunderstood, or lonely in the relationship

  • Struggling with communication, trust, or emotional safety

  • Navigating parenting differences or blended family stress

  • Experiencing the impact of betrayal, infidelity, or resentment

  • Coping with external stressors — financial, family, fertility, work — that affect the partnership

  • Feeling unsure if you want to stay together, separate, or redefine the relationship

  • Wanting to grow stronger together — with more intention and less autopilot

We meet couples at all stages — dating, engaged, married, separated but co-parenting — and tailor the work to your shared goals.

Common Concerns We Work With in Couples Therapy

  • Communication breakdowns or emotional reactivity

  • Conflict avoidance or unresolved tension

  • Betrayal trauma, infidelity, or boundary violations

  • Emotional intimacy and physical connection

  • Navigating life transitions or major stressors

  • Co-parenting disagreements

  • Managing differences in values, needs, or personalities

  • Anxiety, burnout, or mental health impacting the relationship

  • Repairing after years of disconnection or resentment

  • Deciding whether to stay, separate, or restructure the relationship

Whatever you’re facing, therapy can offer the space and guidance to get honest, get unstuck, and move forward — together or separately — with clarity.

Our Approach to Couples Counselling

We know how vulnerable it can feel to talk about your relationship in front of someone else. That’s why our therapists create a space that feels balanced, respectful, and supportive for both partners.

Our approach is grounded in:

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — helping couples identify and shift the emotional patterns that drive conflict and distance

  • Attachment theory — understanding how each partner seeks connection and safety, and how early experiences shape that

  • Gottman-informed practices — building skills for healthy communication, repair after conflict, and shared meaning

  • Values-based dialogue — clarifying what really matters to each of you, even when the surface-level issues feel stuck

You don’t need to be perfect communicators to begin. You just need to be willing to pause, reflect, and practice a new way forward.

What to Expect in Couples Therapy

The first few sessions focus on understanding your current dynamic — where you get stuck, what each partner is feeling and needing, and what’s led you here.

From there, we’ll support you in:

  • Slowing down reactive patterns and increasing understanding

  • Practicing new ways of listening and expressing yourself

  • Rebuilding emotional safety and trust

  • Exploring the stories, wounds, and identities shaping your bond

  • Creating rituals and habits of connection

  • Making values-aligned decisions about the future of your relationship

Whether you’re here to heal, grow, or decide, we hold space for honest, forward-moving conversations that create real change.

Couples We Work With

  • Dating or premarital couples wanting to start strong

  • Married couples navigating years of built-up tension

  • LGBTQ2S+ and non-traditional relationships

  • Partners managing parenting, step-parenting, or fertility journeys

  • Professionals balancing career, stress, and connection

  • Couples navigating separation or open relationship agreements

A Stronger Relationship Starts Here

Relationships are one of our most significant sources of stress — and also of meaning. Investing in your relationship is one of the most powerful ways to create emotional health, not just individually, but as a unit.

We believe in the resilience of relationships — and we also believe in honesty, repair, and choice.

Whether your goal is to reconnect, restructure, or part with care, we’re here to support you with clarity, respect, and compassion.

📍 In-person sessions in Marda Loop, Calgary
💻 Virtual couples counselling across Alberta
📞 Reach out for a free consultation — your next step starts here

Therapists who provide Counselling for Couples

Where you can find us.

Located in the heart of Marda Loop in Calgary, our office offers a tranquil
space where you can take a breath and focus on you.