At some point in our lives, we have all experienced conflict in our romantic relationships. Sometimes we are able to work through it, or the relationship ends because the differences and issues seem insurmountable. If you or your significant other is considering seeking the help of a trained mental health professional to work through the issues in your relationship, there are some things you should know about our approach to couples counselling.

Our approach to couples counselling is not typical. Many couples picture sitting together on a couch and bringing up everything that you perceive as an issue within your relationship. Often times this approach can lead to an hour of arguing and can add additional hurt to an already fragile situation. At Brant Mental Health Solutions, we set each person up with their own therapist and they undergo individual counselling. This allows each individual in the relationship to work on their own issues, past hurts, insecurities etc. Then, when both therapists feel the time is right, a session will be facilitated with the couple together. This allows for the couple to come together when the initial hurt and frustration has died down a little and it will make for a much more productive session together.

We all bring our own baggage into relationships and often what we have going on can impact our significant other unknowingly. It is important that we grow individually in order to work better as a couple. This style of couples therapy, also allows for both partners to speak freely about the issues as they see them. It allows the couple to go deeper into finding out the cause for the conflict in their relationship, and can help them as they move forward, together.

If you have any questions about this style of therapy, or you would like to book a free 15 minute consultation with one of our mental health professionals, call 519.302.2300 or contact us HERE.