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Couples Counselling Mississauga
The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results. Learn what ACTUALLY Works to have the healthy and happy relationship you want
Our Couples Therapists use highly effective methods such as Gottman Method Couples Therapy and EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) to help you strengthen & improve your relationships. We also support those who've made the difficult decision to separate to do so in a way that is respectful, kind and strives to impart minimal damage to each other and/or children.
Couples counselling is appropriate for anyone who wants to improve their intimate interpersonal relationships. Whether you are single and preparing yourself for partnership, newly dating, engaged, married, separated or divorced - Couples counselling can help with the issues and challenges often faced in partnerships.
Relationships don’t have to be so hard. FINALLY someone is sharing the RIGHT way for couples to handle their issues.
We don’t learn this stuff in school…. and these are LIFE SKILLS. The interventions taught through the Gottman Method Couples Counselling not only benefit our romantic relationships, but ALL relationships. We learn how to be better communicators, how to handle conflict and how to maintain the number one indicator of success for a relationship - the strength of the FRIENDSHIP.
Some things that may surprise you:
that conflict is NORMAL and that there’s a right way to do it.
that we can communicate with each other in ways that can leave us feeling understood, cared for, and more connected to our partner.
that we can REPAIR ruptures to build trust and a more secure attachment in our relationships.
how therapy works
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Let's introduce ourselves and chat about therapy, your goals, and how Couples Therapy can help.
This is an opportunity for you to share what’s going on that has led you to seek support, and to ask the therapist how they can help and what results they’ve seen in other couples’ facing similar issues.
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The first few meetings for Couples Therapy Sessions are considered Assessment Sessions. We’re looking at your history as a couple and the issues and goals that have brought you to therapy. There are specific questions we ask and things that we are looking for - including how you interact as a couple during these initial “interviews”.
These practices are part of the Gottman Method - and they help us to predict the potential success of your relationship as well as to determine what would be most helpful to you as a couple to set you up for that success!
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The "Magic Question" helps to identify and define your goals for Couples therapy. If this work is successful, what will change for you both? How will you think, feel and act differently?
The trick to getting what you want, is knowing what you want. We will help you to identify what is and isn’t working, and to determine whether you and your partner are willing and capable of meeting each other’s needs and wants.
And don’t worry! Just because something has always or never been a certain way, doesn’t mean it can’t change! Change is possible.
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Couples therapy at Choosing Health Counselling is “Front-loaded” - this means you meet often with your therapist at the beginning so that they can quickly assess what’s going on for you and your relationship and then give you the tools to begin putting into practice right away.
The idea is that you learn the skills to have success in your relationship and then hopefully you won’t need us anymore! You can absolutely contact us in the future if something new comes up, or you have something that you just can’t seem to work through on your own, and we can mediate, support, and teach you the practices that have made the Gottman Method so invaluable for relationship success!
Mississauga Couples Therapists
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Mahira Zakiuddin ~ Social Worker, Psychotherapist (MSW)
Couples, Families, Adults, Youth (12+)
In-Person & Virtual Sessions
Services offered in English, Urdu & Hindi
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Victoria Bello ~ Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
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Délia Bagi ~ Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Children, Teens, Adults, EMDR, Couples
Services offered in English & Hungarian*
Virtual Sessions Only
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Melissa Scheichl ~ Social Worker, Psychotherapist (MSW)
frequently asked questions about couples therapy
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Here are some signs that Couples Therapy might be right for you and your partner:
Communication Issues: If you find it difficult to communicate effectively, leading to misunderstandings or conflicts.
Frequent Conflict: Regular arguments or unresolved conflicts can indicate that outside help may be needed to navigate underlying issues.
Loss of Connection: If you feel emotionally distant from your partner or that you’ve grown apart over time.
Major Life Changes: Adjusting to significant events, such as a marriage, divorce, having children, or job changes, can be stressful and might benefit from therapy.
Trust Issues: If there has been infidelity or breaches of trust that need to be addressed.
Recurring Patterns: Experiencing the same issues repeatedly without resolution can signal the need for guidance.
Desire for Improvement: If both partners are motivated to strengthen the relationship and seek constructive ways to grow together.
If you’re considering couples therapy, it may be helpful to have an open conversation with your partner about your feelings and explore the idea together. An initial session with a therapist can also provide insights into whether couples therapy is a good fit for both of you.
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The frequency and duration of therapy will depend on several factors, including your needs and the issues you're working on.
In Gottman Method Couples therapy, we call it "Front Loaded" therapy in that you meet with me more frequently at the beginning - possibly multiple times a week so that you can quickly move through the assessment and intake sessions and begin to learn the tools to help support the changes and goals you are seeking as soon as possible.
Once you have the tools and gain confidence using them, the idea is that you will need your therapist less and can see them as needed for maintenance, support with a particularly challenging situation or when a new issue comes up that hasn't previously been addressed.
Once you have met with your therapist and they have learned of your goals through the intake session, they can better determine a treatment plan which will include recommendations for frequency of sessions.
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We are happy to make recommendations for alternative forms of support other than therapy, depending on your particular situation. Please don't hesitate to reach out and we will gladly share resources, or make referrals to other service providers that may be helpful as an alternative to therapy.
If you are in danger please call 9-1-1 or visit your local emergency department. You can also access these resources for support in the meantime:
Peel Crisis Line - If you are in a mental health crisis, we can help. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call us anytime:
905-278-9036
1-888-811-2222For children and Youth:
Kid’s Help Phone - Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or text CONNECT to 686868. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to Canadians aged 5 to 29 who want confidential and anonymous care from trained responders.
For even more great resources visit theCanadian Mental Health Services Website here.
If you have a question that hasn’t been answered here, please reach out!