MARRIAGE COUNSELLING. COUPLES COUNSELLING. COUPLES RETREATS Do you yearn for more intimacy and emotional connection? Do you miss the feeling of togetherness that you and your partner felt when you first met? As a couple, is it a challenge for you to communicate openly? Are you afraid that being honest will hurt each other's feelings? Co-Therapists Louise Dorfman and David Rubinstein Are you discouraged by persistent arguments over seemingly insignificant issues? Or does it feel like you have "fallen out of love"? Perhaps you want to have more sex (or less sex) than your partner. If you have had an affair, or if you have been hurt by your partner's infidelity, you might be feeling unsure if, and how, you can reconcile your feelings, and be able to reconnect. Take heart. At some point in relationships, even the most committed couples are faced with unexpected challenges and roadblocks. If you feel "stuck" as a couple, you are not alone. Many couples arrive at this place without even knowing how they got there. It might surprise you that your individual differences and seemingly irresolvable conflicts are not necessarily a sign of incompatibility. They simply provide you with some unique challenges that will encourage you to grow. Seeking professional couples counselling or marriage counselling, in a nonjudgmental environment, will give you the resources and experience to help your relationship move forward. As husband-and-wife couples co-therapists, Louise Dorfman and David Rubinstein of Couple Enrichment Inc. have over nine years' experience helping both heterosexual and same-sex partners find more peace and harmony in their daily lives. They specialize in providing private one-couple-only Couple Retreats for married and non-married couples. You have made an initial step by coming to this site. Take some time to read it carefully, then email us, or pick up the phone and call 1-877-897-2333. Louise and David answer all their calls personally. If they are unable to pick up the phone when you call, you can leave a confidential voice mail, and expect a reply within 24 hours. [Please Note: If you use Safari or Firefox as your Browser, you may not be able to use the fly out menus to the left. You can go straight to our Couples Retreats page by clicking here.] More on this page... Why Counselling? . Couples Retreats . Biweekly Counselling . About to be Married? . Counselling for Enrichment . About the Therapists Why Counselling? Many people think of counseling as a last resort. Typically, couples seek help when they feel they can no longer deal with troubling issues, such as: o poor communication o persistent conflicts and power struggles o differences in sexual desire o lack of sexual intimacy o infidelity and feelings of betrayal after an affair o emotional disconnection (leading separate lives) o reconciliation after separation The advantages of marriage counselling and couples counseling are many. In couple-to-couple counseling, when both partners are present (see Couple Enrichment Approach™ ), you have an opportunity for greater understanding, while appreciating the differences between you and your partner in real time. Back Couples Retreats We realized a few years ago that an intensive couples counseling retreat would be an effective way to help couples jump-start their relationships. Our move at the end of 2004 to a peaceful and serene country setting in the Hockley Valley, Ontario, provided us with an ideal place for private, one-couple-only Couples Retreats. Marriage counseling attended jointly, in a tranquil country setting, is devoid of the usual time restraints and anxiety associated with weekly one-hour sessions. The Retreat's three-day couple-to-couple counselling experience provides you with hope, new insights, and new skills to help put your relationship back on track. Stepping away from the demands of work and family life requires an active commitment towards change. The Couples Retreat gives you the time and place to rediscover yourselves individually, and as a couple. We will guide you through this process, so that you can move forward to a more positive place. As your couples co-therapists, we will listen to what you each have to say. But if you are expecting either of us to take your side only, you will soon realize that we are taking both your sides, without judgment, and with a good listening ear. During the three days of the Couples Retreat, we will outline concrete steps that will help give your relationship a new lease on life. We will teach you new skills to deal with conflicts, and we will encourage you to develop tolerance, patience, and acceptance of your individual differences. You will be surprised at how quickly you will regain a sense of purpose and relationship renewal. Following the couples retreat, we will meet with you periodically at two, three, and six-month intervals. These sessions (in-person, or by telephone) will help deepen the connection, and ensure that your retreat experience remains meaningful to you both in your daily lives. For more, visit the Couples Retreats page on this site. You can benefit from our one-couple-only Couple Intensive Retreat closer to home. Email us to let us know where you live (or name the closest city near your home town). We are now in the midst of planning our Retreat schedule for 2010 which will include Retreats in both Canada and throughout the USA. Back About to be Married? If you are planning a wedding, there's no better investment in your future than a Marriage Preparation Program. Ours is specifically for designed for you. Premarital couples visit our Retreat location in Hockley Valley for a half-day couples counselling session to explore some of the challenges that often face newlyweds. While enjoying a mini-vacation [you can take the opportunity to stay at a cozy B&B nearby), you will also benefit from talking openly about your expectations and dreams, disappointments and fears surrounding: o child-rearing o relationships with in-laws o personality differences o in-common and individual interests o sexual intimacy and sexual desire o finances and future planning Back Counselling for Enrichment You do not have to be at a crossroads in your relationship to benefit from a Couples Retreat. Some couples come to the Retreat to enrich and enhance their emotional and sexual connection. "Couples or Marriage Enrichment" retreats are particularly beneficial when couples have been together a long time, when one partner is undergoing a "mid-life crisis", or when both are adjusting to life as empty nesters. You can read about the benefits of this counselling process, and how it has enriched the lives of some of our clients, on our Testimonials page. Back About the Therapists: Louise Dorfman, BA David Rubinstein, MA, Counselling Psychology As husband-and-wife marriage counsellors and couples co-therapists, we bring a unique perspective to the art of loving. Rather than offer instant solutions, we focus on the skills, attitudes and emotional openness that are essential in the practice of love. For a full description, see Who We Are. Back Act Now! Are you ready to get your relationship back on track? Can you afford to maintain the status quo? Fill out an inquiry form, and we will respond to your email within 24 hours. Or, call immediately to speak personally with either of us at 1-877-897-2333 (Toll Free in North America), or 519-942-3338 if you live in the Orangeville/Mono area. A short conversation will explain how this approach can work for you! Ask about the benefits of: o couples counselling / marriage counselling o couples retreats o individual relationship counselling for singles o premarital counselling / marriage preparation o separation or reconciliation counseling An initial meeting will prove how effective this counselling approach can be for you and your partner. We welcome you to browse through this site and to learn more about the Couple Enrichment Approach™, the benefits of counselling with a husband-and-wife couples co-counselling team, and our Couples Retreats. Click here for the The Kingston Life article (March 8, 2008): “Creating Love” by Patricia Casson Henderson. Click here for the The Orangeville Banner article (February 28, 2006): “A Natural Setting for Enriching Lives”, by Constance Scrafield-Danby. Click here for the Toronto Sun article (August 13, 2001 - Lifestyle Section): “Enriching Experience: Husband and wife specialists offer unique relationship therapy for couples”, by Sandy Naiman. Back to Top
	CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE to our FREE monthly newsletter "Heart of the Matter" Read Past Articles Couple Enrichment Inc. 308022 Hockley Road, RR#1 (Mono) Orangeville, ON L9W 2Y8 Canada Contact us by email Telephone: (Toll Free) 1-877-897-2333 Orangeville Local Line: 519-942-3338 Fax: 519-942-3305 We are located one hour north of Toronto in the beautiful Hockley Valley, Ontario CANADA Our home-based counselling office is located in Mono Township (10 minutes north of Hwy 9; west off Airport Road). We are 12 minutes north-east of Orangeville, ON ______________________________________________ We serve the entire GTA. Our Greater Toronto Area and Ontario clients have come to us from Ajax, East York, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Markham, Newmarket, North York, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Thornhill, Toronto, Alliston, Amaranth, Aurora, Ballinafad, Barrie, Bolton, Brampton, Burlington, Cambridge, Caledon, Caledon East, Collingwood, Erin, Fergus, Georgetown, Guelph, Grimsby, Hamilton, Hockley Valley, Ilderton, Kanata, Kingston, Listowel, London, Mono, North Bay, Oakville, Orangeville, Oshawa, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catherines, St. Thomas, Sarnia, Sault Ste. Marie, Shelburne, Sudbury, Tottenham, Winchester, and Waterloo. Easily accessible to the Toronto International Airport, clients have come from as far away as Australia, Dubai, Great Britain, Jamaica, and the United States (Alaska , Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Atlanta, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennesee and Texas). In Canada, we have counselled clients from the east to west coast. They have come from Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, and the North West Territories. Back to Top © Copyright 2000-2009 Couple Enrichment Inc. Link to other pages on this site to find information on: Couples Retreats :: Couples Intensive Retreats :: Marriage Retreats :: Couples Counseling Retreats :: Marriage Enrichment Retreats :: Marriage Counseling :: Marriage Preparation :: Relationship Counseling :: Marriage Enrichment :: Online Self-Help Articles :: Toronto & Hockley Valley Ontario offices