Do you have a vision of sharing a more intimate and more loving relationship? Do you know what you need to do to make that vision a reality? Here's what a commitment to couples counselling with Couple Enrichment Inc. can do for you: You will learn to speak openly and honestly You will begin to express yourself clearly and confidently You'll feel strong by standing for what you believe You will be able to tolerate your own anxieties in the face of your partner's reactions, and You will begin to know a deeper kind of intimacy than you have ever known before. Counselling Approach Is a Couples Retreat for You? Separation and Reconciliation Counselling Telephone Counselling Payment Options How to Contact Us Testimonials CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE to our FREE monthly newsletter "Heart of the Matter" Read Past Articles The Couple-to-Couple Approach™ to Counselling In our 35 years together, and as a husband-and-wife co-therapy team, we have witnessed on a personal as well as a professional level the challenges that couples face daily. In our counselling sessions, we draw upon many years of experience to create a dynamic and positive learning environment. Take some time to read about our counselling services, and please feel free to call us to discuss how you can benefit from these programs. Let's talk about our approach to counselling. While many therapists see couples both together and individually, we feel that the best work is done when you attend each session as a couple. This way everything is out in the open, and you have an opportunity to learn more about each other right from the get go. If your partner is willing to join you in the this process, you will both benefit from it greatly. If you live in the area, we can provide you with an initial consultation before you make the decision to attend the Retreat. During this one-and-a-half hour session, you will have an opportunity to see for yourselves how we work as husband-and-wife co-therapists. This initial couple-to-couple consultation will give each of you a forum to speak freely and be heard -- by one another as well as by us. You will have the opportunity to discuss your personal issues in a safe environment, while benefiting from our professional experience. Couples leave the session feeling more hopeful and capable of change. After you have had a chance to meet with us in person, the two of you can decide more knowledgeably whether our 3-Day Couple Retreat approach will be right for you. What Happens during our Couple-to-Couple Counselling Sessions? In couple-to-couple counselling sessions, you will have an opportunity to bring your issues to the table in an atmosphere of openness and non-judgementalism. Our focus is on each of you as an individual, and we will help you learn to relate from the best of you, so that you can love each each other deeply as two strong, independent individuals. We will explore the dynamics of your relationship, and help you to become less reactive, and more responsive to each other, without losing your "selves" in the process. We will work with you on becoming more emotionally separate, i.e. less caught up in what your partner is feeling. You will learn to maintain a balance between remaining separate and staying connected. (Pre-order your copy of our soon-to-published e-Book,  The Paradox of Love: How to Stay Separate and Still Be Connected) What areas do we most commonly address? the feeling of drifting apart or being disconnected the desire for more meaningful communication a lack of passion and sexual intimacy issues of trust (e.g. extramarital affairs) persistent arguments and power struggles We help couples of all ages face the challenges associated with: the decision to get married raising children, from tots to teens the demands of a double income family empty nesting post-retirement lifestyle change Back to Top Is the Three-Day Private Couple Intensive Retreat for you? Couples who seek our counselling services are often at various stages of disconnect in their relationships. Some are in the midst of having more difficulty than others. One or both partners may be holding on to just the slightest hope that counselling can turn things around. Even couples who feel more compatible, and who know that they love each other, may feel that something is missing in their relationship. Perhaps work and family challenges or personal life choices have kept them from expressing their love fully. Whatever brings you to couples or marriage counselling, you will be glad you made the decision to get your relationship back on track. For couples who feel "stuck" and want to kick start the couples counselling process, for those with busy work schedules (who cannot afford the time required to attend sessions weekly or bi-weekly), for those with elder-parent or child care responsibilities, and for those who would like to experience a weekend of renewal and personal growth, the Couple Intensive Retreat is an excellent way to move your relationship forward. This Intensive Retreat experience will help you work through areas of disconnect and enrich an already emotionally-committed relationship. the Retreat includes a telephone follow-up a few weeks after your three-day visit. You can find more information about our Couple Retreats on the Retreats page of this site. Follow-up Sessions: "Deepening the Connection" We recommend follow-up sessions to help you maintain renewed energy and a deeper understanding about yourself and your partner. Follow-up telephone sessions, once every two months, are usually one hour in length. Couples who want to go even further, return later in time for a more "advanced learning" Couple Retreat. Our goal is to help you know how to meet any challenges that may come your way. (And life will certainly find a way of presenting them to you!) Back to Top Separation or Reconciliation Counselling If you are in the throws of divorce or separation, we would concentrate on helping you individually to adjust to the new realities that you are now facing. On the other hand, if you are about to separate, or have already separated, but you are considering reconciliation, and would like to find a way to stay together, our Couples Retreat will help you begin the healing process. You will learn how to begin life together anew from a healthier, calmer, and more knowledgeable perspective. If you should decide to separate or divorce, after attending a Couples Retreat, we will work with you to help you with the challenging process of moving forward -- with kindness and mutual respect. If you have children, you will want to be able to convey to them the love and security that they still need. Back to Top Payment Options - Couple-to-Couple Counselling We accept VISA, MasterCard, Debit Card, Cash, and Cheque when you visit us in person. Retreat deposits can be made by Interac Email Transfer or credit card. Please call us for information regarding our fees. They differ based on counselling location and accommodation. Couples counselling services may be covered by some Extended Health Insurance Plans. (Please check with your Provider or call us to discuss this option.) Back to Top
	If you are within driving distance, and cannot attend a three-day Retreat at this time (i.e., if you have pressing work and family time commitments, or live outside the Greater Toronto area), you will benefit from our telephone counselling services. We will ask you to visit us in person for an hour-and-a-half Consult session before we begin this work. This will give you an opportunity to assess whether the approach would work for you, and we will gain familiarity with you while assessing the issues that are bringing you to counselling. Payment Options - Telephone Counselling Counselling sessions by telephone are one hour in length and follow the same fee structure as face-to-face counselling sessions. Payments are accepted only by VISA, MasterCard, Inrerac Email Transfer, or a bank draft received one week prior to the initial TeleConsult. Back to Top Couple Enrichment Inc. 348451 - 15 Sideroad, RR#5 Orangeville, ON L9W 2Z2 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 (Hwy 9 and Airport Road), just east of Orangeville, ON ______________________________________________ We serve the entire GTA. Our Greater Toronto Area clients have come 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, Sault Ste. Marie, Shelburne, Sudbury, Tottenham, Winchester, and Waterloo. Easily accessible to the Toronto International Airport, Couple Retreat clients have arrived here from as far away as Australia, Dubai, Great Britain, Jamaica, and the United States (Alaska , Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, 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, Alberta, British Columbia, and the North West Territories. Back to Top © Copyright 2000-2009 Couple Enrichment Inc.