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. Couples Counselling Counselling Approach Counselling Options Couples Retreats Telephone Counselling Separation Counselling Reconciliation Counselling Payment Options Refer a Friend How to Contact Us Workshops Singles Counselling 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. We offer a free half hour during your initial consultation. In this two-hour session, you will have an opportunity to see for yourselves how we work as husband-and-wife co-therapists. During the introductory session, you will have the opportunity to discuss your personal issues in a safe environment, while benefiting from our professional experience. The 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. 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 approach will be right for you. What Happens in a Couples Counselling Session? 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 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 couple-to-couple counselling sessions should result in a decision to separate or divorce, 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 Biweekly Sessions or Three-Day Couples Intensive Retreat 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. We offer couples counselling sessions in two formats: a couples counselling session (beginning with a two-hour Consult in our Hockley Valley home office, and continued every two to three weeks when a Retreat cannot be immediately arranged) a three-day couple intensive retreat (three half-day sessions), followed by shorter sessions at two, three and six-month intervals (in person or by phone) For more details see Deepening the Connection. Back to Top Biweekly Sessions Couples counselling sessions are usually two hours in length. The period between sessions will give you the time needed to process what you have learned and integrate what you have experienced during each session. Your first in-person consultation (at our Hockley Valley location) will include a complimentary half hour. Payment Options Couple Intensive Retreat For couples who feel "stuck" and want to kick start the couples counselling process, for those with busy work schedules, or 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 (Hockley Valley office only) 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 eeks 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" After the Retreat, we meet (or speak by telephone) periodically in pre-planned follow-up sessions to deepen your connection over a two-year period. We recommend these follow-up sessions to give you renewed energy and a deeper understanding about yourself and your partner. 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
	If you cannot attend face-to-face couples counselling sessions - if you have pressing work and family time commitments, or live outside the Greater Toronto area and cannot travel for a while - you will benefit from our prearranged telephone counselling services. Call us to assess whether this approach would work for you. Payment Options Back to Top Payment Options - Couple-to-Couple Counselling We accept VISA, MasterCard, AMEX, Interac Email Transfer, Debiot Card, Cash, Cheque, . Please call us for information regarding our fees. 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 Weekly Sessions 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, AMEX; or, a bank draft received one week prior to the initial TeleConsult. Client(s) usually pay the long distance charges for each session. Back to Telephone Counselling If you would like to tell a friend about The Couple Enrichment Approach™, just fill out the form below. We will send out a short note about our services and upcoming events, with a link to our site. Friend's First Name*: Friend's Last Name*: Friend's Email Address*: Write a personal message that you would like to send to your friend. (Don't forget to sign your name so that he or she knows who the message is from): Your E-mail Address*:   We appreciate your assistance in referring friends, colleagues and family for private counselling or to our workshops. We will be happy to answer any questions that they may have about our programs and services.   Back to Top 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”. Click here for the Toronto Sun article (August 13, 2001 - Lifestyle Section): “Enriching Experience: Husband and wife specialists offer unique relationship therapy for couples.”   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 We serve the entire GTA. Our Greater Toronto Area 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, 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, clients have come 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, and even the North West Territories. Back to Top © Copyright 2000-2008 Couple Enrichment Inc. Link to other pages on this site to find information on: Couples Retreats :: Couples Intensive Retreats :: Marriage Retreats :: Couples Counseling Retreats :: Couples Counseling :: Marriage Enrichment Retreats :: Marriage Counseling :: Marriage Preparation :: Relationship Counseling :: Marriage Enrichment :: Online Self-Help Articles :: Toronto & Hockley Valley Ontario offices