Couples Counselling
Rekindle Trust and Strengthen Your Bond
Feeling disconnected or constantly in conflict? You’re not alone – many Calgary couples face communication breakdowns, lingering resentments, or the stress of life changes. Our compassionate couples counselling at CPC Clinics empathizes with your pain while offering real solutions. From rebuilding trust after betrayals to improving daily communication, we’re here to help you and your partner find your way back to a stronger, loving connection.
Effective Communication Coaching : Learn proven techniques to truly listen and express yourself without blame or hostility.
Conflict Resolution Strategies : Break unproductive cycles of fighting. We guide you in managing disagreements constructively and finding common ground.
Emotional Intimacy Building : Reconnect on a deeper level. Exercises in empathy and understanding help you rekindle affection and trust.
Support for Specific Issues : Whether it’s recovering from infidelity, navigating parenting or blended family stress, or coping with external pressures (work, finances), our therapists help you tackle the issue as a team.
Personalized Action Plans : After assessing your unique dynamic, we provide actionable steps and homework to practice new skills in between sessions – ensuring progress continues at home.
How Couples Counselling Can Strengthen Your Bond
Our expert couples counsellors integrate clinically validated, evidence-based therapies to deliver transformative results. Each modality targets core relationship dynamics—enhancing communication, rebuilding trust, and fostering secure attachment. Here’s how our key approaches work and the specific benefits you’ll experience:
1. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) :
What It Is :
Emotionally Focused Therapy is a research-backed couples counselling approach designed to uncover each partner’s unmet attachment needs and vulnerabilities. By focusing on the emotional undercurrents of your interactions …
2. The Gottman Method
What It Is :
Rooted in over four decades of relationship research, the Gottman Method equips couples with practical tools for effective communication and conflict resolution. Therapists guide you in ….
3. Cognitive-Behavioral Couples Therapy (CBCT)
What It Is :
CBCT targets the negative thought and behavior patterns that fuel resentment and misunderstandings. Through cognitive restructuring and behavioral rehearsal, couples ….
4. Solution-Focused Therapy
What It Is :
Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes your strengths and future goals rather than revisiting past conflicts. By identifying “what’s already working,” this rapid-results approach empowers you to replicate positive …
Meet Our Calgary Couples Counsellors :
Zarrin Tasneem
Clinical Director
MACP – Registered Provisional Psychologist
Murray Molohon
MA, BSW, BRE
– Registered Psychologist
Blogs
5 Communication Exercises for Couples in Calgary
Simple at-home techniques to improve listening and deepen understanding. Practice active listening, reflect before responding, and minimize distractions.
Flexible & Accessible Counselling Options :
We’re committed to making couples counselling convenient, transparent, and accessible—whether you’re in Calgary or anywhere across Alberta.
Sessions start from $240 CAD per session
Insurance billing available under specific conditions
In-person sessions available in Calgary
Virtual therapy sessions offered throughout Alberta
Let’s find a time and format that works best for you.
Ans : If you’re stuck in repetitive arguments, feeling distant, or facing a crisis (infidelity, major life change), couples counselling in Calgary can help. You don’t need to wait until things are on the brink of collapse – earlier is better. Many partners seek therapy to improve communication and prevent small issues from escalating.
Ans : It’s common for one person to feel unsure. We recommend inviting your partner to an initial free consultation so they can ask questions. Emphasize that couples counselling is not about taking sides – it’s about an unbiased Calgary therapist helping both of you. Reading about others’ positive experiences or agreeing to just a few sessions as a trial can also ease reservations.
Ans : No. Our couples therapists in Calgary are trained to remain neutral. They’re on the side of your relationship. The focus is on facilitating understanding, not blaming. Each partner gets equal time to speak and be heard. The therapist’s role is to guide the conversation, ensure fairness, and teach you tools to communicate effectively.
Ans : The length varies. Some couples see significant improvement in 8–12 sessions, especially when focusing on a specific issue. Others with deeper or multiple issues may continue for several months. Sessions are typically once per week (50 minutes each). You’ll discuss a timeline and goals with your therapist in the first session and regularly review progress.
Ans : Absolutely. Our couples counselling is inclusive of all relationship types – married, common-law, dating, LGBTQ+, and beyond. If two people are committed to improving their relationship, counselling can help, regardless of legal status or background. We provide a safe, supportive environment for every couple.
Ans : In many cases, yes. Our counselling is provided by registered professionals (e.g. Registered Psychologist or Provisional Psychologist), which is often covered under extended health benefits. Coverage varies by plan, so check with your insurance provider. We can direct bill some insurers. If not insured, we offer competitive rates and can discuss payment options.
Ans : It’s okay – counselling is a safe space to express feelings. Your therapist will help de-escalate and keep the discussion productive. Intense moments can actually lead to breakthroughs when guided constructively. We establish ground rules (like respectful language and taking pauses if needed) to ensure even heated emotions become opportunities for understanding rather than causing harm. Remember, showing emotion means you care – and we’ll channel that toward healing and growth.
Location :
Macleod Place II, 5940 Macleod Trail SW, Suite 500 Calgary AB T2H 2G4
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Do couples therapy work for me?
Do you ever wish you could have a better relationship and with your loved ones? Find ways to end arguments? Find ways to have a closer, more intimate relationship with your partner?
Every relationship has its challengeswhich are typical changes and ups that come from being in a relationship. Sometimes, you are getting stuck within the same pattern and you aren’t able to figure out a way out. In this situation it could be beneficial to consult with a marital or couples counselor to find fresh ways to tackle the problems you’ve encountered before.
Couples need therapy for all kinds of reasons. The most frequent problems we encounter are difficulties in communication, disagreements over financial or parenting issues, constant disputes, infidelity, frustration with the relationship, or the lack of fulfillment of emotional needs.
What to Expect from Couples Therapy
Your partner and you will have a first meeting with one of our relationship specialists. The subjects our couples therapists are keen to learn about during the initial session might include the reasons you are seeking therapy now as well as the challenges that you’re facing in your relationship right nowand from both your perspectives, the solutions you’ve previously used, as well as the background about your relationship. Your therapist is also keen to explore your strengths and the positive aspects to enhance your relationship.
The topics couples discuss through counselling or therapy:
Identity and role identity and role conflict
dependence in contrast to. independence
Religion, ethics and values
jealousy
Parenting
Infidelity
Finance and money
addiction
Family and in-law conflicts
Step-family issues
gender roles for women
Infertility and adoption
pre-marital counseling
Our Couples Therapists
Couples therapists from the CPC Clinic Centre have completed post-graduate studies in family and marital therapy. Our therapists have experience in understanding the psychological aspects of relationship. They have a profound understanding of couple dynamics, and are committed to helping you examine your issues with regard to relationships in the context of understanding, respect and compassion. The couples we work with are of every background, married and not married, as well as LGBT couples.
