{"id":47,"date":"2020-01-27T09:19:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T09:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aislingpsychology.ca\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2022-10-10T09:03:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T09:03:22","slug":"couples-counselling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aislingpsychology.ca\/areas-of-treatment\/couples-counselling\/","title":{"rendered":"Marital and Couples Counselling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47\" class=\"elementor elementor-47\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9198456 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9198456\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e15eb7\" data-id=\"0e15eb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5441b elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"cb5441b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/aislingpsychology.ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-nav-menu.min.css\">\t\t\t<nav migration_allowed=\"1\" migrated=\"0\" role=\"navigation\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-cb5441b\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aislingpsychology.ca\/areas-of-treatment\/trauma-complex-trauma\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Trauma &#038; 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Abuse<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-65\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aislingpsychology.ca\/areas-of-treatment\/couples-counselling\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Marital and Couples Counselling<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-64\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aislingpsychology.ca\/areas-of-treatment\/depression-anxiety\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Depression<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-427\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aislingpsychology.ca\/areas-of-treatment\/anxiety\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Anxiety<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-63\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aislingpsychology.ca\/areas-of-treatment\/separation-and-divorce\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Separation and Divorce<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-72\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aislingpsychology.ca\/areas-of-treatment\/stress-burnout\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Stress Management and Reduction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b0f155\" data-id=\"9b0f155\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b022fdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b022fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marital and Couples Counselling<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb2810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bb2810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>To remain alive and vibrant, to grow and to deepen, to grow and to deepen, relationships must shape and reshape themselves over time, adapting to alterations in the internal and external landscape, to personal changes, to the family life cycle, and to the often unpredictable challenges that life brings. In the process, couples inevitably encounter difficult periods and, sometimes, they get stuck. Usually, they find ways to get &#8220;unstuck&#8221; but when they cannot, the resulting distrust, discontent, and resentment can sow seeds that gradually undermine the foundations of the relationship.<\/p><p>When couples seek help in getting &#8216;unstuck&#8217; before these seeds have had time to take root, difficult periods can become opportunities to develop greater understanding of each other and of themselves, to build on the best of what is between them, and to acquire patterns of interaction that will help their relationship flourish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdc8e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bdc8e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working with a psychologist who is skilled and experienced in relationship counselling, couples can :<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f2b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1f2b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Learn to communicate more effectively, to express themselves &amp; discuss differences without defensiveness or blame.<\/li><li>Become aware of &amp; address core issues, both personal &amp; interpersonal, that underly recurring conflict.<\/li><li>Learn how to restore &amp; build physical &amp; emotional intimacy.<\/li><li>Learn how to keep arguments from blowing out of control &amp; how to restore connection after a disagreement.<\/li><li>Identify and find ways to adapt to the ways in which they are fundamentally different.<\/li><li>Develop awareness of &amp; responsivity to each other&#8217;s emotional needs.<\/li><li>Build or rebuild habits that foster closeness &amp; the expression of affection and appreciation.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marital and Couples Counselling To remain alive and vibrant, to grow and to deepen, to grow and to deepen, relationships must shape and reshape themselves over time, adapting to alterations in the internal and external landscape, to personal changes, to the family life cycle, and to the often unpredictable challenges that life brings. 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