Marriage Counselling • Burnaby, Langley & Kelowna

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a common form of short-term, goal-oriented therapy that recognizes the interconnected relationship between our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Using CBT, couples work with their counsellor to identify negative thoughts and beliefs impacting their relationship, and replace them with more realistic and productive ways of thinking.

CBT can be an effective tool to help anyone learn how to better manage marital difficulties and stressful life events.

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Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) is an empirically supported form of short-term therapy that focuses on the transformation of emotion. Using EFT, couples work with their counsellor to develop strategies to better explore and express their emotions, so they can connect with each other in a more positive way

EFT can be an effective tool to help couples experiencing marital difficulties and stressful events.

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Family Systems Therapy is a form of psychotherapy which is built on the premise that what happens to one family member happens to every family member. As a result, individuals cannot be understood in isolation but as part of a larger family unit. Using the Family Systems Therapy approach, couples work individually and together to explore how their current behaviours have been shaped by their unique family dynamics and develop new strategies to support one another.

Family Systems Therapy can be an effective tool to help couples experiencing marital difficulties and stressful life events.

Narrative Therapy is a form of counselling which views individuals and couples as separate from their problems and behaviours. Using Narrative Therapy, couples share their stories (or narratives) with their counsellor, focusing on problematic or dominant storylines. With the counsellor’s guidance, clients learn to view their problems as something they have or experience—not something they are. Couples are also empowered to “rewrite” their storylines and uncover more productive traits and skills they possess, which can be used to address challenging situations.

Narrative Therapy can be an effective tool to help couples experiencing marital difficulties and stressful life events.

Spiritual Formation is an approach to counselling that is rooted in the deepening of faith and furtherance of spiritual growth.

Spiritual Formation can be an effective tool to help couples looking to strengthen their spiritual development and relationships.