You deserve to be in a loving and happy relationship.

As Sue Johnson says, relationships are at the core of human experience. Research indicates that emotionally fulfilling relationships are integral components of mental and physical health, and that emotionally focused interventions have the power to establish and re-create supportive bonds among individuals. We are therefore dedicated to the understanding and enhancement of couple and family relationships through an emphasis on emotions and their interpersonal impact. We believe that all people can maximize their potential given a nurturing social environment, which we endeavour to foster in our work with clients.  

Goals of Emotionally Focused Therapy

• To expand and re-organize key emotional responses–the music of the attachment dance.
• To create a shift in partners' interactional positions and initiate new cycles of interaction.
• To foster the creation of a secure bond between partners.

Regardless of the origin of the problem, involving families in solutions is often beneficial. There is no category of relationship or psychological problem that has not been addressed with family therapy.

In family therapy focus is on what goes between people rather than in people.

I may point out to the family interaction patterns that the family might have not noticed; or suggest different ways of responding to other family members. These changes in the way of responding may then trigger repercussions in the whole system, leading to a more satisfactory systemic state.

Family therapists tend to be more interested in the maintenance and/or solving of problems rather than in trying to identify a single cause. A causal focus can be experienced as blaming by some families and has many issues of questionable clinical utility.

If you are unable to leave your home or office, cannot conveniently travel , don't have the time to commute, or travel frequently and, or maybe don't feel ready to meet with a therapist face-to-face, I can offer you therapy by phone. The therapeutic relationship is equally as strong and effective in phone therapy as it is in real-life therapy. Appointments are to be scheduled and paid in advance. Please contact me if you have any questions about Telephone Therapy or how to schedule an appointment.