Astoria Counselling & Assessment
Through couples counseling, we help support meaningful and lasting relationships. Our therapists are passionate about building strong connections, and they focus on helping couples turn towards each other in times of distress. Communication and conflict resolution are also typical themes discussed in couples work. We welcome and work with any form of intimate relationship.
During your initial session, history about you as individuals, as well as a couple, will be gathered. Your counsellor will ask you about your presenting relationship concerns, how they have developed up to the present day, and goals for change will be defined. Common goals in couples therapy could include enhancing intimacy and emotion, uncovering and understanding underlying relationship patterns, and building trust, for example. The session will end with booking a follow up appointment and making a plan for frequency of these future sessions.
Registered Social Worker: $190 for 50 minute session
Follow up appointments will address the problems and goals defined in the initial session, as well as issues that may have arisen since then. Your counsellor will be sure to hear both parties’ concerns in an unbiased manner and will encourage joint problem solving and communication. They may teach skills and tools, provide reading material, or simply hold space for you to have a difficult conversation with your partner. The last 5 minutes of your session are reserved to set up a subsequent appointment(s) with your counsellor.
Registered Social Worker: $190 for 50 minute session
*Please check with your insurance provider to ensure you are choosing a therapist whose credentials will be covered, as this varies by provider.