Marriage counselling that Heals in Summerland, BC. Restore Your Relationship.

Helping you discover your patterns of attachment & communication & identifying and expressing underlying emotions will help bring greater intimacy to your relationship. I have completed Gottman Relationship Training & Advanced Emotion Focused Couples Therapy Training.

Though we are not licensed marriage counselors, Grey Matters International, Inc. provides cutting edge brain optimization and rebalancing technology to better align the minds of partners to reduce conflict, increase hope---for the brain has the final word on change.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Happily remarried for 20+ years, Dr. Sam is a lover of life and enjoys helping others experience more peace and happiness in their relationships. If you're willing to work at it, lots of positive things can happen in a relatively short period of time. Worth the effort!

My goal is to teach a method of communicating that allows couples to resolve their own issues during and after therapy. The goal is not to resolve issues or about blame, Couples therapy provides tools for communicating and asking for what you need.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Do you fear that your relationship is unravelling - that you just can't relate to one another in the way you once did? Using an Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) approach I can help you to repair ruptures and reconnect in a new, more fulfilling way.

Through compassion and evidence-based techniques, I can help you and your partner navigate challenges, deepen understanding and foster healthier connection. Discover a renewed sense of connection and harmony.

I incorporate the concepts and frame of Marshall Rosenberg's work with Nonviolent Communiction (NVC) to enhance connection, harmony and safety in relationships.

Let me help you develop stronger communication styles to build stronger relationships. I offer Gottman based methods for marital therapy based on research that focus on you developing healthier communication styles that are proven to create stronger relationships.

When entering a committed relationship we have a desire and expectation for friendship, mutual respect, love and validation. It takes work, it takes courage, it takes support and training to arrive at this ideal.

Whoever said relationships were easy where out to lunch! Most times we are attracted to the person opposite of us. Although that makes a good team it typically brings criticism and conflict. Come see us and we will help you achieve your relationship goals!

My focus is on developing strong communication which enable more fluent and effective dialogue between couples. We will build the necessary tools needed to overcome challenges in conflict, anger and resentment, rebuilding trust after betray, and creating intimacy.

When our relationship hurts, we hurt! We can doubt if enjoying life together is even still possible. It truly is! Marriages are like gardens; healthy ones don't happen by default. There are reasons why yours hurts & ways to help it heal & grow. Let's find them together!

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor offering compassionate marriage and relationship counselling to help couples deepen connection, improve communication, and navigate challenges with care and understanding.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

Individual couples therapy: Work separately with partners to explore personal projections, expectations, and growth. It fosters comfort and deeper self-reflection, enhancing personal growth within the relationship.

Relationships are wonderful when they go well, but can be deeply painful when they do not. As a Level II Trained Gottman therapist, I can help you enhance the positives and manage the challenges as we work together to make your relationship the best it can be.

A healthy marriage takes work. Therapy will reach the heart of the issues and begin the process of restoration. Let's get started.

In fact every relationship has bumps in the road. Sometimes these bumps in the road can seem challenging to overcome when you are in the thick of it. We offer your relationship an unbiased outside view and helps you work through difficulties and come out unified.

A primary focus in my therapeutic work is working with couples experiencing relationship difficulties, struggling with the demands of infertility, parenting, separation, and divorce.

In our work together, we will untangle the confusing and hurtful past. ​Together we will find the best in yourselves, and peel away the layers of pain, frustration and hopelessness. I will show you ways to get your hands back on the steering wheel of your relationship.

In Marriage, Partnership & Family Counselling every person present will have a time to share their thoughts & feelings. Perhaps for the first time or the first time in years. No one is judged by myself. Each member will be treated with compassion & understanding.

I have advanced training in the Gottman Marriage Counselling methods. John Gottman's cutting edge technique in counselling have been empirically researched to help couples re-build positive relationships.

As a married person in a long term relationship, I know how hard marriage can be. It is not always easy, but by listening and connecting with your partner on a deeper level you can create something beautiful and lasting. Start the process today!