Common Reasons Couple’s Seek Therapy

Poor communication and frequent conflict

Emotional distance and lack of intimacy

Mental health, work or other stressors, or past traumas (from one or both partner’s) challenging the relationship

Specific problems such as sexual difficulties, infidelity, money, and parenting

Family planning

Support through fertility difficulties

Feelings of betrayal and difficulty trusting

Anger and resentment

Life transitions such as moving in together, marriage, parenthood, retirement, etc.

Considering or ongoing separation or divorce

Differences in values and dreams

Pre-Marital Counselling – wanting to prepare for a long-term commitment

How Can Couple’s Therapy Help?

Develop and practice conflict resolution strategies

Reduce anger and hostility while increasing empathy and connection

Resolve solvable problems and learn to manage perpetual differences

Increase vulnerability and trust within the relationship

Discover more about yourself and your partner

Feel greater connection and admiration

Increase closeness, intimacy, and commitment

Improve sexual satisfaction

Communicating and supporting one another’s needs and dreams – especially conflicting ones

Learn to fight smart – work together to solve the problem and take space when needed

Repair struggling relationships, strengthen happy ones

Create an amicable plan for separation or divorce

Create a plan to support you through future difficulties

What Types of Couples Therapy are Offered at New Moon Psychotherapy?

Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy

Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for Trauma

Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Levels 1 & 2)

Structural Couples & Family Therapy

Mediation-Narrative Family Therapy

Your therapist might also use strategies from:

·      Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

·      Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

·      Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

·      Mindfulness Based Therapy

·      Response-Based Trauma Therapy

·      Solution Focused Therapy

Our Couple’s Therapists support all couples, including those who identify as bicultural/syncretic, neuro-divergent, and LGBTQ+

Common Reasons Families Seek Therapy

Frequent and persistent family conflict

Parent-Child Conflict (child, teen or adult child)

Co-parenting

Sibling Conflict

Blended families

Navigating step-parent/step child dynamics

Single parents

Loss of a family member

Separation or Divorce

Family therapy can be particularly important for families with members who struggle with post-traumatic stress, addiction, eating disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, and behavioral issues.

How Can Family Therapy Help?

Develop and maintain boundaries

Create cohesion and communication among family members

Problem-solving

Increased empathy and compassion through understanding of family patterns and dynamics

Reduced family conflict

Increased support and intimacy

What Types of Family Therapy are Offered at New Moon Psychotherapy?

Structural Couples & Family Therapy

Mediation-Narrative Family Therapy

Your therapist might also use strategies from:

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Emotion-Focused Therapy

Mindfulness Based Therapy

Response-Based Trauma Therapy

Solution Focused Therapy