Couples Counselling in Vancouver

Feeling more like roommates than partners?

Relationships go through challenging seasons. Communication can break down, conflicts may repeat, and partners sometimes begin to feel distant or disconnected.

Rebuild trust, communicate without the same old fights, and reconnect — with Vancouver couples therapists trained in the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). In-person in South Granville, or online across BC

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Browse the team below to find your fit — your first 15 minutes are free, with no commitment.

Couples Counselling in Vancouver

Feeling more like roommates than partners?

Rebuild trust and reconnect — the first 15 minutes are free.

Book a Free Consultation
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Relationships go through challenging seasons — communication breaks down, conflicts repeat, and partners drift apart. At Clearheart, our Vancouver couples therapists, trained in the Gottman Method and EFT, help you rebuild trust, communicate without the same old fights, and reconnect — in person in South Granville or online across BC.

Browse the team below to find the right fit.

√  Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCC)

√  Gottman & EFT trained

√  In-person & virtual across BC

Rebuild trust
Break the conflict cycle
Reconnect emotionally

When To Consider Couples Counselling

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone

Couples often wait years before reaching out, hoping things resolve on their own. Many Vancouver couples come to us when they notice:
  • Conversations quickly turning into arguments
  • Recurring conflicts that never seem resolved
  • Difficulty communicating without criticism or defensiveness
  • Feeling emotionally disconnected or distant
  • Trust concerns after hurt or betrayal
  • Intimacy concerns or a loss of closeness
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What Happens In Couples Counselling

What to expect

Couples counselling begins with understanding your relationship and the challenges you’re facing. In the first few sessions, your therapist will explore:

Your relationship history

How you got here, and the patterns that shaped your connection.

Current communication patterns

Where conversations break down, and what keeps the cycle going.

The challenges you hope to address

What’s bringing you in — and what you’d each like to feel instead.

Goals you have for therapy

A shared direction, paced so both partners feel heard and respected.

FROM COUPLES WE’VE WORKED WITH

Real change, in their words

Saved our Relationship

Counselling was our last chance to save our relationship. I had no idea that it could help me see that I was able to change, but that it was up to me. Meiling is very insightful and caring, I would highly recommend her.

MP, Vancouver

More Real in My Relationship

David’s counselling style is informed, sensitive, and gets to the core of real issues. It changed the way I looked at myself and my partner.  I learned a lot and no longer feel out of control. I felt overwhelmed and without direction. Now I feel more empowered and more real in my relationship.

PR, Vancouver

We Know How to Reconnect Now

Counselling with Dan made a big difference in my life.  We now know what to do when problems arise in our communication, and we are learning how to stay connected and on track.

GS, Vancouver

Meet Our Vancouver Couples Counsellors

Our Vancouver couples counselling team includes Registered Clinical Counsellors experienced in supporting partners through communication challenges, conflict, and relationship transitions.

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Holly Morgan, M.Ed

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Somatic Experience Therapy (SE), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

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Female Counsellor in Vancouver

Khojesta Rajabi, M.A

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)

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Dan Monument, M.A.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

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David Wang, male counsellor

David Wang, M.C.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: The Gottman Method Couples Counselling, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).

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Female Therapist in Vancouver

Alex Hill, M.CP.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Somatic Therapy, Art Therapy, Highly Sensitive People

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Meiling Wong, M.C.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

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Julia 2022

Julia Ossipova, M.C.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Gottman, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)

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Holly Morgan, M.Ed

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Somatic Experience Therapy (SE), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

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Female Counsellor in Vancouver

Khojesta Rajabi, M.A

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)

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Dan Monument, M.A.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

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Female Therapist in Vancouver

Alex Hill, M.CP.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Somatic Therapy, Gottman method, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Art Therapy, Highly Sensitive People

Locations: Vancouver, Online

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David Wang, male counsellor

David Wang, M.C.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: The Gottman Method Couples Counselling, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).

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Meiling Wong, M.C.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method

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Julia 2022

Julia Ossipova, M.C.

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Specializes in: Gottman, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)

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Clearheart Counselling in Vancouver

Unit #103 – 3195 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC

We welcome couples from neighbourhoods across Vancouver, including Kitsilano, Fairview, Downtown Vancouver, Mount Pleasant, Kerrisdale, Shaughnessy.

If attending in person isn’t convenient, we also offer secure online couples counselling sessions across British Columbia.

How Couples Therapy Helps Strengthen Relationships

Couples therapy provides a supportive space where partners can slow down recurring patterns, better understand each other’s experiences, and develop healthier ways of communicating. Many couples arrive feeling stuck in the same arguments or unsure how to reconnect after distance or hurt. With the guidance of a trained couples counsellor, therapy helps partners move beyond blame or defensiveness and focus on understanding, empathy, and constructive change.
 
Through counselling, couples often develop practical tools and deeper emotional awareness that strengthen their relationship over time. Partners frequently learn to:
 
  • Communicate needs more clearly
  • Listen with greater empathy and understanding
  • Break negative conflict cycles
  • Rebuild trust and emotional safety
  • Develop healthier ways of resolving disagreements
  • Strengthen emotional and physical intimacy
  • Create shared goals for the future
 
Our therapists use evidence-based approaches such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman-informed techniques, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) depending on the needs of each couple.

Common Relationship Issues Couples Face

Relationships are complex, and every couple experiences challenges at different points in their journey.
 
Some of the most common concerns couples bring to counselling include:
 
  • Communication breakdown
  • Recurring arguments or conflict cycles
  • Emotional distance or disconnection
  • Infidelity or trust concerns
  • Parenting stress and family pressures
  • Work-life balance challenges
  • Differences in emotional needs or expectations
  • Intimacy concerns
  • Cultural or family dynamics affecting the relationship
 
In couples counselling, partners work together to understand the patterns behind these challenges and develop healthier ways of responding to one another.

Common Questions about Couples Counselling

Yes. Couples counselling sessions are available at our Vancouver office located in the South Granville area. Online sessions are also available across BC.

Couples counselling varies depending on the challenges you’re facing and the goals you have for therapy. Some couples attend counselling for a few months to work through a specific issue, while others continue longer to strengthen their communication and relationship patterns.

During the first few sessions, your counsellor will help clarify goals and recommend an approach that fits your situation

It’s common for one partner to feel unsure about counselling at first. Many people worry about being blamed or judged. If your partner is hesitant, it can help to frame counselling as an opportunity to better understand each other and improve communication. In some cases, you may choose to begin counselling on your own to gain insight and develop healthier ways of approaching relationship challenges.

In most cases, couples attend sessions together. Occasionally a therapist may recommend an individual session to better understand each partner’s perspective.

50 minute sessions cost $195, and 80 minute sessions cost $285. Most benefits plans cover the cost of our counselling services.

No. Couples counselling can benefit partners at any stage of a relationship, including dating, engaged, married, or long-term partnerships.

Many couples seek counselling proactively to strengthen communication and prevent small issues from becoming larger problems.

The first session focuses on understanding your relationship history, the challenges you’re experiencing, and what you hope to change.

Your counsellor will ask questions to understand each partner’s perspective and begin identifying patterns in the relationship. Together, you’ll develop goals for therapy and discuss how future sessions may help move the relationship forward.

A couples counsellor’s role is to remain neutral and supportive of both partners. The goal is not to determine who is right or wrong, but to understand relationship patterns and help both partners communicate more effectively.

Therapy creates a space where each person can feel heard while working toward healthier ways of relating.

The Gottman Method is an evidence-based approach to couples therapy developed through decades of relationship research. It focuses on strengthening communication, increasing emotional connection, and helping couples manage conflict more effectively.

At Clearheart Counselling, some therapists integrate Gottman-informed techniques alongside other evidence-based approaches, depending on the needs of each couple.

Ready to Strengthen Your Relationship?

Taking the first step toward counselling can feel difficult, but many couples find that having the right support makes meaningful change possible.

Book a free 15-minute consultation to discuss your goals and connect with a counsellor who feels like the right fit.

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