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Couples Counselling in
Brantford: Nurturing Your
Relationship, Together

 

 

 

 

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Understanding Couples Counselling

Every relationship has its ups and downs, but sometimes, couples face challenges that feel too big to tackle alone. Whether you’re struggling with communication breakdowns, recurring conflicts, a loss of intimacy, infidelity, or significant life transitions, couples counselling offers a safe and supportive space to work through these difficulties. It’s an opportunity to understand each other more deeply, heal past hurts, and build a stronger, more resilient connection.

Couples counselling isn’t just for relationships in crisis; it can also be a proactive way to enhance intimacy, strengthen understanding, and foster more fulfilling interactions with your partner.

Our Approach to Couples Counselling

At our Brantford office, we are dedicated to helping couples navigate their relationship challenges with compassion and proven therapeutic strategies. We believe in empowering both partners to communicate more effectively, understand each other’s perspectives, and build a relationship that truly thrives.

Our approach integrates evidence-based modalities tailored to the unique dynamics of your relationship, including:

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT): A highly effective approach that helps couples identify and change negative interaction cycles, fostering deeper emotional bonds and secure attachment.

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) for Couples: This approach helps each partner understand their inner “parts” and how these influence their interactions, leading to greater self-compassion and more harmonious relating.

  • Communication Skills Training: Practical techniques to improve listening, expression of needs, and conflict resolution.

  • Building Connection and Intimacy: Strategies to rekindle passion, foster mutual respect, and deepen emotional and physical closeness.

We focus on helping you move beyond blame and towards shared understanding, creating a more loving, secure, and resilient partnership.

Meet Our Brantford Couples Counsellor

Caring & Competent Couples Therapists

Joel ten Brinke

Registered Psychotherapist
Couples Therapist Joel is a skilled and empathetic therapist with a passion for helping couples cultivate healthier, more fulfilling relationships. He excels at creating a safe and non-judgmental space where both partners feel understood and supported. Joel specializes in working with couples using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), guiding them to identify the underlying emotional patterns that drive conflict and facilitating deeper emotional connection. He also effectively integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed therapy for couples, helping individuals understand their own inner worlds and how these "parts" impact their relationship dynamics. Joel is dedicated to empowering couples to improve communication, heal relational wounds, and build lasting bonds of trust and intimacy.

Inge Packull

Registered Social Worker
Couple Therapist

Inge brings over 25 years of extensive experience to her work with couples, offering seasoned insight and compassionate guidance. While based at our Cambridge location, Inge is available for virtual sessions for our Brantford clients, providing flexible access to her expertise. She is skilled in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), helping partners deepen their emotional bonds and transform negative cycles. Inge also expertly incorporates Family of Origin work, recognizing how early experiences influence current relationship patterns and empowering couples to understand and shift these dynamics for lasting growth and connection.

Is Couples Counselling Right for You?

Couples counselling can be beneficial for partners experiencing:

  • Frequent arguments or unresolved conflicts

  • Communication difficulties or feeling unheard

  • A sense of growing distance or lack of intimacy

  • Infidelity or breaches of trust

  • Major life transitions (e.g., parenthood, career changes, retirement)

  • Concerns about parenting styles

  • Sexual difficulties

  • Desire to enhance an already strong relationship

If you and your partner are ready to invest in your relationship and create a more loving future, we are here to support you.

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Ready to Strengthen Your Relationship?

Contact us today to schedule a confidential consultation at our Brantford office, and take the first step towards a more connected and harmonious partnership.

 

99 Wayne Gretzky Parkway, Brantford, ON. N3S 6T6  

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