couples therapy | Cortney Pasternak, Counsellor

Couples Therapy: Knowing the Difference Between Healthy Love and Codependency

When it comes to relationships, there’s a delicate line between healthy love and codependency—and so often, codependency can seem quite[…]

There is no doubt in my mind that couples counselling can help many couples overcome challenges and better navigate the[…]

This pandemic has been hard on so many people — both individually, and as couples and families. I, like many[…]

You are probably already learning that it’s easy for things to go sideways at home after so many hours, days[…]

Most couples in long term relationships experience changes in their levels of sexual desire and needs over time. It is[…]

While I dislike gender stereotyping, and my experience as a couples therapist disproves the notion that only women are able[…]

As a Hamilton area psychotherapist / counsellor who offers both marriage counselling and pre-marriage counselling or marriage preparation as it[…]

The prospect of couples therapy or marriage counselling is frightening to many people. Questions may include What will they find[…]

While some couples may entertain or even speak openly about wanting an “open marriage” to address infidelity or changing needs[…]