Frequently Asked Questions

Structured intensive couples counseling is a focused relationship intervention where couples work through a defined framework designed to rapidly transform destructive patterns and rebuild partnership.

Many extended health insurance plans cover Marriage Counseling, Couples Therapy, and Individual Therapy. Please speak with your insurance provider if they cover: Counselling Therapists Registered with The Association for Counselling Therapists of Alberta (ACTA)
My registration number is: 2706
Ask your insurance provider, how much they cover (per hour, per session, per year).
Not everything is covered by all insurance providers.

Based on end-of-program surveys conducted with my clients during the last five years, 92% of students with the learning intent: “I want to improve how I relate with my intimate partner” and who have been in a relationship for five years or longer answered the question “This program positively impacted our relationship: Strongly Agree – Agree – Neutral - Disagree - Strongly Disagree” with “Agree” or “Strongly Agree”
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- I focus on how you have a successful relationship moving forward. We spend little time blaming others for past behaviours.
- My process is based on changing attitude and approach, not behavioural training. Change in underlying attitude and approach changes the resulting behaviours.
- Other types of therapy may work temporarily but, unless repeated often, are less permanent and don’t directly aim at repairing the underlying issues.
- I do not approach you as broken, wrong, bad, or intentionally malicious but as well-meaning individuals who got stuck or lost trying to get it right. I hold my client accountable for their own progress.
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- This program is created for people looking to transform their - previously unsuccessful approach to relationships - into a thriving, loving and intimate connection using a no-nonsense approach.
- This program is created for people who are deliberate in their approach and want real results in the shortest time. (12-16 weeks is typical)
- If you’re ready to stop wasting time and energy on clumsy interactions that lead to relationship breakdown.
- For people who want to learn straightforward, effective ways to make their partners feel intimately loved. And get the love they need to be themselves in their relationship.
- For people who are done walking on eggshells, hoping for a better tomorrow.
- For people ready to deliberately acquire the skills, knowledge and approach required to take their relationship to a deeply fulfilling, mature and intimate relationship. Permanently solve anger, resentment, trust and forgiveness, not only for their intimate relationships but all their relationships.

- This approach is not designed for people who need their counsellor to be a parental replacement or a “safe space” to vent their grievances and how unfair life has been to them.
- If you are currently being managed by medication such as anti-psychotics, or rely on the daily use of recreational drugs for your well-being.
- If you feel fragile or need face-to-face psychotherapy, my no-nonsense approach is not for you.
- If you consider yourself a victim of others or think you don’t need to learn or change and that OTHERS need to change to accommodate your life… my approach is not for you.
- Also, when you don’t like to work for deliberate progress or intentional change, please don’t bother.
- If you can’t make the time - to take care of your life and future.
- If you feel YOU have done enough and it’s time for your PARTNER to change, you’re at the wrong address.
- Also, if you’re not interested in long-term relationships and are just looking for a quick way to “get what you want” from your dating efforts, please don’t waste your time… this program is for people interested in a long-term, successful relationship.

- If you believe the affair is the cause of your relationship breakdown, then this program wasn’t designed for you.
- If you believe your unresolved relationship issues left room for an affair, this program can bring you back to love.