Couples counselling

A space to work through it, together

Online couples therapy for partners across British Columbia and Ontario — a place to feel heard, understand the patterns between you, and work through what’s hard, together.

Does this sound like you?

Your relationship story is your own — some of this may still feel familiar

You’re having the same argument on repeat — and it never really resolves.

You feel more like roommates than partners.

One of you shuts down, the other pushes — and you both end up feeling alone.

The little resentments have quietly stacked up into distance.

You still love each other, but you’ve lost the way you used to connect.

You’re not sure whether you’re growing together or growing apart.

Reaching out isn’t a sign of failure — it’s a sign you both still care.

What we help with

Support for whatever you’re navigating

Communication that keeps failing

The same fights, the misreadings, and conversations that turn into conflict.

Disconnection & distance

Feeling more like roommates than partners, and drifting quietly apart.

Trust, betrayal & repair

Rebuilding after an affair, a breach of trust, or old hurts that still linger.

Intimacy & desire

Reconnecting emotionally and physically when closeness has faded.

Recurring conflict cycles

The pursue-withdraw loop, escalation, and arguments that never quite land.

Change as a couple

Parenting, blended families, careers, and transitions that test the relationship.

How it works

A calm, structured space for both of you

Sessions are a steady space where both partners are heard. We slow down the cycles that keep repeating — and where something is causing harm, it’s named honestly and kindly, so change becomes possible, not just talk.

Erica draws on the Gottman Method — an evidence-based approach built on decades of research into what makes relationships work. It’s practical: real tools for communication, repair, and reconnection you can use between sessions.

Why Rising Minds

Guided by evidence-based training

You’ll work with Erica Harris — a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) trained in trauma-informed care. She draws on a range of evidence-based approaches — Internal Family Systems, Attachment Theory, nervous-system regulation, the Gottman Method, Compassionate Inquiry, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, person-centred therapy, existential therapy, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy — with additional training in Terry Real’s Relational Life Therapy to competently support couples.

Erica brings warmth and honesty. Both of you are heard — and where something is causing harm, it’s named directly and with care, so real change becomes possible.

Meet Erica
What to expect

Neutral, practical, and for both of you

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Both of you, heard

Each partner feels understood — and where something is causing harm, it’s named with care, not blame.

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A gentle first session

We start by understanding your relationship and what you both hope for.

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Practical tools

You’ll leave with real, usable ways to communicate, repair, and reconnect between sessions.

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Accessible & virtual

Fully online across British Columbia and Ontario, with a sliding scale available for financial hardship.

Fees

Simple, transparent pricing

Couples counselling
50-minute session$200
80-minute session$265

The 80-minute session gives more room to work things through, if that suits you. Sessions aren’t covered by MSP or OHIP, but many extended-health plans reimburse part or all of the fee. Receipts are provided, and a sliding scale is available for those facing financial hardship, at the therapist’s discretion.

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Questions

Couples counselling FAQs

What if my partner won’t come?

Both partners need to participate willingly to engage in couples counselling. If only one partner wants counselling, individual counselling is best. I can’t ethically start with one and bring the other in later, as it introduces bias.

What is the Gottman Method?

It’s an evidence-based approach built on decades of research into what makes relationships last. In practice, it means practical tools for communication, managing conflict, and rebuilding closeness.

Will you take sides?

Not for the sake of it — but this isn’t blanket neutrality either. Where something is causing harm, Erica will name it honestly and kindly (drawing on Terry Real’s approach), so you can move toward something healthier. Both of you will be heard.

Can it help if we’re thinking about separating?

Yes. Couples therapy can help you reconnect — or help you find clarity and part with respect. Whichever is right for you, you won’t be doing it alone.

Is what we share confidential?

Yes. Sessions are private and held on a secure platform, and never shared — within the limits set by law and professional ethics.

Ready when you are

Every strong relationship is built, not found.

Book a free 15-minute consultation to see how couples therapy could help — together, or on your own to start.

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