Relationships & Couples Therapy in Guelph, ON
For individuals, couples, polycules, throuples, and chosen relationships ready to move toward something deeper. Sessions available in-person and online.
You’re wondering when the connection started to feel so far away.
You care about your relationships, but somehow you’re caught in the same frustrating cycles. Conversations always seem to turn into arguments, disagreements turn into silence, and you never end up feeling understood. Or maybe you feel like you’ve lost track of yourself in the effort to keep the peace.
Sometimes you’re not even sure what you want from the people in your life or what’s “okay” to want. The resentment or loneliness lingers just beneath the surface, and your needs often feel like too much (or somehow not enough).
When you’re tired of people-pleasing, when boundaries feel unclear, or when your relationships start to feel more like obligations than connection—therapy paves the way for you to come back to yourself.
You might be here because…
You and your partner feel like roommates, not lovers.
You’re tired of people-pleasing and codependency, but you don’t know how else to be in a relationship—it’s the only way you’ve ever known.
You’re trying to open your relationship, but struggling with hurt feelings or fear.
Emotional labour is uneven, and one of you feels like you’re carrying the weight of it all.
Trust has been broken, and you don’t know how to mend it.
Money or sex has become a source of stress, avoidance, or disconnection.
You want to deepen your friendships (or chosen family connections), but something’s in the way.
You’re dating again, but it feels confusing and hard to trust.
This is therapy for:
+ Individuals
+ Triads & Polycules
+ couples
+ co-parents
+ friends
MY APPROACH
In therapy for relationships, I pay close attention to what’s happening beneath the surface: what’s said (or unsaid) and how it all lives in the space between you.
Often, the same patterns show up again and again: someone shuts down, someone gets louder, someone disappears into caretaking—the list goes on. These dynamics can feel so familiar and frustrating, but they’re not random. They come from somewhere—your histories, protective responses, and your earliest experiences of love, trust, or disappointment.
Together, we slow things down enough to make sense of those patterns. I help you notice how you move toward or away from closeness, how you ask for care (or don’t), and what happens when things feel uncertain. I’ll bring attention to the way your body responds in real time because sometimes the body knows what your mind hasn’t fully put into words, and we honor that complexity here.
When I work with partners, we hold all the parts of the relationship, including the good and the bad. We explore the recurring dynamics that keep you stuck and help you understand each other from a more grounded, less reactive place. When I work with individuals, we explore your inner world and relational patterns—what you’ve learned to expect, tolerate, or reach for in connection—and begin to untangle what’s actually yours from what you’ve internalised.
Therapy is never an attempt to change you or the people in your life. Instead, I’m here to help you move closer to yourself and each other, so your relationships feel more like something you want to be in, not just something you’re managing.
The impact of relationship therapy —
impact of money therapy
You start to understand your patterns without blaming yourself for them.
You feel more connected to what you want and less afraid to name it.
There’s more space for difference, without it feeling like disconnection.
Conflict doesn’t feel like the end of the world.
For the first time, you get to feel what a healthy relationship is like, not just as an idea, but as something steady in your body.
There’s room for your relationship to grow into something that fits who you are now—not just who you’ve been.
Questions?
FAQs
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Yes. You don’t need to have it all figured out before coming in. Therapy offers a space to talk things through—especially when you’re feeling uncertain, disconnected, or at a crossroads. We’ll explore what’s happening and move at a pace that makes room for both honesty and compassion.
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My job isn’t to pick a side, it’s to help each of you feel seen and understood. We focus on the patterns between you, not who's “right.” The goal is deeper understanding, not blame.
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Absolutely. I work with all kinds of partnerships—romantic, platonic, monogamous, polyamorous, queer, chosen family, and more. You don’t have to fit a mold to be here. Learn more about my polyamorous and open relationship work HERE.
Credit: Art by Allison Hillier, photography by Amelia