Supportive Couples Therapy

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Couples therapy helps two people break out of the same loop and find their way back to each other. Whether you are engaged, married, dating, or living together, reaching out is a sign you both still want to make this work.

Our registered psychotherapists help partners rebuild communication, trust, and closeness using proven methods. We work in person in Milton, Mississauga, and Burlington, or online across Ontario. For one pattern we see often, read about past-love intrusion in relationships.

What Couples Therapy Can Help With

We support couples navigating:

Proven Couples Methods

We use approaches with strong research behind them, the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy, not generic relationship advice.

A Fair, Balanced Space

Your therapist keeps the room even so neither partner is blamed, and the conversation you keep avoiding can finally happen.

How Couples Therapy Works

Therapy with us is collaborative and paced to you. Here is how it usually unfolds.

Start With a Free Consultation

We begin with a free consultation to understand what is straining the relationship and what each of you hopes to get out of therapy.

01

Break the Negative Cycle

Your therapist helps you both name the pattern fueling the conflict and learn to communicate without the usual escalation or withdrawal.

02

Rebuild Connection

We work on trust, intimacy, and repair, building habits that keep you close and connected well beyond the sessions.

03

Why Choose Serene Heart

Our therapists are trained in the gottman method, and several supervise other clinicians. You get structured, even-handed support that takes both partners seriously. Caring for the Halton and Peel communities since 2010.

Your Care Team

A few of the clinicians who offer couples therapy:

Saima Zaheer, RP

Founder and Clinical Director, CTIC

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Dr. Ramiro Armas Austria

Psychoanalyst (TIP), PhD U of T

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Varsha Ramkumar, RP

Registered Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor

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Harveen Dhatt, RP

Registered Psychotherapist

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Frequently Asked Questions

Often, yes. Even couples in deep conflict can change their patterns when both partners engage. We will also be honest about what therapy can realistically do.

You can start on your own. Individual work on the relationship is valuable, and many partners join once they see it is a fair, safe space.

No. Your therapist stays balanced and works for the relationship, making sure both people feel heard rather than blamed.

OHIP does not cover Registered Psychotherapists, but most extended health plans do. We provide receipts and offer direct billing.

Yes. Online sessions work well for couples and make it easier to attend together around work and family schedules.