Couples Therapy in Aurora
Couples therapy in Aurora helps you rebuild communication, trust, and closeness — with a registered couples therapist who holds space for both of you.
Every relationship hits hard seasons. Whether you’re stuck in the same argument, drifting apart, rebuilding after a betrayal, or simply wanting to feel like a team again, couples therapy gives you a calm, even-handed space to understand each other and reconnect. We meet you in person at Yonge & Kennedy, or online across Ontario.
Some people search for couples counselling, others for marriage counselling or relationship counselling. It’s the same work under different names, and you’re in the right place whichever one brought you here.
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Is couples therapy right for you?
You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit. Couples come to us at every stage — from small recurring frictions to bigger ruptures. If any of these feel familiar, it’s worth reaching out.
- Communication that turns into the same argument
- Growing distance or feeling more like roommates
- Rebuilding trust after a betrayal or breach
- Differences around intimacy, sex, or desire
- Navigating fertility, pregnancy, or new parenthood
- Big transitions — blending families, relocation, retirement
- Considering separation and wanting clarity
- Premarital work, or simply strengthening a good relationship
How our Aurora couples therapists help
Our approach to couples therapy in Aurora is warm, balanced, and grounded in proven methods. Your therapist stays even-handed — you’ll both feel heard, not refereed.
You set the pace. Some couples come for a focused reset; others stay for deeper repair. There’s never pressure to continue — only support to help you move toward each other. Every clinician here is a Registered Psychotherapist or Social Worker.
Proven methods, made human
We draw on the two most researched approaches to couples counselling — Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method. Both look beneath surface conflict to what’s really going on between you, and both give you something you can actually use.
EFT — reaching each other again
Most conflict isn’t really about the dishes or the schedule — it’s a bid for connection that isn’t landing. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) looks beneath the argument to the attachment need underneath it.
Your therapist helps you see the cycle you get stuck in, slow it down, and reach for each other in a way that finally gets through. It’s one of the most researched couples approaches there is, with strong evidence for lasting change and a stronger, safer bond.
Gottman — practical tools that stick
The Gottman Method comes from decades of research into what actually keeps relationships strong. It’s structured and practical: building friendship and fondness, managing conflict without contempt, and creating shared meaning together.
You’ll learn concrete tools you can use in the moment — how to raise a hard topic gently, repair after a rupture, and turn toward each other instead of away. Small skills, practised over time, that change how you fight and how you connect.
Meet the couples therapists
These registered Aurora therapists offer couples therapy and counselling. Click any name to read their full profile.
Vera Selitser
Couples and sex therapist, and relationship expert. Trained in the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy, with deep experience in intimacy, fertility, and perinatal wellbeing.
Eva Molawka
Eighteen years of integrative care. Eva brings CBT, DBT, and emotion-focused work to couples navigating communication, trust, and connection.
Sayena Heidari
A decade of community mental health experience. Sayena offers couples a space of genuine warmth and safety to reconnect and understand one another.
What to expect
A free intake call
A short, no-pressure call to understand what you’re facing and match you with the right couples therapist.
Your first joint session
You attend together. Your therapist listens to both of you and helps you set shared goals.
Reconnect at your pace
Ongoing sessions, in person or online, for as long — or as short — as you need.
Our promise: if the fit isn’t right after your first session, tell us — we’ll match you with another therapist, at no extra charge.
Start with Susan
You don’t have to figure out which therapist is right for the two of you — that’s Susan’s job.
Susan, our Client Care Manager, will work with you both to get started: a free, no-pressure call to hear what’s bringing you in as a couple, answer your questions, and personally match you with the couples therapist who fits you both. A real person, not a form.
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Couples counselling in Aurora: FAQ
Yes. Couples counselling, marriage counselling, and couples therapy all describe the same thing: two partners working with a registered therapist to understand each other better. Some people also call it relationship counselling. The name matters less than the fit with your therapist, which is what the free intake call is for.
Many extended health plans cover sessions with a Registered Psychotherapist or Social Worker. Coverage for couples work varies by plan, so we’ll help you check during your free intake call.
Usually yes — couples therapy works best with both partners present. That said, individual sessions can sometimes help prepare for joint work. We’ll find the right starting point together.
Yes. You can see an Aurora couples therapist in person at 15017 Yonge Street, Suite 200, or online by secure video anywhere in Ontario.
Yes. Vera Selitser is a certified sex therapist with specialised experience in intimacy, fertility, and perinatal wellbeing.
It depends on your goals. Some couples come for a few focused sessions; others stay for deeper work. You set the pace, with no pressure to continue.
Ready to reconnect?
Book a free, no-pressure intake call and take the first step back toward each other.
Prefer to call? (289) 272-0200