You deserve to have an excellent and well-trained marriage counsellor! There are many different types of counsellors and many different treatment models. However there are not many marriage treatment models that have been subject to research and found to be effective. And not all counselors have had training in marriage counselling.
Canada can be proud to have one of the world’s foremost marital researcher and clinician: Dr. Susan Johnson. Dr. Johnson has developed EFT:
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples. So, if you are looking for help with relationship issues be sure to check that the therapist you choose has a good grounding in martial therapy training. Couples In Step therapist Irene Oudyk-Suk receives ongoing training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.
It’s important that your counsellor is affiliated with a professional association.
Finally you need to have a good relationship with your counsellor. Research indicates that positive therapy outcome is contingent on the client’s positive feeling about the therapist.
Irene's training and professional affiliations are detailed on the
training and experience page.
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