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Couples Counselling, Is It For You?
Couples therapy is an effective means of addressing specific relationship issues, such as financial challenges, infidelity, and discrepancies in parenting styles. It can also provide invaluable support for couples undergoing significant life changes, such as moving in together, entering into marriage, or starting a family. Psychotherapy for couples can also be an effective way of improving a couple’s sexual relationship, and if led by a practitioner trained in sex therapy can lead both partners to a better understanding of how to give and receive pleasure, thus enhancing their relationship.
To Diagnose or Not: How Important is a Mental Health Diagnosis, Really?
You do not need a diagnosis to attend or benefit from therapy, nor do you need a referral from a medical practitioner; however, there are several reasons why a formal diagnosis may be a path you wish to pursue.
Unpacking Our Titles: Breaking Down the Difference Between Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Psychologists, and Psychiatrists.
Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Psychologists, and Psychiatrists are all mental health professionals who provide vital, often life-saving services to their clients and community. They meet with clients 1-1 to help them work through whatever mental health challenges they are facing. But how they train for their roles and how they help their clients can be vastly different.