Navigating Conflict, Distance, and Rupture
Even the strongest relationships experience periods of painful disconnect, repetitive arguments, or emotional distance. When conflict escalates into cycles of criticism, defensiveness, or stonewalling, it is easy to feel misunderstood, unappreciated, or lonely within your partnership.
Whether you are dealing with communication breakdowns, the aftermath of infidelity, differing parenting or cultural expectations, or simply feeling like roommates instead of lovers, relationship therapy provides a structured, neutral ground to rebuild connection.
Who Relationship & Couples Counselling Is For
We welcome married couples, dating partners, premarital couples, and individuals across British Columbia seeking support with:
- Repetitive Conflict Cycles: Breaking out of the exhausting "pursue-withdraw" or defensive arguing dynamics.
- Communication Breakdowns: Learning how to express emotional vulnerabilities and needs without triggering defensive reactions.
- Trust & Infidelity Recovery: Healing after emotional or physical betrayal, establishing transparency, and repairing safety.
- Cultural & Family Pressures: Balancing South Asian or multicultural family expectations, in-law dynamics, and individual relationship boundaries.
- Individual Relationship Work: Exploring dating patterns, boundary setting, or breakup healing with our dedicated individual counselling.
Rimsha's Collaborative Clinical Approach
Rimsha Qureshi, MACP, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #29320), facilitates a non-blaming, supportive environment where both partners feel heard and validated. Drawing from Emotion-Focused principles, systemic family therapy, and communication repair tools, Rimsha helps partners identify the underlying attachment fears driving their conflict.
Sessions are culturally sensitive, open-minded, and available in English, Urdu, and Hindi, honoring the diverse cultural backgrounds of couples in Surrey, Delta, Vancouver, and throughout BC.
What Sessions Look Like & Pricing
Couples sessions are 75 minutes long at $190, providing adequate time for in-depth processing and guided communication practice. Individual relationship sessions are 50 minutes at $160. All sessions are delivered virtually via secure video.
Virtual therapy allows both partners to participate together from home or join from separate locations if work schedules require. Review our full fee schedule or reach out through our contact form.
Frequently Asked Questions About Relationship Counselling
Do both partners need to attend every session?
Couples therapy typically involves both partners in 75-minute sessions to observe communication patterns in real time. Occasionally, brief individual check-ins are utilized to assess safety and personal goals, but the primary focus remains on the relational dynamic.
What if one partner is hesitant or skeptical about therapy?
Hesitation is completely normal. Our sessions are non-blaming, neutral, and designed so that neither partner feels targeted or "ganged up on." We focus on the relational cycle as the common problem rather than pointing fingers at either person.
Can relationship counselling help if we are considering separation?
Yes. Relationship therapy is not only about staying together; it is about bringing clarity, mutual dignity, and honest communication to difficult choices. Discernment work helps partners make thoughtful, respectful decisions.
Explore Related Therapeutic Support
Individual wellness and relationship health go hand-in-hand. Explore our related services:
- Anxiety & Depression Support — Individual regulation, stress relief, and self-compassion.
- Trauma & PTSD Therapy — Healing past relational wounds and attachment distress.
- Addiction & Substance Use — Navigating the relational impact of substance use.
Rebuild Connection and Trust
Book a free 15-minute consultation to talk with Rimsha about your relationship goals and see how we can help you move forward together.