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RELATIONSHIPS

Building connections that feel healthier, safer, and closer.

When communication feels stuck in the same painful loops, or distance has grown between you and the people who matter most, therapy offers a collaborative space to be heard.

 

We help you understand each other’s patterns, repair trust, and find meaningful ways to rebuild your connection.

Psychotherapy support for relationships, including couples therapy, family dynamics, family estrangement, relationship issues, and unhealthy relationship dynamics, for couples, families, and adults, at Wellness Counselling Centre in St. Catharines and the Niagara Region, and virtually across Ontario. Helping you move from hurt to hope.

YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE YOURSELF HERE

Relationships shape so much of how we feel.

When our connections are strained, it impacts every part of our lives. You might recognize yourself or your relationships in these experiences:

  • Conversations with someone who matters keep going sideways, leaving you both feeling misunderstood, frustrated, and increasingly guarded.

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  • A quiet distance has grown between you, and you are no longer sure how to close the gap or rebuild the intimacy you once had.

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  • Painful family patterns keep repeating, even though you promised yourself you would do things differently.

  • An important relationship has ended or changed, and you are struggling to process the grief and find your footing again.

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  • You consistently prioritize everyone else's needs, leaving you feeling depleted and wondering where you went in the process.

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  • Navigating parenting together - or apart - has introduced new strains, disagreements, and pressure to your partnership.

EXPLORE THE AREAS WE SUPPORT

Dedicated relationship support to help you connect, communicate, and grow.

Explore any of the areas below to find new ways to connect and communicate, alongside the support we offer at Wellness Counselling Centre for Relationships.

Couples Therapy​

An active, collaborative space for partners to step out of repetitive arguments and patterns, heal emotional injuries, and build a secure, resilient partnership together.

Relationship Issues

Support for navigating communication blocks, setting boundaries, and restoring connection in any key relationships.

​Family Dynamics

Support to identify generational patterns, improve communication, and establish healthier boundaries within your family system.

Family Estrangement

Compassionate guidance to navigate the complex grief, boundaries, and decision-making when family relationships have broken down.​

Parenting Challenges

Support for managing the unique strains parenting places on your partnership, helping you align as a collaborative team.

Relational Trauma

Gentle therapy to heal from past attachment wounds, the trauma of infidelity, and betrayal, helping you safely rebuild trust.

Unhealthy Relationships

A supportive space to gain clarity on toxic or repetitive patterns, prioritize your well-being, and decide on your next steps.

upport for managing the unique strains parenting places on your partnership, helping you align as a collaborative team.

WHAT SUPPORT CAN LOOK LIKE

Moving toward connection, understanding, and shared growth.

breaking patterns in couples therapy

Break Repetitive Conflict Cycles

building healthy relationship goals

Repair & Rebuild Trust & Emotional Safety

Therapy offers a structured, supportive environment to explore the dynamics of your relationships without judgment. Rather than assigning blame, we focus on understanding the underlying needs and attachment patterns that drive conflict or distance.

 

Together, we work to build practical communication skills, restore emotional safety, and strengthen your connections, always moving at a pace that respects everyone involved.

boundaries in relationship

Establish Healthy, Clear Boundaries

enhancing attachment

Understand Your Attachment Patterns

Meet Your Support Team Who Work With
Relationships

Cindy Rose, Registered Psychotherapist and founder of Wellness Counselling Centre, St. Cat

Cindy Rose, M.A.

Registered Psychotherapist

cindy@wellnesscc.ca

  • Couples Therapy 

  • Family Dynamics​

  • Parenting Challenges

  • Relationship Issues

  • Relational Trauma

  • Unhealthy Relationships

Katie Tallon - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) for relationships and trauma recove

Katie Tallon, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist 

(Qualifying)
katie@wellnesscc.ca

  • Couples Therapy 

  • Family Dynamics​

  • Parenting Challenge

  • Relationship Issues

  • Relational Trauma

  • Unhealthy Relationships

Andrea Cottee - Registered Psychotherapist offering virtual EMDR and couples therapy and F

Andrea Cottee, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist 

andrea@wellnesscc.ca

  • Couples Therapy 

  • Family Dynamics​

  • Family Estrangement

  • Parenting Challenge

  • Relationship Issues

  • Relational Trauma

  • Unhealthy Relationships

Ashley Wills - Registered Psychotherapist for adults, youth and children in St. Catharines

Ashley Wills, MA
Registered Psychotherapist

ashley@wellnesscc.ca

  • Couples Therapy 

  • Family Dynamics​

  • Relationship Issues

  • Unhealthy Relationships

Tyne Markle - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) offering Gottman couples therapy and

Tyne Markle, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist 

(Qualifying)
tyne@wellnesscc.ca

  • Couples Therapy 

  • Family Dynamics​

  • Relationship Issues

  • Relational Trauma

  • Unhealthy Relationships

Erin Coffell, Registered Psychotherapist offering narrative therapy for chronic illness an

Erin Coffell, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist 
erin@wellnesscc.ca

  • Family Dynamics​

  • Family Estrangement

  • Relationship Issues

  • Relational Trauma

  • Unhealthy Relationships

Stefanie Dejong - Registered Psychotherapist in St. Catharines specializing in IFS therapy

Stefanie DeJong, M.A.

Registered Psychotherapist 
stefanie@wellnesscc.ca

  • Relationship Issues

  • Relational Trauma

  • Unhealthy Relationships

Cassandra Umbriaco - Registered Psychotherapist providing ACT therapy in St. Catharines ch

Cassandra Umbriaco, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist 
cassandra@wellnesscc.ca

  • Family Dynamics​

  • Relationship Issues

  • Unhealthy Relationships

Melissa Penner - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) helping adults and youth with gri

Melissa Penner, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist

(Qualifying)

melissa@wellnesscc.ca

  • Family Dynamics​

  • Parenting Challenges

  • Relational Issues

  • Unhealthy Relationships

Lewis Lau - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) for adults and youth with a focus on m

Lewis Lau, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist

(Qualifying)

lewis@wellnesscc.ca

  • Family Dynamics​

  • Relational Trauma

  • Unhealthy Relationships

Ciara Pember - Registered Psychotherapist (qualifying) offering affordable therapy while o

Ciara Pember,

MACP (Candidate)
Registered Psychotherapist

(Qualifying)

ciara@wellnesscc.ca

  • Relationship Issues

  • Relational Trauma

  • Unhealthy Relationships

hope approach - moving from hurt to hope

Your move from hurt to hope
can begin today.

A real human on the other end, holding compassionate, non-judgmental space for whatever you bring. In person in St. Catharines or virtually across Ontario.

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