In this post, Arbour Counselling Therapist Joy Gillet explains the concept of Differentiation and why it is so important for Relationships.

COVID has taken a big bite out of everything predictable. A common theme that rose to the surface for so many of us during COVID was the...

At the heart of our relationships, vulnerability is a fundamental skill that we need to nurture in order to authentically engage with our...

Some couples come to counselling because their relationship is on life-support. So much damage has been caused by toxic ways of...

In my counselling practice, by far the most common presenting problem for couples I work with is their struggle with communication. ...

What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love.

Some time ago I spent several years intensely researching how communication works, to the minutest detail, in everyday settings. Before...

...what about the other half of communication -- that pesky and complicated work of understanding others accurately?

Everyone is talking about Mindfulness these days. It seems that everywhere I turn, someone is lauding the benefits of Mindfulness toward...

My deep belief, professional experience, and recent research confirms that any movement towards true health in loving relationships comes...

When I tell people what I do for a living, many people ask me how I can stand to hear so many heartbreaking stories of failed...

Battling it out in a good fight may not be the first thing that comes to mind for building meaningful connection with your spouse or...