Couples Therapy
Communicate openly, understand, reconnect, and strengthen your relationship.
Rebuilding Connection, Trust, and Understanding. In-Person Sessions Available in the GTA, Online across Ontario.
Every relationship faces challenges, but you don’t have to navigate them alone. At NKS Therapy, we offer in-person marriage counselling or in-person couples therapy, and online marriage counselling or online couples therapy, to support couples in understanding how they relate to one another, rebuilding connection, improving communication, and working through difficult patterns together.
Whether you meet with us in-person or with a marriage therapist online, couples therapy provides a balanced and supportive space to better understand each other, address ongoing conflicts, and begin creating the relationship you both want. Our goal is to help you move forward with greater clarity, compassion, and practical tools for lasting change.
What Is Couples Therapy and Relationship Counselling?
Couples Therapy and Relationship Counselling is a structured process that helps two people improve their relationship through guided, open conversation. It is NOT Just for Married or Romantic Couples. This type of therapy can be with your spouse, a friend, parent, sibling, child, or any other significant person in your life with whom you wish to build a better relationship.
With the support of a trained therapist, you’ll learn to:
Communicate more effectively
Repair past hurts or betrayals
Understand and respond to each other’s needs
Manage conflict without escalation
Rebuild trust, intimacy, and connection
Wherever your relationship is at, Couples Therapy or Relationship Therapy can help you make sense of where you are, and where you want to go from here.
Common Reasons Couples Seek Therapy
Frequent arguments or emotional distance
Feeling unseen, unheard, or unappreciated
Recovering from betrayal or infidelity
Navigating parenting stress or major life transitions
Balancing individual needs within the partnership
Struggles with intimacy or affection
Rebuilding after loss, resentment, or disconnection
Benefits of Couples Therapy
At it's heart, couples therapy is not just about fixing problems. It's about rediscovering your emotional connection and learning how to turn toward each other again, and relate to one another better.
Through the process, many couples experience:
More honest, compassionate communication
Deeper understanding of one another’s emotions and histories
Greater emotional and physical intimacy
Increased teamwork and shared purpose
Renewed appreciation and respect
Clearer boundaries and healthier conflict resolution
How We’re Different
Couples and Relationship Therapy can help you move from blame and defensiveness toward empathy, curiosity, and trust. We understand that reaching out for Couples Therapy or Relationship Counselling can be a vulnerable experience, especially when things feel tense, distant, or uncertain. Our therapists are warm, skilled, and deeply committed to helping couples heal, reconnect, and grow together. Our approach combines emotionally attuned, evidence-based methods with deep respect for each couple’s unique story. Sessions are available both in-person and through secure virtual therapy, making it easy for individuals and couples across Ontario—including Toronto, Etobicoke, Brampton, Oakville, Hamilton, and Mississauga—to access professional counselling support from wherever they are.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Gottman Method foundations:
Proven models for helping couples reconnect and rebuild trust.
Relational and Attachment-Based Focus:
We help you understand why you get stuck in painful patterns and how to shift them.
Balanced and Nonjudgmental Space:
We ensure both partners feel heard, understood, and respected; no sides taken.
Inclusive Practice:
We support couples of all backgrounds, genders, and orientations.
Practical Tools + Emotional Depth:
Sessions integrate communication skills with emotional awareness, so change lasts beyond the therapy room.
Our goal is to help you see each other clearly again, repair what’s been hurt, and make choices that align with your deepest values. Whether your relationship needs repair, strengthening, or a new foundation, we’ll walk beside you every step of the way.
Meet Our Therapists
Neha Benny
Natasha K. Sharma, Psy.D, RCC
Sara Bajaj
Lisa Mollica
FAQ's
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Yes. We offer all new clients the opportunity to book a FREE 15-minute video or telephone consultation with any one of our therapists. You can have a free consultation with more than one therapist at NKS if required, until you find the right fit. Please visit our booking page online to book. Email us at info@nkstherapy.com or give us a call at 416-745-4745.
New and existing clients can easily book a consultation or session using our online booking page. You can also call us at 416-745-4745, fill out a contact form on our website, or email us at info@nkstherapy.com.
Our fees start at $180 per session. Visit our Fees and Online Bookings pages for a detailed breakdown of services and associated fees. Your session fee depends on what type of counselling you are seeking (individual, couples/marriage, or family), and the seniority of your therapist.
Yes! Our services are by most employer benefits and extended insurance plans under "Registered Psychotherapist." Check your individual policy closely to see if you have coverage for a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario.
Sessions at NKS are 60 minutes. Sometimes longer sessions may be necessary (e.g. for couples/relationship counselling) and we offer 90-minute session options as well. Give us a call or talk to one of our therapists directly.
A lot, actually! Our approach is to provide you with value from the moment you walk in for your first session. We believe therapy is collaborative, and we look to you to set the pace and explain in your own words what your issues and goals are. If you’re not sure, your therapist can help you figure out where to start and what the priority is for you, along with understanding how much you want to talk about without going too deep right away. We do a lot of listening, and ask a lot of questions in your first session, but you will leave with concrete feedback, tips and advice, and plan for what your future counselling sessions will focus on.
Very effective. In some cases, it’s been shown to be even more effective than in-person counselling (Maercker et al). Online counselling can be provided between any two spaces that are quiet, secure and private. This can include a private room at home, a closed meeting room or office at your place of work, a walk in an empty park, or even from a car. At NKS Therapy, we offer secure face-to-face video counselling via Jane App, and telephone counselling.
For more information on the benefits of virtual counselling therapy, and how we provide our services remotely at NKS, please read this article we created here.
Fit between you and your therapist is the most important factor toward successful therapy and long term positive change. Building a trusting and supportive relationship with you is our top priority. We customize our approach by carefully matching you with the right therapist here at NKS, based on the issues you want to work on, and the expertise and availability of our therapists. If for any reason you do not feel your therapist is the right “fit”, you can always let us know and we will transition you to another one of our team members.
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