Couples Therapist in Mississauga
From Conflict to Connection
I'm Sherriden Brown, a Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist. I work with couples at my office in Port Credit and online anywhere in Ontario, and with individuals whose relationships are hurting.
How I Can Help You
When You Feel Alone in Your Relationship
Maybe you've caught yourself wondering, "Does he even still love me?" Or thinking, "I do so much for her, and it's never enough." Questions like these usually sit underneath the arguments, the silence, or the distance that has crept in over time.
Sometimes it starts with something specific, like an affair, a new baby, a move or a loss. Sometimes it builds slowly over years. Either way it's hard to fix from the inside, because you're both reacting to each other before either of you has a chance to think.
In Emotionally Focused Therapy, we work on the needs and fears underneath how you each react. I'll help you both name them and respond to each other differently, first in our sessions and then at home.
The Difference
Why Couples Choose to Work With Me
Most couples who call me have already tried talking it out at home. Here's what's different about working with me:
Certified in EFT
Certification with ICEEFT meant having my work with couples reviewed by an EFT supervisor, a step past the standard training. You'll be seeing me, not someone I supervise.
Trained for Affairs
If you're here because of an affair, I use the Attachment Injury Resolution Model, a structured EFT approach built for repairing a betrayal.
A Midwife's Background
Before I became a psychotherapist I trained as a midwife, and I've since trained in perinatal mood and anxiety and in pregnancy loss. The months around a new baby are familiar ground for me.
Easy to Start
I bill the main insurers directly, so there's no claim to file. My office is a short walk from the Port Credit GO station, and I see couples online across Ontario.
Are You Ready to Make Lasting Changes?
I offer hope, with a clear map to relationship recovery through Emotionally Focused Therapy, an attachment based approach to couples counselling.
Couples and Individual Counselling in Mississauga
Most of my work is with couples. I also see individuals, and people going through pregnancy, a new baby or a separation. Each page below explains who it's for and what we'd work on.
LGBTQ+ Affirming Couples Therapy
Couples therapy where your relationship doesn't need explaining or defending.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
One-on-one sessions for anxiety, low mood, past hurts, or the patterns you keep repeating in relationships.
Pregnancy and Postpartum Therapy
Support through pregnancy, pregnancy loss and the first year with a new baby.
Separation and Divorce
Help through a separation, whether you're doing it together or on your own, with or without kids.
Marriage Counselling
For married couples having the same argument on repeat, or drifting apart after years together.
Premarital Counselling
For engaged couples who want to talk through the big things before the wedding.
Couples Counselling
For couples who are dating, living together or common-law, and want to fix the pattern before it sets.
Infidelity Counselling
For couples trying to find a way through after an affair or a serious breach of trust.
Book Your Free 15-Minute Call
Reach Out
Send Me a Message
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Contact
How It Works
What Happens When You Reach Out
Here's what starting with me looks like, so there are no surprises.
STEP 01:
A Free 15-Minute Call
You book a time online. We talk briefly about what's going on and whether we'd be a good fit. It's fine if only one of you is on the call.
STEP 02:
Your First Session
I get to know each of you, what's been happening between you, and what you're each hoping will change. Nothing is decided in the first session except whether to keep going.
STEP 03:
Ongoing Sessions
We meet regularly, in person or online, and work on what happens between you. Every few sessions we look at what's changed, and when to wrap up is your call.
FAQ
Questions People Ask Before Booking
These are the questions I get most on the free call. The full answers for each service are on its own page.
How much does couples therapy cost in Ontario?
Fees vary by therapist. Mine are $230 for a 50-minute session, in person or online. Psychotherapy isn't covered by OHIP, so the cost usually comes down to your workplace benefits, which I can bill directly.
Is couples counselling covered by insurance?
Usually, yes. Workplace benefits that list a Registered Psychotherapist will cover our sessions, and you can claim under either partner's plan. Check your yearly limit and whether a doctor's note is needed, and I'll set up direct billing before your first session.
What kind of couples therapy do you do?
Emotionally Focused Therapy, or EFT. It's an attachment-based approach that works on the pattern the two of you get caught in, not just the topic you're fighting about. I'm certified in it, which means my couples sessions were reviewed by an EFT supervisor before I could use the title.
Do you only see couples?
Couples are most of my week, at every stage from dating to separating. I also see people on their own, for individual therapy about a relationship, and through pregnancy and the first year with a baby.
What if my partner isn't sure about counselling?
That's common, and it isn't a reason to wait. Book the free 15-minute call yourself and I'll answer the questions your partner would ask. Most reluctant partners are more willing once they know what a session actually looks like.
RESOURCES
Articles on Relationships and Couples Therapy
Plain answers to the questions couples ask me most.
