Couples Therapy

You are invited to please reach out to Sparrow Counselling & Consulting to indicate your interest and ask any questions. marla@hellosparrow.ca (365) 364-1324

Most benefit programs include the services of a Registered Psychotherapist and/or Canadian Certified Counsellor. Please check with your provider to ensure you are covered. Invoices are payable via e-transfer to marla@hellosparrow.ca Upon receiving payment, you will be provided with a receipt to submit for reimbursement. 

Couples therapy sessions are 50 minutes or 75 minutes and are typically scheduled bi-weekly but frequency can be determined together based on presenting needs.

At Sparrow Counselling & Consulting, couples therapy begins with an intake process to learn about the strengths and concerns in your relationship. Your therapist will spend time with you as a couple and individually through a series of intake sessions to gather information that will help inform the direction and best approach. Your therapist will then create a flexible but detailed plan that leans on your relationship strengths, while addressing the areas of struggle, to move towards flourishing. 

Since your plan will be tailored to your specific relationship needs and goals, there is no set number of sessions for couples counselling. Instead, your therapist will regularly check in with progress towards the objectives, and make recommendations based on improvements and setbacks in the process.

It's typical to have one person in the relationship see value in accessing professional support while the other feels differently. One (or both) of you may feel that "it's not that bad" or "it's so bad - beyond repair and I give up." 

Occasionally, both partners see value in couples therapy but more regularly, there is only one - and this is what your therapist will be expecting. While it's important to have two people willing to engage in the process, it's normal to feel reluctant, nervous or even skeptical. 

At Sparrow Counselling & Consulting, we set aside time especially with you in mind, and that time is protected and held just for you. If you are unable to attend a scheduled session, we kindly ask that you give 48 hour advance notice. 

No-shows and late cancellations within 24 hours of session start time are charged at the session rate. 

Both! At Sparrow Counselling & Consulting we are equipped to provide support in person at our welcoming and comfortable office, or remotely using a secure virtual platform.

It's a personal preference how your sessions are conducted and whether we connect in person or virtually, the commitment to providing high quality relationship support remains equal.

We provide couples therapy to clients residing in Burlington, Oakville, Hamilton and Milton with a warm and inviting office, centrally located in downtown Burlington at 460 Brant Street.

Additionally, Sparrow Counselling & Consulting offers a private and secure virtual platform allowing clients to receive support, regardless of geographic location. 

Marla Klinck is fully licensed with the CRPO to practice in Ontario, and licensed with the CCPA to practice nation wide, anywhere in Canada.