Therapy for Couples
Whether you're caught in the same fight or you've gone quiet with each other, the pattern usually runs deeper than it looks.
Couples come to therapy for very different reasons. Some are stuck in the same conflict on repeat. Others aren't fighting at all — they've drifted into distance, gone quiet, or simply stopped reaching for each other. Both are signs of the same thing: attachment patterns and unmet needs that are shaping the relationship beneath the surface. We help you understand what's driving the conflict or the withdrawal, so the changes you make reach the relationship's foundation, not just its surface.
Who is This Is For:
Couples/Relationships at any stage — newly together, long-established, or navigating a specific rupture like an affair, a major life transition, or a loss of connection. This includes couples in active conflict, couples who've become emotionally withdrawn or disconnected from each other, and couples somewhere in between. We work with all relationship structures, including gay, queer, trans, gender-nonconforming, and polyamorous partnerships, and with parents looking to build a more workable co-parenting relationship, whether or not they're still together as partners.
Our couples work integrates Emotionally Focused Therapy with a psychodynamic, attachment-based lens — looking at how each partner's history shapes what they need and fear in the relationship now. The goal isn't just fewer arguments; it's a relationship that feels different from the inside.
Your journey in couples therapy...
What to Expect:
We'll start by understanding what is the state of and history of the relationship itself from each partner's perspective and the patterns that repeat in your relationship — whether that shows up as conflict, distance, or both. From there, sessions focus on slowing down the cycles that keep you stuck, whether that's the moment before a fight or the moment one of you pulls away, and building new ways of relating that hold up outside the therapy room.
Available in Toronto and virtually across Ontario, our therapy sessions provide the support needed for a thoughtful and respectful approach to your relationship.
What’s Included for Couples Therapy:
Consultations
Couples or relationship therapy sessions are generally 45-50 minutes and occur weekly. In some cases, they may occur more frequently and for longer durations of 75 or 90 minutes.
Fees
The fee for a couples therapy session with Dr. Maura Ferguson is $300/hour. There is a reduced rate for couples therapy with associates who charge between $210 and $250 per session, depending on the level of training and experience.