Couples therapy · Toronto

Couples therapy for Toronto partners.

Online couples therapy for partners living in Toronto, with in-person sessions available at our Mississauga office for couples in the west end who prefer to be in the room. Attachment-based and EFT-informed work for committed partnerships, with CRPO-registered clinicians who take no sides.

Couples sessions: $200 for 50 minutes or $290 for 80 minutes.

Choose a couples consultation time in Jane. Both partners are welcome.

We do not have a Toronto office and we will not pretend otherwise. What we offer Toronto couples is a small practice with six clinicians who do couples work, evening availability, sessions in English, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Russian and Ukrainian, and a Mississauga office that is a realistic drive from Etobicoke, Mimico, the Junction and Bloor West on a weekend.

Format
Secure online video via Jane with both partners on screen. In-person sessions available at the Mississauga office. From Etobicoke, High Park or Bloor West the office at 6700 Century Ave is about 30 to 40 minutes via the 427 and 401 outside rush hour.
Free consultation
15 minutes, no charge, both partners welcome
Couples sessions
$200 · 50 minutes or $290 · 80 minutes
Approach
Attachment-based and EFT-informed, with Gottman-informed tools where they fit
Clinicians
Seven CRPO registrants offer new couples consultations: Katelyn Matias, RP; Shima Tavasoli, Daniella Simas Medeiros, Rashin Heydari-Alamdari, Mahima Chauhan, Kristen Lawrynowycz and Julia Malynka, all Registered Psychotherapists (Qualifying)
Insurance
Katelyn Matias, RP, can direct bill many participating plans through TELUS eClaims. Other clinicians provide Jane receipts for you to submit. Some plans treat couples sessions differently from individual therapy, so confirm first.

Why Toronto

Couples in Toronto and the west end.

Toronto couples tend to arrive with a specific kind of exhaustion: two demanding careers, a condo that is too small for the argument, a commute or a hybrid schedule that means you are rarely home at the same time, and a rent or mortgage that makes every money conversation feel like a fight about the future. Online sessions from home, a lunch hour, or a booked meeting room mean the therapy does not become one more thing you cannot both make it to.

Toronto is also where many couples are the first generation to build a relationship on their own terms, sometimes across cultures, faiths or languages that their families never expected to mix. That is not a problem to be solved in therapy. It is context, and the clinicians who work in Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Russian and Ukrainian bring it into the room rather than working around it.

What we work on

The patterns couples bring.

The same argument on repeat

One partner pursues, the other withdraws, and the topic changes but the shape never does. We slow the cycle down until both of you can see it from the outside.

Repair after a rupture

Trust that took a hit, from a betrayal or from years of small misses. Repair is deliberate work, and it is possible when both partners want it.

Parallel lives

Two competent people running a household like a logistics company, with the closeness leaking out the sides. Common in dual-career and new-parent couples.

Two families, two cultures

Interfaith, intercultural and immigrant partnerships where the pull of family expectations lands unevenly on each of you.

Before the wedding

Pre-marital work on money, children, faith, in-laws and conflict style, before those conversations become emergencies.

Deciding whether to stay

Discernment work when one or both of you is unsure. The goal is clarity you both own, not a verdict from us.

How it starts

The first few weeks.

It begins with a free 15-minute consultation, ideally with both of you on the call. You describe what brought you here, we describe how we work, and you decide whether the fit feels right. Nobody is assessed and nothing is decided on that call.

Most couples book the 80-minute session for the first appointment. Fifty minutes is enough to maintain momentum later, but rarely enough to get a full picture of two people at the start. From there a weekly or biweekly rhythm is typical, reviewed together as the work settles.

Your therapist takes no sides in session. The client is the relationship, and the work is with the pattern between you rather than with either person's list of grievances.

Crisis support

If one of you needs help right now.

Anchor & Bloom is not a crisis service. If either of you is in crisis in Toronto, the following are available:

  • Suicide Crisis Helpline: call or text 988 (24/7, Canada-wide)
  • Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7), text 45645 (4 pm to midnight ET)
  • Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416-408-4357 (24/7)
  • Gerstein Crisis Centre: 416-929-5200 (24/7)
  • If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911

Common questions from couples in Toronto.

Do you have an office in Toronto?

No. Our only office is in Mississauga at 6700 Century Ave, near the 401 and 403. Toronto couples work with us online, and some in the west end drive to Mississauga for in-person sessions, usually on a weekend or evening when the 427 and 401 are clear. Psychotherapy is regulated province-wide in Ontario, so our clinicians can work with anyone located in Ontario.

How does online couples therapy work if we are in the same apartment?

Both of you join the same Jane video link from one device, or from two devices in different rooms if that helps you speak freely. Headphones help. Sessions are available in 50-minute and 80-minute formats. Ask your clinician which length fits your needs during the free consultation.

How do we choose between online and in-person couples therapy?

Online sessions let both partners attend without travelling to our Mississauga office. Use the free consultation to discuss whether online or in-person sessions fit your needs, privacy and circumstances. In-person sessions are available in Mississauga if you prefer that format.

What does couples therapy cost, and does insurance cover it?

Couples sessions are $200 for 50 minutes or $290 for 80 minutes, HST-exempt. The 15-minute consultation is free. Receipts come through Jane. Most extended health plans cover Registered Psychotherapist services, but some treat couples sessions differently from individual therapy, so confirm with your insurer before you book.

Can we book with a clinician who speaks our language?

Rashin Heydari-Alamdari offers couples sessions in Farsi and English. Mahima Chauhan works in Gujarati, Hindi and English. Shima Tavasoli offers couples work in English, Farsi/Persian, Hindi and Urdu. Julia Malynka offers online couples therapy in English, Russian and Ukrainian. Ask about language and clinician availability when booking a consultation.

Start with one calm conversation.

The 15-minute couples consultation is free and has no obligation.

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