Couples Therapy in Mississauga
Sessions for partners at the Meadowvale office in Mississauga.
Relationships can be deeply rewarding, and they can also become hard to navigate when communication breaks down, conflict repeats, trust is damaged, or partners quietly drift apart. Couples therapy in Mississauga at Serenity Psychotherapy Clinic offers a safe, supportive and non-judgmental space where both partners can slow down, understand what is happening between them, and work toward meaningful change.
Sessions are provided by Ahmad Shihab, MA, RP, the clinic’s founder and director — see his full background and registration details. Couples therapy is open to any committed relationship, married or not, and focuses on the relationship rather than on either partner individually. Whether you are preparing for marriage, stuck in the same arguments, rebuilding trust after infidelity, feeling distant from each other, or weighing a separation, the goal is not to decide who is right — it is to understand the relationship’s patterns and help both partners find a way forward.
Sessions take place in person at the Meadowvale office in Mississauga, with a free 30-minute consultation available before you book a first full session.
At a Glance
Who Couples Therapy Can Help
Couples come at every stage. Some are preparing for marriage and want to start strong; some are managing recurring conflict, emotional distance, or intimacy concerns; some are working through a specific breach of trust; and some are considering separation and want a structured, respectful space to think it through. Many couples also use therapy proactively — there is no requirement that something be “wrong” before investing in the relationship.
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Both partners attending tends to make the work more straightforward, but a hesitant partner is not, on its own, a reason to rule it out. Many couples find that one structured conversation changes how ready the more reluctant partner feels about continuing. What matters most over time is whether both people keep showing up as the work progresses, not how motivated either felt on day one.
Common Concerns We Work With
Couples sessions at Serenity most often focus on:
- Communication breakdowns — feeling unheard, criticized, or unable to raise an issue without it turning into a fight.
- Recurring conflict — the same argument in different clothes, with cycles of pursuing, withdrawing, and resenting.
- Trust and infidelity — processing a betrayal, rebuilding transparency, and working out what moving forward would require.
- Emotional distance and intimacy — feeling more like roommates than partners, or wanting closeness that has faded.
- Premarital preparation — expectations, finances, family boundaries, parenting plans, and values before marriage.
- Marriage counselling — reconnecting after stress, parenting, or years of the relationship coming second.
- Separation with support — gaining clarity, communicating respectfully, co-parenting well, and reducing destructive conflict.
- Major life transitions — a new baby, career changes, relocation, financial strain, loss, health or caregiving demands.
Our Approach to Couples Therapy in Mississauga
The work is collaborative and individualized, and the therapist’s role is not to take sides. Sessions may draw on emotionally focused therapy (EFT), which looks at the feelings and needs sitting underneath recurring conflict, and on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques for narrower, practical goals — such as shifting one specific pattern that tends to escalate a particular kind of disagreement. The mix is adjusted as sessions progress rather than applied the same way to every couple.
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The goal is not to determine who is right or wrong. It is to help both partners understand the dynamic between them — what each is actually afraid of, or actually asking for, when the same disagreement keeps resurfacing — and to build healthier ways of communicating and responding to one another.
What Sessions Look Like
Couples therapy typically involves both partners in session together, though your therapist may occasionally suggest meeting individually as part of the process, depending on what would be useful. Early sessions focus on the relationship’s history, the challenges you are facing now, and what each partner hopes will be different; later sessions work on the patterns and skills the two of you have identified together.
Sessions take place in person at the Meadowvale Town Centre office in Mississauga. A free 30-minute consultation is available before you commit to a first full session, with no obligation to continue afterward — you can book directly through the online scheduler.
Session Fees
| Session | Format | Length | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| New client consultation | Online | 30 min | Free |
| New client consultation | In person | 30 min | Free |
| Couples session | In person | Per hour | $250 |
Fees are as listed above — the clinic’s current rates per session hour, effective September 2026 — and the fee for your specific appointment is shown when you book through Jane.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my partner have to attend every session?
Most couples therapy sessions involve both partners together, since the focus is on the relationship itself. There can be times when meeting individually is useful as part of the process — raise this with your therapist, since it is not something fixed in advance.
What if only one partner wants to try couples therapy?
It is fine for one partner to feel more ready than the other — that alone is not a reason to wait. Booking the free 30-minute consultation together is often the easiest first step: it gives both of you a chance to meet the therapist and decide, from there, whether to continue, with nothing owed beyond that first call.
Can couples sessions be held online?
Couples sessions currently take place in person at the Meadowvale office in Mississauga. If meeting in person is difficult for you, mention it during the free consultation — the clinic also offers online individual and family sessions, and your options can be discussed there.
References
- ICEEFT — EFT Research, International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy.
- CAMH — Psychotherapy (talk therapy), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
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How to get started
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