Couples Counselling

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Relationships need our time and attention in order to stay healthy. No two people will ever be an exact match for each other - in fact, sometimes it's the differences between partners that makes relationships rewarding and exciting! Relationships get into trouble when couples have too much conflict or when they have forgotten how to connect with each other. Couples' counselling can help you to:

  • Strengthen your emotional connection
  • Improve communication
  • Move from criticism to understanding
  • Decrease conflict and have more positive interactions
  • Accept differences that you can't change
  • Come together to focus on solutions instead of problems
  • Rediscover the partner you love

Relationship Satisfaction Self-Assessment

1. Please indicate the degree of happiness, all things considered, of your relationship.

Extremely Unhappy

0

Fairly Unhappy

1

A Little Unhappy

2

Happy

3

Very

Happy

4

Extremely Happy

5

Perfect

6

2. I have a warm and comfortable relationship with my partner.

Not at all TRUE

0

A little TRUE

1

Some-what TRUE

2

Mostly TRUE

3

Almost Completely TRUE

4

Completely TRUE

5

3. How rewarding is your relationship with your partner?

Not at all

0

A little

1

Some-what

2

Mostly

3

Almost Completely

4

Completely

5

4. In general, how satisfied are you with your relationship?

Not at all

0

A little

1

Some-what

2

Mostly

3

Almost Completely

4

Completely

5

Scoring:

If after adding up all of your ratings you scored less than 13.5/21 points, you are significantly less satisfied in your relationship than most healthy couples and it may be a good idea to get some help such as couples' counselling.

Funk, J.L., & Rogge, R.D. (2007). Testing the Ruler with Item Response Theory: Increasing Precision of Measurement for Relationship Satisfaction with the Couples Satisfaction Index.  Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 572-583.


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