Welcome

At Core Connections individuals come to us for a myriad of reasons. You may be feeling isolated and lonely, anxious, experiencing sexual difficulties, have poor self-esteem, want to be more adaptable, assertive, have noticed you repeat the same mistakes again and again, grief and loss issues, desire to become more differentiated, want to stop being discontent, past / present traumas, or experiencing parenting / relationship difficulties, etc.

Core Connection counsellors are committed, experienced, and passionate in assisting you to feel: balanced, healthy, and equipped to face the issues you're experiencing or have previously experienced.

There are many reasons why couples attend therapy at Core Connections.

It could be because a couple are: separated and thinking about reconciling ~ Deliberating about whether they should end the relationship ~ At the beginning of their relationship and have a few concerns they would like to raise before they become issues ~ Experiencing conflict and want to explore ways to deescalate the growing tensions prior to the situation spiralling out of control ~ Require mediation. Or they may want to: Learn about what triggers certain behaviours/emotions and find healthier ways of interacting ~ Heal old or recent wounds ~ Understand why their partner is having / or has had an affair ~ Reconnect ~ Stop their cycles and patterns ~ And many more.

Individual Therapy not only benefits the individual but also the worlds of others in which he or she connects to. If your partner doesn't want to attend counselling and you were to come by yourself, change would still transpire in the relationship. This occurs by discovering new ways of thinking / interacting and practicing them external to the sessions.

Our Aim

Core Connections is here to assist you in your journey to reevaluate, rediscover, and reconnect.

A quote in Deborah Anna Luepnitz's (2002), 'Schopenhauer's Porcupines: Intimacy and Its Dilemmas', describes the perplex nature of relationships and the struggle couples face in trying to balance togetherness and separateness.

'A troop of porcupines is milling about on a cold winter's day. In order to keep from freezing, the animals move closer together. Just as they are close enough to huddle however, they start to poke each other with their quills. In order to stop the pain, they spread out, loose the advantage of commingling, and begin to shiver. This sends them back in search of each other, and the cycle repeats as they struggle to find a comfortable distance between entanglement and freezing'.

Having a family generally means you no longer have only yourself and your own problems to think about.

We look at families interactional patterns of behaviours and ways of relating. Often these can be unconsciously acted out and maintained by a family.

Core Connections counsellors are trained to assist you in understanding, the complexities of interconnected familial relationships, and to nurture and promote change.

Families who are experiencing issues and/or difficulties when: they have their first child (2nd, 3rd, & so on) ~ parenting young children, youths and adolescents ~ faced with loss and grief issues / trauma ~ step parenting ~ separating ~ divorcing ~ retiring ~ a family member has a mental health issue, physical disability, or is mentally challenged etc.

With the increasing demands and pressures of modern society, it provides little or no space for reflection and connection within relationships. Relationships are immersed in a climate that submits to constant social and political changes. With this change comes many new issues for families and couples to negotiate both morally and psychologically.

Our Aim

Core Connections counsellors hope by opening up discussions regarding external influences and pressures,  it will lead to greater relational intimacy and connectedness.