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Create your best love relationship and life!

Couples, premarital, and relationship counselling in South Delta and White Rock.

Do any of these situations sound familiar?

You’re single and wondering why your relationships cause you so much pain, or never last.

Your current love relationship is fraught with conflict, frustration and unhealthy patterns.

You’re thinking of getting married or moving in, want to build some solid relationship skills and nip any issues in the bud.

Break free from unhealthy patterns and create the relationship and life you want.

I counsel couples and individuals in all kinds of relationships and at all life stages: whether you’ve just ended a relationship, are just beginning one, are raising children together, or facing an empty nest.

Love relationships are complex. How we behave in them, who we choose, and what we expect from our partner is affected by a range of influences – from our family of origin, to the surrounding culture, to our unique life experiences. Healthy love relationships require continuous commitment and nurturing, so it’s no wonder that they often derail under stress or over time, as the energy of our initial infatuation gives way to the reality of daily life.

My job, as a marriage, couples, and relationship counsellor is to help you rebuild. Together, we work to uncover and break free from the unhealthy patterns that are stopping you from achieving your best possible love relationship and life. I help you discover what it is you truly want in a relationship, and to develop the skills and habits that will help you get there.

Shelley Coates Counsellor

Shelley Coates
RTC, MTC, RCS

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Relationship Counselling

Are you recovering from a divorce or breakup? Do you need to heal a loss, recover your sense of self, or build healthy new habits before re-entering the dating world?
I help individuals heal relationship pain and recover a sense of hope.
Relationship Counselling

Couples Counselling

Do you feel stuck in an endless cycle of conflict and recurring patterns? Do you feel unheard and unseen by your partner? Are you trying to navigate a new life stage or crisis with your partner without success?
I help couples in trouble save their relationship and build new skills.
Couples Counselling

Starting Out:
How to Build a Relationship That Lasts

Are you getting married, moving in, or wanting to take your new relationship to the next level? Or, are you unsure whether you should get married, or experiencing problems as newlyweds?
I help new couples identify potential trouble spots and learn how to manage them.
Marriage Preparation / Relationship Education

Why work with a specialized couples therapist and relationship counsellor?

Over the years, I have helped hundreds of individuals and couples heal their pain, change their patterns, and create the relationships and life they want. As a Registered Master Therapeutic Counsellor who specializes in the area of relationships, I have developed an approach and expertise that helps me to quickly identify the issues, suggest solutions, and get real results.

My training includes some of the most effective therapy techniques available today, including the Bader-Pearson Developmental Model of Couples Therapy and Relational Life Therapy. I know first-hand how challenging relationships can be. My husband and I had many relationship difficulties during our early years of marriage, but with hard work and the help of a therapist, we created a happy, long-term marriage and family.


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Ready to build a BETTER LOVE?

If you are ready to move beyond your relationship problems and create a better love, I offer both in-person and online counselling services, with offices in Ladner and White Rock, BC. Clients come to me from Ladner, Tsawwassen, North Delta, South Surrey, Richmond, and Langley – and meet me online from anywhere.

Appointment lengths and rates are shown in the first step of the online booking process.

Book an Appointment

Questions?

I offer a free, 15-minute consultation call. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Ready to build a BETTER LOVE?

If you are ready to move beyond your relationship problems and create a better love, I offer both in-person and online counselling services, with offices in Ladner and White Rock, BC. Clients come to me from Ladner, Tsawwassen, North Delta, South Surrey, Richmond, and Langley – and meet me online from anywhere.

Appointment lengths and rates are shown in the first step of the online booking process.

Book an Appointment

Questions?

I offer a free, 15-minute consultation call. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.