Couples & Family Therapy in
Fort McMurray
Couples counselling, marriage counselling and family therapy.
In-person and virtual · No referral needed
When the Same Argument Keeps Happening
Every relationship hits rough patches. But when the same conflict repeats, when trust has been broken, or when you feel more like roommates than partners, it's hard to find your way out from the inside. A neutral professional can help you see the pattern and change it.
The same is true for families. When stress, change or conflict starts pulling everyone in different directions, family therapy gives you a place to work on it together rather than separately.
Couples Counselling
We work with couples at every stage: dating, engaged, married, common-law, separated, or deciding what comes next. Common reasons couples come to us include:
Communication that turns into conflict, or shuts down completely
Infidelity, betrayal and rebuilding trust
Sex and intimacy concerns
The strain of rotations, shift work and time apart
Parenting disagreements and blended-family challenges
Recovering closeness after a long period of just getting through
Life transitions such as a new baby, a move, job loss or retirement
Your therapist's role isn't to take sides or decide who's right. It's to help you both feel heard, understand the patterns keeping you stuck, and practise different ways of being with each other.
You don't need to be in crisis to benefit. Plenty of couples come to strengthen a relationship that's already good, or to get ahead of a change they can see coming.
Family Therapy
Family therapy brings family members together to improve how they understand and support one another. It can help with:
Frequent conflict or tension at home
Parent–teen communication that's broken down
Separation, divorce and co-parenting
Blended families adjusting to new roles and routines
Supporting a family member through mental health difficulties, illness or loss
The ripple effects of shift work, camp rotations and time away from home
Sessions may involve the whole family, part of it, or individual members at different points, depending on what's most useful. Your therapist will explain how they handle confidentiality when working with more than one person in the room.
Relationships Under Fort McMurray Pressures
Twelve-hour shifts, rotating days and nights, camp work, and an hour of commuting each way. One partner sleeps while the other gets the kids ready. Days off get spent catching up on everything that didn't happen during the rotation, and the relationship quietly drops to the bottom of the list.
Add being hours from extended family, with no easy babysitter and no one to vent to over coffee, and it's no surprise that couples here end up drifting. Our therapists live and work in this community. They've seen these patterns many times and know how to help couples rebuild around a schedule that won't change.
What to Expect
Your first session
Your therapist will review consent and confidentiality, then get to know each of you and what you'd like to be different. Both partners get a chance to speak, and nobody is put on trial.
Finding the pattern
Most couples aren't arguing about what they think they're arguing about. Early sessions focus on the cycle underneath the arguments, which is usually what needs to change.
Doing the work between sessions
Your therapist may suggest things to try at home. The change happens in daily life, not only in the room.
Appointments That
Fit Both of You
Finding a time that works for two people with different schedules is often the hardest part. Appointments are available seven days a week, between 8 AM and 8 PM, depending on each therapist's schedule, and sessions can be in person at our Fort McMurray office or virtual. Virtual sessions mean one partner can join from camp or out of town when needed.
Stillwater Therapy
#306, 108 Riverstone Ridge
Fort McMurray, AB T9K 1S6
We're on the third floor, above Gym Nation. Free underground parking is available, and an elevator takes you right to our floor.
Fees & Insurance
Many extended health benefit plans cover counselling and psychological services. We bill your insurance directly when your plan allows.
Coverage depends on your plan and your therapist's credentials, so check your benefits before your first appointment.
If cost is a barrier, our group therapy sessions are a lower-cost option that many people find valuable alongside or instead
of one-on-one work.
Book Couples or Family Therapy
No referral is needed. Book online to see current availability, or call us and we'll help match you with
a therapist who works with couples and families.
Frequently asked questions
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You can start on your own. Individual counselling can still change how you show up in the relationship, and sometimes a partner becomes willing later. See our Individual Counselling page →.
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Couples come to us at every stage, including while deciding whether to stay together. Counselling can help you make that decision with more clarity, whichever way it goes.
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Yes. We offer virtual sessions, so a partner working away or at camp can take part from wherever they are.
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Yes. Blended-family dynamics, step-parenting and co-parenting across households are common reasons families come to us.
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No. Your therapist's job is to help you both understand what's happening between you, not to decide who's right.
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Some plans cover it, and some don't; coverage often depends on your therapist's credentials. Check your benefits before booking, and we'll bill directly where your plan allows.
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Yes. Many families combine family sessions with individual work for one or more members. Your therapist can help you decide what mix makes sense.