Are you considering divorce or separation but unsure that’s the right path for you? Is one of you considering that path, but the other of you is not? That’s a hard place to be! Here’s where Discernment Counselling can help.

Discernment Counselling offers the opportunity to pause, take a breath, and carefully consider the long term consequences of divorce/separation.

Here is a 30 minute video that describes Discernment Counselling in greater detail.

There is a clear difference between Discernment Counselling and Couple’s Therapy. Couple’s Therapy assumes both people are willing to work on the marriage/relationship. Discernment Counselling assumes that one partner is “ambivalent” or “leaning out” of the relationship while the other spouse is “leaning in.” Each perspective is honoured.

Discernment Counselling is not to solve your marital/relationship problems, but to see if they are solvable.

Discernment Counselling is short term.

Our office will ask each partner to commit to Discernment Counselling sessions.

Sessions are weekly.  Sometimes Discernment Counselling sessions are twice a week. Discernment Counselling Sessions are not every other week.

You may have as few as one session or as many as five to seven sessions. Our office will schedule you for five sessions so that the time is reserved for you. If Discernment Counselling concludes after fewer than 5 sessions the sessions scheduled for you are cancelled with no obligation from you. You each decide at the conclusion of each session whether to come back or not for a subsequent session.

At Couples In Step Discernment Counselling sessions are two hours each. You must each be available for the entire two hour time slot.

. Discernment Counselling sessions are on

• Wednesday afternoons from 12:30-2:30 pm or
• Thursday afternoons from 1-3 pm.

Occasionally Discernment Sessions are proceeded with an information session (30-60 minutes) for each partner. The information sessions are fee-for-service sessions.