
Counselling Services Designed to Strengthen Relationships, Improve Wellbeing, and Support Lasting Change
Every relationship and every individual faces challenges at some point. Whether you're experiencing communication difficulties, relationship conflict, intimacy concerns, anxiety, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck, therapy can provide the support, guidance, and tools needed to move forward.
At Connected Relationships Counselling Centre, we offer a range of counselling services for couples and individuals throughout Burnaby and across British Columbia through secure online sessions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you offer online counselling?
Yes. We provide secure virtual counselling sessions for clients throughout British Columbia.
Do you offer an initial consult?
Jena offers free 10-minute Zoom consults. You can also ask any questions you have using the contact form below.
Do you accept insurance?
For residents of BC, check your extended health insurance benefits - many DO cover sessions with Registered Clinical Counsellors registered with the BCACC!
Do you work with individuals as well as couples?
Absolutely. Many clients attend counselling on their own to work through relationship concerns, personal growth, or life transitions.
Our Rates
$172 per 50-minute session
$258 per 75-minute session
$344 per 100-minute session
Intensive 3-hour sessions also available
We no longer charge GST!
How Can We Help?
Whether you're working through a relationship challenge, navigating a major life transition, or seeking personal growth, our team is here to support you.
Explore our counselling services below to find the support that's right for you.

Couples Counselling
Couples counselling provides focused, evidence-based support when your relationship feels strained, uncertain, or in crisis. Whether you’re caught in repetitive conflict, recovering from betrayal, feeling emotionally or sexually disconnected, or quietly wondering if you can keep going like this, Jena offers structured guidance and practical tools that create real change. This is not just a space to talk — it’s a space to understand what’s happening between you, interrupt destructive patterns, and rebuild trust, intimacy, and stability. If you’re considering separation or unsure what the future holds, therapy can also help you gain clarity and move forward thoughtfully. When your relationship matters, getting the right support can make all the difference.

Sex Therapy
Sex therapy provides a safe, structured space to address concerns related to intimacy, desire, and sexual connection — topics that are often difficult to talk about, even within a committed relationship. Whether you’re experiencing desire discrepancies, performance anxiety, pain during sex, difficulty with arousal or orgasm, compulsive sexual behaviours, shame, or a loss of intimacy over time, these challenges are more common than you may think — and they are treatable. With advanced training in sex therapy and extensive experience working exclusively with relationship dynamics, Jena approaches sexual concerns with sensitivity, clarity, and practical direction. Sessions focus not only on understanding the emotional and relational factors involved, but also on developing concrete strategies that support lasting change. Healthy sexuality is not just about physical function — it’s about safety, communication, trust, and connection. You deserve a relationship — and a sex life — that feels fulfilling rather than confusing or distant. Support is available, and meaningful improvement is possible.

Relationship Therapy for Individuals
You don’t need your partner to show up in order to start making meaningful change. Working with Jena as an individual can help you better understand your part in the relationship, clarify what you really want, and develop practical strategies to improve connection, communication, and emotional safety — even if your partner isn’t willing to attend sessions. Individual therapy can help you set boundaries, respond differently to conflict, strengthen emotional regulation, and make decisions that feel right for you. Many people find that focusing on themselves not only brings clarity and confidence, but also shifts the overall dynamic in their relationship in ways they couldn’t have anticipated. Even if your partner never joins, investing in your own growth can create real, lasting change — for your relationship and for yourself.

Healing after Cheating / Betrayal
Discovering that your partner has been unfaithful, physically or emotionally, can feel devastating. Shock, anger, sadness, and confusion are normal — and it’s easy to feel like your relationship may never recover. Healing after betrayal isn’t about ignoring the pain or rushing forgiveness; it’s about understanding what happened, processing the emotions safely, and learning how to rebuild trust and connection — if that’s what you both want. Jena works with couples and individuals to navigate this painful process with structure, clarity, and steady guidance. She helps partners communicate honestly, process grief and anger, restore emotional and sexual intimacy, and make decisions about the future with confidence. Whether your goal is repair or clarity about next steps, therapy provides a supportive space where you don’t have to face this alone — and where real, lasting change is possible.

Discernment Counselling
Feeling unsure about whether to stay in your relationship can be deeply exhausting. You may go back and forth daily — hopeful one moment, discouraged the next. This process offers a structured space to sort through those feelings without pressure. Rather than rushing toward a decision, we take time to understand what has happened in the relationship, what you really want, and whether meaningful change is possible. The goal is clarity — so whatever choice you make feels grounded and intentional, not reactive.

Separation/Divorce Counselling
Separation and divorce can feel overwhelming, especially when emotions are high and the future feels uncertain. Counselling provides a steady, supportive space to slow things down and move through this transition with clarity and care. Whether you are still deciding or have already chosen to separate, Jena focuses on reducing conflict, improving communication, and helping you navigate the process in a thoughtful way. If children are involved, she also works to protect and strengthen your ability to co-parent effectively. The goal is to help you move forward with dignity, stability, and as little unnecessary harm as possible.

Postpartum & Pregnancy
Pregnancy and the postpartum period can bring profound change — emotionally, physically, and relationally. While this season is often expected to feel joyful, it can also include anxiety, mood shifts, postpartum blues, depression, intrusive worries, changes in identity, strain on intimacy, or grief after miscarriage or pregnancy loss. These experiences are more common than many people realize, and they deserve thoughtful, compassionate support. Therapy with Jena during this stage offers a steady space to process complex emotions, strengthen communication between partners (whether you come in individually or with your partner), navigate changes in intimacy and roles, and reduce feelings of isolation or overwhelm. Whether you are adjusting to new parenthood, coping with postpartum anxiety or depression, or grieving a loss, support can help you move through this season with greater clarity, stability, and connection.

New Parents
Early parenthood can shift a relationship in ways couples don’t always expect. Sleep deprivation, new responsibilities, changes in intimacy, and the mental load of parenting can create tension or distance. As a Certified Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator, Jena offers research-based support to help couples stay connected during this vulnerable season. Together, we focus on communication, shared expectations, emotional support, and protecting your relationship while you care for your growing family.

Emotion Coaching
Many couples don’t struggle because they don’t care — they struggle because they don’t know how to respond to each other’s emotions in the moment. When one partner feels hurt, overwhelmed, or shut down, the other may instinctively try to fix, defend, minimize, or withdraw. Over time, this pattern creates distance. Emotion coaching is a structured, research-informed approach — grounded in principles from relationship science, including the Gottman Method — that teaches you how to respond differently. In these sessions, you will learn practical tools to slow down reactivity, validate emotional experiences without agreeing or “giving in,” and communicate needs more clearly and calmly. Individuals build stronger emotional regulation and confidence, while couples practice step-by-step ways of responding that increase safety and trust. These skills are learnable. And when emotional safety grows, connection begins to feel more natural, steady, and secure.

Relationship Changes in Midlife
After 20, 30, or more years together, it can feel devastating when your relationship starts to feel distant or uncertain. You’ve invested decades raising children, building a life, and supporting one another — and suddenly, communication feels harder, intimacy may have shifted, or you and your partner may realize you want different things for the next chapter, like retirement or personal goals. Some couples are also dealing with affairs or other betrayals that shake the foundation you’ve worked so hard to build. Jena works with couples and individuals in this stage of life to navigate these changes with care, clarity, and practical strategies. She helps her clients get to know themselves and each other at this stage of life, reconnect emotionally, improve communication, understand each other’s evolving needs, and rebuild intimacy — while honoring the years of shared history that brought you here. Even after decades together, it’s possible to create a relationship that feels meaningful, connected, and resilient as you move into this next chapter.

Premarital Counselling
Premarital counselling is an opportunity to strengthen your foundation before challenges arise. These sessions guide you through important conversations about communication, conflict, finances, intimacy, family dynamics, and future goals. Using practical tools grounded in relationship research, Jena helps you understand each other more deeply and prepare for the realities of long-term partnership. It’s not about fixing problems — it’s about building a relationship that can weather them.

