Meet Mara: Couples Therapist in Ontario Supporting Relationships, Life Transitions & Women’s Mental Health
Meet Mara Behan, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) at Lovebird Couples Therapy Ontario. Mara supports couples and individuals with relationships, anxiety, parenting, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, menopause and life transitions.
Is Watching Porn Cheating? A Couples Therapist's Perspective
Is watching porn cheating? Learn how pornography impacts trust, intimacy, and relationships, plus when couples therapy can help. Virtual therapy across Ontario & Canada.
The Pursuer–Withdrawer Cycle: How to Break the Anxious–Avoidant Relationship Pattern
Learn why the pursuer–withdrawer cycle happens, how anxious and avoidant attachment fuels conflict, and how couples therapy can help you reconnect.
Healing From Being the Burnt-Out Pursuer in Relationships: How to Stop Carrying the Relationship Alone
Feeling like you're the only one fighting for your relationship? Learn how to heal from being the burnt-out pursuer with EFT. Virtual couples therapy across Ontario.
Should We Go to Couples Therapy or End the Relationship? How to Know When a Relationship Can Be Repaired
Wondering whether you should attend couples therapy or end your relationship? Learn the signs a relationship can be repaired, when separation may need to be considered, and how couples therapy can help you gain clarity.
The Anxious-Avoidant Cycle: Why You Keep Having the Same Fight (and How to Break Free)
Learn why anxious and avoidant attachment styles create a painful relationship cycle and how Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) can help couples across Ontario reconnect.
Feeling Emotionally Disconnected in Your Relationship? What to Do Before Assuming the Relationship Is Over
Feeling emotionally disconnected from your partner? Learn common causes of emotional distance in relationships and how couples therapy in Ontario can help rebuild communication, intimacy, and emotional connection with support from Lovebird Couples Therapy Ontario.
Before You Accept Emotional Disconnection in Your Relationship as “Normal,” Read This
Feeling emotionally disconnected from your partner? Learn why emotional distance happens in relationships and how couples therapy in Ontario can help rebuild connection and intimacy.
Navigating Perimenopause and Menopause in Your Relationship: A Guide for Couples in Ontario
Struggling with mood changes, intimacy, or disconnection during perimenopause or menopause? Learn how to navigate this transition and strengthen your relationship with expert couples therapy support in Ontario.
Navigating the Postpartum Period Together as a Couple: A Therapist’s Guide for New Parents
Struggling after having a baby? Learn how to navigate the postpartum period as a couple with expert tips from Lovebird Couples Therapy Ontario. Strengthen your relationship today.
What to Do When Intimacy Slows in a Relationship
Struggling with a lack of intimacy in your relationship? Learn why intimacy slows and how to rebuild emotional and physical connection with practical, therapist-backed strategies.
The Invisible Load: What It Means to Be the Partner Who Plans Everything (and How to Rebalance It)
Feeling like you plan everything in your relationship? Learn about the emotional and mental load, why it happens, and how Ontario couples can rebalance it with expert therapy support.
What Happens in Couples Therapy? A Realistic Look from an Ontario Therapist
Curious about couples therapy? Learn what really happens in sessions, what to expect, and how it helps relationships. A realistic guide for Ontario couples.
Anxious-Avoidant Relationships: Why They Hurt So Much & How Therapy Helps
Struggling in an anxious–avoidant relationship? Learn why this dynamic feels so painful and how couples therapy in Ontario can help you build a secure, lasting connection.
How to Break Negative Communication Cycles in Couples
Learn how to break negative communication cycles in your relationship. Expert couples therapy in Ontario to rebuild connection and improve communication.
Setting Healthy Boundaries With Your Partner
Learn how to set healthy boundaries with your partner without conflict or guilt. Ontario couples therapy insights on communication, attachment, and connection.
Why Couples Argue About the Same Things and How to Stop
Why do couples keep having the same fights? Learn how recurring arguments are rooted in attachment cycles and how EFT couples therapy in Ontario helps you break them.
How Often Does Couples Therapy Work?
Wondering how often couples therapy works? Learn success rates, how many sessions it takes, and what improves outcomes for couples in Ontario & the GTA.
What Is Couples Therapy & How Does It Work?
Wondering if couples therapy is right for you? Learn how couples therapy works, its benefits, and what to expect in Ontario. Book today.
How to Talk to Your Partner About Seeing a Couples Therapist: A Practical, Compassionate Guide for When One of You Is Hesitant
Not sure how to bring up therapy with your partner? Learn how to talk about couples therapy with care, clarity, and confidence. Ontario-based guide for hesitant partners.