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Marie Pierre Castonguay MSW, RSW
 

Are you feeling disconnected in your relationship, struggling to communicate clearly, or noticing that the same emotional patterns keep repeating no matter how much you try to change? Maybe you're carrying old wounds from childhood or past relationships, and those experiences are still shaping the way you show up in the present.
 

Whether you're healing from betrayal, navigating conflict, recovering from relational trauma, or longing for deeper connection, you don’t have to do it alone. Real change begins when we create space to understand how your body, nervous system, and past relationships have shaped your current patterns and how you can begin to rewrite them.

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I work with individuals and couples who are committed to their growth and ready to explore the deeper layers of their relational lives. My therapeutic style is warm, direct, and collaborative. I use somatic therapy, the Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT), and attachment-based work to help clients build emotional safety, regulate their nervous systems, and develop the skills needed for healthy, lasting relationships.
 

With over a decade of experience, I offer a grounded and supportive space where you can feel both deeply held and gently challenged. Clients often tell me they appreciate my ability to see the dynamics beneath the surface, to hold complexity with care, and to bring a mix of insight, structure, and humor to our work together.

Therapy with me is about more than just problem solving. It is about discovering who you are in relationship with yourself and with others and creating space for a new story to unfold.
 

If this resonates, I invite you to reach out and see whether we are the right fit.


Specialties:

  • Relationships / Couples

  • Life transitions

  • Attachments

  • Relational/ childhood trauma
     

Therapeutic Modalities:

  • Psychobiological-Approach to Couples Counselling

  • Somatic Experiencing

  • Narrative Therapy 

  • Attachment-based Therapy

  • Gottman Therapy

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Contact Information:

         mariepierrecounselling@gmail.com

         613-900-7733

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“We learn to love ourselves precisely because we have experienced being loved by someone. We learn to take care of ourselves because somebody has taken care of us. Our self-worth and self-esteem also develop because of other people.”
― Stan Tatkin

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